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DOWNTOWN UPDATE
Plate Lunches, Pints And Sweet Potato Pie Restaurants Lead The Way In Recent Downtown Development By Brad Goins The biggest stars in recent downtown development are distinctive new restaurants. But a lot more’s been going on since the last time we looked at the downtown. A major retail operation has set up shop and »
POLITICAL NOTEOOK
State’s Fiscal Future Uncertain The state’s new fiscal year started on July 1 with a budget that lawmakers and the Jindal Administration say is balanced. But Louisiana’s long-term financial outlook remains as murky as ever, as tax collections fail to impress, and an ongoing review by national credit rating agencies is nearing completion. The state’s »
ERIC TARVER
The Fresh Young Face Of The Calcasieu Parish School Board By Angie Kay Dilmore It’s that time of year again. Back to school! Teachers, students and parents are gearing up to head back to the classroom for another school year. But they aren’t the only ones getting ready. The Calcasieu Parish School Board is »
HONEYBEE POPULATIONS HAVE DECLINED DRASTICALLY IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
Here’s Why — And Why It Matters A Great Deal. By Karla Wall If you’re bemoaning the fact that, as the weather warms, those pesky, buzzing, stinging little pests called honeybees are once again making a nuisance of themselves during your gardening sessions, barbecues and pool parties, it might be time to take action. »
TAKING CHARGE
Night Talker Dear Dr. Archer, I’m a 22 year old male working on getting my degree. My problem is that I talk in my sleep. My roommates make fun of me for doing this, and it’s terribly embarrassing. The next morning, I don’t remember anything I said during the night. I want this problem »
UNCLE P’S
So Many Squeaky Wheels… And Not Enough Grease To Go Around… 1960’s, Dad and I in his pickup, first air-conditioned truck he’d owned, hand crank windows, AM radio, single cab, one big bench seat, covered in vinyl, no cup holders, a truck you could drive a few years, but needed to trade it in »
TINY HOMES SOLVING HUGE PROBLEMS
Tiny Homes Are Being Seen Nationwide As A Solution To The Homeless Problem. A Local Group Wants To Make It Work In SWLA By Karla Wall The notion of living small (some call it “rightsizing”) in today’s world of “more is always better” was first introduced by Sarah Susanka in her book titled »
GERVIS MILLER
Half A Century In The Barber Business Story And Photos By Angie Kay Dilmore Two hundred sixty thousand. That is an estimated number of haircuts 71-year-old Gervis Miller has provided during his 50 years of barbering. “It’s been a ride!” says Miller. The year was 1963. Miller had just graduated from high school and »
PIERRE SEZ
A Big Jump For Edwards Recent pollin’ in de race for governor haz state Rep. John Bel Edwards coming from behind like a Kentucky Derby horse. A recent poll by Triumph Campaigns of Jackson, Miss., shows Vitter at 31 percent and Edwards moving up to 30 percent. Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle iz lookin’ »
MOUNTED MEMORIES
A Healthy Marsh Hawg Like the weathered old Cajun said, “Sa fa cho neg.” English translation: It’s hot now, my friend!” If you like hot weather with high humidity that’s stifling, Louisiana is where you belong. With lows at night “cooling” to near 80 degrees and highs topping into the mid-90s, there’s basically no »
