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MARIO’S BEST BURGERS

February 18, 2016, Comments Off on MARIO’S BEST BURGERS

So I’ve finally reached the moment of naming my choice of the best burgers of SWLA. I’ve been working on this for almost a year, and I’ve eaten enough hamburgers to last a lifetime, but that’s the sacrifice you make for your craft. I’ve reviewed all the burgers on this list except one; it »

THE BEST MEDICINE

February 19, 2015, Comments Off on THE BEST MEDICINE

Thank God for small favors and great doctors. There’s nothing like facing a life-changing event to properly adjust your priorities. In fact, most everyday crises we face are in reality rather trivial. A serious illness has a way of sorting through all the fluff and getting down to the core. Once you’ve been there, »

Making ‘The Best’ Cover

December 17, 2014, Comments Off on Making ‘The Best’ Cover

By Brad Goins   As the deadline for Lagniappe’s 21st annual Best of Southwest Louisiana approached, Lake Charles photographer Lindsey Janies was given the assignment of photographing a modernized version of Jeannie — the magical pixie who popped out of a genie’s bottle in the 1960s sitcom. This new Jeannie would be the official »

“THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE”

May 1, 2014, Comments Off on “THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE”

State Police Troop D’s Grant-A-Wish Program Is Making Dreams Come True For Sick Children In Southwest Louisiana By Angie Kay Dilmore   Seventeen-year-old Harrison Veuleman was born with cerebral palsy and has spent most of his life in a wheelchair. According to his mother Amy, he’s a huge football fan. One of his dreams was to »

THE BEST DEAL FOR ONLINE BACKUP

March 5, 2014, Comments Off on THE BEST DEAL FOR ONLINE BACKUP

You really need to back-up your computer. Some folks use an external hard drive, and others use an online back-up service that sends your back-up files into the “cloud.” I use both, and having that type of redundancy in place has saved me from potential disasters. The last time I wrote anything about online »

THE BEST PART

February 7, 2014, Comments Off on THE BEST PART

Deer season is winding down, but with no shortage of exciting stories.  Every day is a different adventure out in Mother Nature —one you can’t experience unless you get up early and show up.  When the hunting is “on,” it’s a really special adventure you can’t experience unless you get up early and show »

Wedding Day Glamour

February 29, 2024, Comments Off on Wedding Day Glamour

By Madelaine B. Landry The one day that a woman does not want an unexpected glitch to happen is her wedding day. That definitely includes her carefully crafted timeline for wedding makeup, wedding hair and overall wedding glamour. With as little stress as possible, the bride, her attendants and her close family members each »

Things Everyone Has To Figure Out For Themselves

October 26, 2023, Comments Off on Things Everyone Has To Figure Out For Themselves

Figuring out who you are.  Not one snowflake has ever been repeated.  No two grains of sand, nowhere on Earth, are the same.  Not one leaf, in the history of leaves, has ever been identical.  Guess we should take the hint, that the Creator isn’t allergic to unique. And then comes time, random acts »

It’s Good To Be The King

It’s Good To Be The King

October 5, 2023, Comments Off on It’s Good To Be The King

For Lagniappe’s Best of 2021 — the magazine’s 28th annual Reader’s Choice Awards — the theme was “It’s Good To Be The King.” Portraying the King — he was actually called King Kane I for the article — in dozens of photographs was Kane Mitchell, who is the banking center manager of the Red »

Colt Mire Tia Juanita’s Fish Camp

October 5, 2023, Comments Off on Colt Mire Tia Juanita’s Fish Camp

Though he’s an experienced chef, Colt Mire isn’t “the” chef at Tia Juanita’s. He’s there in a consultant capacity.  And he’s largely, if not totally, responsible for bringing Tia Juanita’s back after its closure following the storms of 2020. “Susie (owner Susan Lalonde) called me up,” Mire says. “They’d closed the place after the »