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Dream Job Comes To An End
There is an old saying used by those who are fishing on the bayou. “Cut bait.” Simply put, you cut the line. It doesn’t matter what hook, lure, bait or move is on when it isn’t working. LSU did just that with Ed Orgeron, and on the other end of that severed line is »
The James 710
710 Dr. Michael DeBakey Drive • Lake Charles Whenever I venture out to eat with the intent of writing about my experience, I often do so without a heads-up or notice and I rarely make reservations. I like the experience to be as organic and natural as possible. However, for a special occasion, I »
McNeese Cowboys: Spring Forward to Fall
Story by Rick Sarro Photo Courtesy of MSU Sports Information McNeese is part of a unique football fraternity as one of a small number of teams that played a spring season just a few months ago only to return to the turf to play yet another set of games this fall. You thought the »
Reacting To A Plane Crash
A Cessna crashed in the coastal marsh, and I reacted to the bad news, even though I did not know either victim. I reacted because people I knew reacted, and their emotions rippled my way. My sister was one of them. High school classmate of one of the two men, knew him back »
Gnats
By Kristian Bland On the big list of use-less creatures Noah could’ve left off the ark and no one would have even cared, gnats and mosquitoes are right. up at the top. And after this year’s hur-ricane season, we’ve had more than our fair share of both. All the standing water left after a »
Paving The Road To Opportunity
CARC needs your help. Since even some longtime residents may not know what this vital community organization does, let’s start with a thumbnail history. Incorporated in 1957, CARC has a history of providing and improving services for people with disabilities. In the years between 1981 and 1988, CARC acquired six community homes and three »
Paul’s Rib Shack
4800 Nelson Road • Lake Charles, LA Review By Bill Coyne It’s only fair to preface this by warning that if you’re a vegan or vegetarian, or for whatever reason find yourself on a plant-based diet, this place isn’t going to appeal to you in the least. This is for the carnivore, the lover »
Mural Man: Jeremy Price
One Artist’s Quest For Beauty, Fulfillment And Opportunity Story By Kerri Cooke • Photos by Chris Brennan You might not know the name Jeremy Price, but I’d be willing to bet you have noticed his work. Price is an artist and responsible for many murals and signs you see downtown. For example, the grapes »
Ben Herrera, 121 Artisan Bistro
Chef’s Spotlight By Karla Wall Before Ben Herrera, owner and executive chef of 121 Artisan Bistro, came to Lake Charles in 1998. A native of Boulder, Colo., he was working as a chef in Aspen when he “met a Southern girl” from Lake Charles. The couple soon decided to move to Lake Charles to »
An Abbreviated History Of Alcoholics Anonymous
Before Caesar, before Alexander the Great, before Ramses II, before mankind figured out axle and wheel, humans were fermenting grain and fruit and making hooch. From day one, some people couldn’t stop drinking. Billions of people, over thousands of years, some percent were predisposed for addiction… TV Drunks Were Cute When I Was A »
