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INSIDE THE BOOM’S BIG NUMBERS
By Brad Goins Sasol is likely to be the biggest investor in this big upcoming boom you’ve been hearing about and will keep hearing about. The company will put up to $21 billion in the kitty, according to a fall, 2014, report from the Baton Rouge Business Report. Other high-dollar investors include Cameron »
INFORMATION CENTRAL
If Information Is Power, The New Regional Impact Study Will Make Local Planners Supermen By Brad Goins On Nov. 7, Southwest Louisiana was introduced to the Regional Impact Study. The study is one of the big steps in the huge process of making official plans for changes that will occur in »
PROVIDING HELP FOR THE LOCAL D.A.V. OFFICE
After Veteran’s Day comes and goes, it’s easy to forget about American veterans and their year-round struggles as we get caught up in our own lives. Americans celebrate Veterans Day nationally once a year. Living vets get one special day, while we spend every day of the year enjoying the freedom and protection they »
THE LUCKIEST GUY
After C.J. Ardoin Was Badly Injured In A Horrific Motorcycle Crash, His Wife Kim Was Told To Prepare For The Worst. They Couldn’t Imagine How Well The Story Would End By Brad Goins Halfway through the new millennium’s first decade, the Ardoins had been running their family dentistry in Carlyss for nearly 25 years. »
THE ULTIMATE ROADKILL RECIPE
By Mike Louviere By late November, many deer hunters have already invested hundreds of dollars on the hunting rights on a parcel of land that they will refer to as “the deer camp.” The land owner has given them exclusive rights to hunt on his land. The hunter has invested hundreds of dollars going »
The Honor Of The Old Dance
An old man walked into the store. He’s from the same generational crop as my father. Midwestern boy, hard start to life, milking cows before school, got passed around between several farm families, each taking a year or two, to get him through high school. Hitchhiked down here and landed in Lake Charles with »
Pint House Pizzeria
329 Broad St. • Lake Charles • 337-419-1931 I had been hearing a great deal of gossip about the new pizza place that opened in the old Rikenjaks Brewery building. Of course, I knew about the recent string of establishments that have tried to make it work in this location. But I’d heard nice things »
Sign Of The Times
“Selfie fever” has begun to sully the sacred Islamic pilgrimages to Mecca, according to scholars who complained to Arab News in September. What for centuries has been a hallowed journey intended to renew the spirit of Islam has come for some to resemble a trip to Disneyland, with visitors to the Sacred Mosque texting »
Love Is Gone?
Dear Dr. Archer, My 43-year-old husband told me he’s not sure if he still loves me. Needless to say, I was stunned. He says he doesn’t feel anything for me, but isn’t sure if he wants a divorce. Our marriage is far from perfect, but we’ve been married 20 years and have four children. »
About Town
— Local charitable Christmas efforts are picking up steam. Among them is the annual Kiwanis Coats for Kids drive. The Kiwanis ask that you contribute your used coats. They’ll be given to children living in families that are at or near the poverty level. There’s a need for as many coats as are contributed. »
