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Ron Yule’s Big Book
Cajun Dancehall Heyday: A History of Traditional Cajun Music in the Lake Area of Southwest Louisiana and the Golden Triangle of Texas by Ron Yule. (2017, DeRidder, Fiddle Country Publishing, 365 pp.) Review By Brad
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Jindal Heavy
And you thought Jindalnomics was dead as a door nail. For one year, the Legislature managed to work with a Democratic governor to come up with a compromise budget fix. It wasn’t pretty. But
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Library Needs Historical Mementos
The Calcasieu Parish Central Library is still gathering materials from the public for the Pop-Up Museums commemorating Lake Charles’ 150th anniversary. Gather your historical photographs, documents, artifacts and what have you, and bring them
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Mr. Versatility, Jay Ecker
A Man Of Several Careers, Jay Ecker Finds That Versatility Is The Essence Of His Musical Life Story By Brad Goins Photos By Elizabeth Medwick Jay Ecker first learned to appreciate jazz music under
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The Villa
I rarely write about restaurants in Up Front. When I do, what I write is never a plug or a promotion. I can’t afford to go out on my own, so I only get
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The Pirate And The Buccaneers
A Local Group Uses The Legend Of Jean Lafitte To Promote SWLA’s Biggest Festival Story By Brad Goins Main Photo by Jason Carroll If we could go back half a century, virtually every American
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Acadiana Table
Acadiana Table: Cajun And Creole Home Cooking From The Heart Of Louisiana is a brand new cookbook published by the Harvard Common Press. The author is Louisiana chef George Graham, who grew up and
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Used Book Time Again
Loyal readers know the Up Fronter always keeps the public informed about the annual used book sale in the gym at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church. This year’s monster sale is set for March 24-26.
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Alliance For Positive Growth
A New Group Is Exploring Positive Approaches To Growth In SWLA By Brad Goins A crowd of more than 200 developers, contractors and community leaders recently attended the first meeting of a new group called
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Book Works
Artist’s books are one of the most seldom seen forms of art. Perhaps they’ve never caught on with the public because — in our time, anyway — they’re usually associated with experimental, avant-garde art
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