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ADVENTURE POINT
CVB Gives Tourists Headed Down The Creole Nature Trail A Pleasant Story By Brad Goins • Photos By Lindsey Janies Adventure Point is a new venture of the Lake Charles / Southwest Louisiana
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CVB ON THE UPSWING
I don’t know how excited local editors get about such events as National Tourism Week. After all, we’re bombarded with press releases for the dozens of other “weeks” and “months” that take place during
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THE WATER WINS
SWLA Is Mostly Unaware Of A Coastal Study That Could Affect Its Future In mid-April, representatives of the Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans Region traveled to Calcasieu Parish to see what parish residents
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SHAMEFUL
The VA Has Failed Yet Again To Provide A Permanent Medical Clinic For Local Veterans. Our Vets Deserve Better Than A Camper. What’s The Hold Up? Was it a gesture of disrespect or
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A BREWER’S PLATE
A Brewer’s Plate will take place on Saturday, May 16 at 6 pm at the Cash and Carry building in downtown Lake Charles. This is the main fundraising event for the St. Nicholas Center
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80MEANO
Jim Groth’s 1980 El Camino Is A Labor Of Love Five years ago, Jim Groth, a resident of Moss Bluff, acquired a 1980 Chevy El Camino. And he decided he wanted to have some
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‘NEIGHBORHOOD DANCES’
Local artist Victoria Bradford is once again treating the Lake Area to a month-long exhibition of experimental art. You can see her “Neighborhood Dances” through April 24 in the Art Associates Gallery (suite 208)
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JACOB’S STORY
Ragley resident Jacob Waters is a 14-year-old Life Scout who was born with a disorder called Jackson Weiss Syndrome. Jacob’s faced a myriad of health challenges throughout his life. In 2011, he opted out
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INVASION OF THE DRONES
Sure, They Have Many Useful Applications. But What About Those Recent Industry Flyovers? You may have noticed a brief crime report that was published a few weeks ago in the American Press. The
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CAN’T BEAT FREE
It’s the opportunity of a lifetime. The Up Fronter has been blessed with 10 free tickets to the Quilts for All Seasons Quilt event, which will take place April 17-18 in Sulphur. As a
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