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Chef’s Corner DAVID PHILLIPS
By Diana Vallette Restaurant Calla’s executive chef, David Phillips, was never meant to have a desk job. “My first job was at McDonald’s when I was 16,” he says. Phillips, who grew up in
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McNEESE MOMENTS
I really leaned on my McNeese alumni status for this issue’s column, and it all started at a
Read More »House of Colour: Color Analysis
Black is my favorite color. It makes up about 80 percent of my wardrobe, and I’m fine with that. I’ve written before about how little
Read More »“I’M JUST A BILL…”
There aren’t many lessons I remember vividly from grade school, but Schoolhouse Rock’s “I’m Just a Bill,” circa 1976, was, for whatever reason, burned into my hippocampus. I can remember watching that rolled up
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50 Years Strong-Cloverleaf Barber And Beauty Supply
Philip Hale, 73, saw a need in the barber world 50 years ago and filled it. It all started when Hale’s aunt, who owned a 12-chair shop in Alaska, asked him if he’d ever
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Meet DeRidder Mayor Misty Clanton
By Diana Vallette Misty Clanton is DeRidder’s first female mayor, but that’s never mattered very much to her. “Your office is beautiful, definitely the result of a woman’s touch,” I tell her, sitting
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FIGHTING FENTANYL
“People love to say you can’t die from smoking marijuana, but in 2024, you absolutely can.” — Tonya Doucette, Project Trey Trey Comeaux was a charismatic and happy kid who lived with his mother,
Read More »TRIVIA TOUR
I love trivia. I used to DVR (is that still a thing?) old Jeopardy episodes and save them up to watch with friends. We’d play our own version of the game while watching. There
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Meet The Mayor: Mike Danahay
If you’d met me when I was young, you would never have guessed I’d be where I am. I was so shy,” says Mike Danahay, Sulphur’s mayor. “I hardly spoke when I was in
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Good Answer!!! Sulphur Family Wins Big On Family Feud, Donates Winnings To Charity
On most afternoons, you can find my family cuddled up on the couch yelling answers at the TV. We participate in our own version of the holy trinity: Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy and Family
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