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Violent Crime in the Lake Area
A Rash Of Murders: Is Crime In Lake Charles Getting Worse? By Kerri Cooke Violent crime — it’s becoming more and more evident in our area every day. Homicide even crept up on
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Turning Disaster Into Opportunity: JAY ECKER AND THE RESURRECTION OF PANORAMA MUSIC HOUSE
As Jay Ecker Fought Cancer, He Worked To Rebuild Panorama Story By Brad Goins ~ Photos By Chris Brennan Even with the remodeling work not quite finished in time for this interview, the reborn
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Law Talk Moving From Radio To CBS
Law Talk Will Soon Be Streaming In Video From The CBS Lake Charles Television Studio Law Talk, the area’s only ask-a-lawyer call-in talk show, is moving to a new video platform with CBS Lake
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Tough But Compassionate
Bob Hardey, Revered Leader Of Westlake, Dies At 66 By Brad Goins Friends and colleagues remember Bob Hardey as a leader who took a no-nonsense approach to making difficult decisions that needed to be
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ALLIGATOR MAN
McNeese’s Dr. Mark Merchant Story by Karla Wall • Photos by Jody McFarlain When McNeese State University chemistry professor Dr. Mark Merchant was about 12, he was fishing with his grandfather in the bayou when
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Change The Channel? Not When Ben Terry Is On
Community Rallies Around Local Meteorologist Through Hurricanes And Cancer Battle By Kerri Cooke Once there was a boy who grew up in Kosciusko, Miss., — a small town rich in Native American history, instrumental in
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New Head Cowboy Pulling The Reins
As expected, Gary Goff said all the right things for a 48-year-old football coach who has been around the game for his entire adult life. Goff emphasized his culture of toughness and discipline, winning
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Myra the Hippie Chick
Even As A Child, Myra Domingue Was A Hippie At Heart By Brad Goins Born in 1958 in Lafayette, Myra Domingue knew at an unusually young age that she wanted to make music. Before she
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The State Of The Restaurant Industry
By Bill Coyne Even on a good day, for restaurants it’s an ever-changing dynamic to stay afloat, draw in diners, remain competitive and make a profit. In short, it’s brutal. The first major blow
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DAREDEVILS OF THE AIR
LOCAL CROP DUSTERS ROUTINELY FACE DANGER Story by Brad Goins • Photos by Eligio Herrera Anyone who wants to be a daredevil in an airplane cockpit need only obtain a job as a crop
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