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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
Read More »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
Read More »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
Read More »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
Read More »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
Read More »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
Read More »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
Read More »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
Read More »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
Read More »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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