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Chef’s Corner- A FAMILY AFFAIR
At The Kitchen, Reka White’s role is… everything. At Reka’s family restaurant she does it all–accounts payable, waitress, chef, bus girl. “I’m a jack of all trades,” she says. She’s also next in line.
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A Life In Print- A Tribute To Red Kohnke
Red Kohnke was born in 1930 New Orleans and weathered his youth there. The product of a harder era in a big city, Red spent his early years molded by the heart of Louisiana’s
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Randall and Sue Chesson
50 Years of Ministry, 65 Years of Marriage • By Pierre Fontenot Once upon a time, a boy met a girl. Randall was 17, halfway handsome, Sue was 16, cute ‘n pretty. One minute
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Table Salt: Orinoco Restaurant
Colombian and Venezuelan cuisine 4723 Common Street. Lake Charles My first Orinoco experience was a few years ago. Some of you may remember, before there was a restaurant,
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DANCE LIKE EVERYONE’S WATCHING
A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO ENJOYING THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL BENEFITS OF DANCING By TODD C. ELLIOTT On a humid Lake Charles evening last year, while most people settled into the comfort of routine, local
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The ChurrOH Spot
By Bill Coyne 1165 East McNeese, Lake Charles Dessert food trucks have solidified their place in the mobile market just as much as those selling tacos, BBQ
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INSIDE THE INNER SANCTUM
By Todd C. Elliott It has been in place in Lake Charles since before it was called “Lake Charles.” Many a driver has passed it on Hodges Street, yet few have ever seen the
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Bodies In Motion Stay In Motion
Senior Games Keep Seniors Active, Provide Friendly Competition By Madelaine B. Landry Sure, some of us can’t “rooster like we used to,” but we were recently able to live vicariously as we observe the
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Sulphur’s Art And Soul – The Henning Cultural Center
By Todd C. Elliott In the heart of Sulphur, where industry mingles with the warmth of small-town familiarity, art and history have found new life inside the Henning Cultural Center. Managed by Sulphur Parks
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Leonard’s Food Quarters
By Bill Coyne 1708 Gerstner Memorial Drive, Lake Charles So many times. It happens like a subconscious routine. I sit idle at the traffic light waiting on green,
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