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‘NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE AT ALL’
Mike Brignac’s Journey From Dystonia To Freedom By Kerri Cooke I first interviewed Mike Brignac about his battle against dystonia in 2014. He had developed dystonia in August 2010, when he was helping clean-up after
Read More »The Saints’ New Path
We’ve come to learn that former New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton was much more popular and in demand than first thought. Recent reports outlined that the Miami Dolphins were ready to shell
Read More »Southwest Louisiana Loves Ben Terry
By Pierre Fontenot If you want to appreciate the best of Southwest Louisiana, it’s not nature and climate, it’s the people. Sometimes crusty and rusty, occasionally ahead, occasionally behind, but where they really shine,
Read More »Justin Roberts On The Ground In Ukraine
Local Filmmaker Wants To Make A Difference By Kerri Cooke The war in Ukraine has been on everyone’s mind, for humanitarian reasons and because of supply chain issues closer to home. From gas prices
Read More »Chef Amanda Cusey
By Bill Coyne To start, I’d like to begin with a well-deserved congratulations to Amanda Cusey, executive chef at Villa Harlequin, for her most recent accolade as winner of the 15th annual Louisiana Seafood
Read More »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
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