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TRANSPORTATION UPDATE ROAD CONSTRUCTION, ROAD WIDENING … AND DID SOMEONE SAY A NEW BRIDGE?
After years of much talk and seemingly little action, things picked up in early 2024 in the effort to get the long-awaited I-10 Bridge replacement project moving. According to La. DOTD spokesperson John Guidroz,
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Calcasieu Parish Schools A Sign Of Recovery: Increasing Enrollment For the second consecutive year, enrollment for Calcasieu Parish schools has increased. Enrollment for August, 2023 (for the 2023-2024 school year), was 27,000 students, up
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CHEF SPOTLIGHT-Chef Colin Nunez Villa Harlequin
Villa Harlequin executive chef Colin Nunez says he remembers his mother dressing him up as a chef for career day at his elementary school when he was 8. But it wasn’t until he was
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“I’ve Been Blessed” Hathaway Resident Peter LeBlanc Talks About his 50 Years As A School Bus Driver
Peter LeBlanc recently celebrated 50 years of driving a school bus for Hathaway High School. The Jeff Davis School Board honored him at a meeting and presented him with a certificate. Since 1974, LeBlanc’s
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The Local Market (A Lagniappe Roundtable Discussion With Area Realtors)
The real estate market in Southwest Louisiana has been difficult for many citizens to navigate. Lagniappe Magazine’s Diana Vallette sat down with four local realtors to discuss the market in our area, booming areas
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HONEY
September was National Honey Month, and I should have highlighted recipes using honey in the last issue. However, when I was writing September’s column it was so unbearably hot that I couldn’t think about
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Colt Mire Tia Juanita’s Fish Camp
Though he’s an experienced chef, Colt Mire isn’t “the” chef at Tia Juanita’s. He’s there in a consultant capacity. And he’s largely, if not totally, responsible for bringing Tia Juanita’s back after its closure
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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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STOMPIN’ A MUDHOLE
Megan Rion of Moss Bluff is a Mud Buggy Racing Phenom By Karla Wall Local photographer and Moss Bluff resident Megan Rion is making a name for herself in a competitive arena that
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Getting The Joy Back
Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance VP Eric Cormier Talks About Food, His Creole Heritage And Getting His Writing Groove Back By Karla Wall For former American Press reporter and columnist Eric Cormier, now a
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