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DANNY WANNAGE
“I Owe Them My Life” Local Man Gives To Students At St. Louis, Receives It Back Tenfold By Karla Wall Danny Wannage has worked hard all his life — as a manual laborer and
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RICHEST ACREAGE ON EARTH
From Sulphur Mines To Oil To Salt Brine For Industries, Sulphur Has Been One Of Most Productive Areas In The Nation The wave of exiled Acadians settled in SWLA in the late 1700s. They were followed
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LESLEY JACOBS
When 77-year-old Lesley Jacobs, better known to his numerous friends as “Jake,” came to Lake Charles in August of 1956, he didn’t have much. “Everything I owned I carried in a brown paper sack
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BULLYING IN SWLA: A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Bullying Roundtable: Local Experts Discuss Options Available To Victims And Bullies And Their Families Bullying has been in the forefront of news in the last couple of years, with several cases of kids committing
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PEACEFUL WARRIOR: JOSH QUAYHAGEN
Local Martial Artist Spreads Anti-Bullying Message Local mixed martial arts fighting sensation Josh Quayhagen may have made a name for himself by fighting others. But his message to his students and the youths he
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Vision Quest – Local Music Legend Jo-El Sonnier’s Grand Idea To Keep Cajun Music And Culture Alive In SWLA
“The trail to today’s Cajun music and culture was blazed a long time ago,” muses Cajun music icon Jo-El Sonnier. And Sonnier’s a big part of that “trail” himself. Often called the “King of
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