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Area 337
2500 Kirkman St. • Lake Charles Cultural diversity brings new elements and opportunities for food, influence, restaurants, experiences and neighbors. Area 337 didn’t knock on the door of southwest Louisiana. They kicked it down
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The Curse of The Ramones
By Todd C. Elliott The number 42 has great significance. In fact, the number 42 could be the answer to the meaning of life, the universe and everything else if author Douglas Adams is
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Lake Charles, Meet Babe Ruth
Our story begins in 1921. The St. Louis Cardinals’ Rogers Hornsby was in his first year of major home run hitting. Meanwhile, the New York Yankees’ Babe Ruth was in his third year of
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Sacred Ground
‘We Moved Here For That School’ Parents, Alumni Startled By Sudden Proposal Of St. Louis High Relocation Story By Brad Goins • Photos By Chad Moreno For many parents in Lake Charles, Saint Louis
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Toni Jo & Burke
The Bungled Crimes Of Lake Charles’ Most Famous Murderer By Brad Goins Toni Jo Henry was only 24 when she became the first and only woman to die in the electric chair in Louisiana.
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Bakers Lead Food Service Recovery
As Lake Charles slowly recovers from two hurricanes, journalists from outside of the area occasionally make the effort to cover the story. In a recent feature titled “Proof Of Concept: New Bakeries Rise In
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Bill Hicks Was Right About Everything
(Except Remembering His Gig In Lake Charles) By Todd C. Elliott The holy trinity of stand-up comics of the last half of the 20th century may have been George Carlin, Richard Pryor and Bill
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Jimi Hendrix
Did Jimi Hendrix Play In Lake Charles By Todd C. Elliott and Bam Arceneaux The question of whether rock legend Jimi Hendrix played live music in Lake Charles is a fair one. Southwest Louisiana
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Biking In The Lake Area
By Danny Garrett I had drop handlebars rigged onto my royal blue bike. Before, they were standard flat handlebars: trite and unimaginative; symbols of mediocrity. Everything else about my Retrospec bike was perfect. A capable
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Germs
Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go In The Water By Kerri Cooke Summer is synonymous with beaches and bikinis. The hot weather of Southwest Louisiana makes swimming an ideal activity to
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