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Jones Sees An Edwards Presidential Run
At a meeting hosted on Nov. 14 in Lake Charles by the Southwest Louisiana Republican Roundtable, Calcasieu Clerk of Court Lynn Jones made a bold prediction. “John Bel Edwards is going to end up
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Be Ready To Vote
When you go to vote, be shore you are ready. In addition to de long list uf candidates for de U.S. Senate (dar are 24) and president, you will have a long list from
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MY NAME IS CALCASIEU PARISH, AND I HAVE A DRAINAGE PROBLEM
Story By Brad Goins • Photos By James Welch Shortly after 8:30 am on Saturday, April 30, your faithful correspondent was headed out to pick up a friend who was getting off work.
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SECOND MAJOR LAKE CHARLES PHOTO BOOK
For the second time, the prestigious Images of Modern America series has released a book devoted entirely to Lake Charles. This one, titled simply Lake Charles, was authored and collated by Jessica Hutchings. Hutchings,
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INFORMATION CENTRAL
If Information Is Power, The New Regional Impact Study Will Make Local Planners Supermen By Brad Goins On Nov. 7, Southwest Louisiana was introduced to the Regional Impact Study. The study
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COOKIN’ WITH FIRE
Local Firefighters Really Know How To Dish Out Some Four-Alarm Food • By Angie Kay Dilmore • Photos By Jamie Hartnett Hard work goes hand in hand with hearty eating. And who knows
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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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