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Cast And Cleaver
303 S. Cities Service Hwy. • Sulphur, LA My original plan was to visit Cast and Clever just before Thanksgiving. I realize it’s not the most opportune time to visit a restaurant, as most
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120 W. 1st. St., DeRidder, LA Recently, I haven’t been getting up to DeRidder very often. A few years ago, my wife and I sometimes traveled there for a Friday night football game, or
Read More »Jeanne’s Bourbon Street BBQ
915 Sampson, Westlake, LA Barbecue is a major player in the food scene here in Southwest Louisiana. Each pit master has their own style, recipe and method, but all have the same goal …
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3939 Ryan St., Lake Charles, 337-222-8888 Snapping my way through some so-cial media apps, I’ll often come across a dish or a restaurant that really catches my eye. I had noticed on more than
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When I was a 12-year-old kid living on the West Coast, my best friend and neighbor, Scott, and I were always hanging out and getting into something. Like most adventurous boys, when the mundane
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Some years ago, our son played football for Sulphur High. He played throughout his high school career. But some of the neatest activities were those he engaged in away from the gridiron and stands.
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3407 Nelson Road • Lake Charles, LA Roughly a year ago, news broke that Lake Charles was going to be the recipient of a new Torchy’s Tacos. Those who have experienced dining at other
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1540 N. Martin Luther King • Lake Charles Let’s face it, COVID-19 isn’t going anywhere. We are going to be dealing with this for a long time. Everybody is familiar with the fact that
Read More »El Dorado Mexican Grill
3395 Derek Drive, Lake Charles Oh, it’s such a relief to be able to begin phasing into some sense of normality. Everybody talks about “the new normal,” but I don’t believe anybody has a
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