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LCCT's College Cheerleader Clinic, Whistle Stop's Mad Hot Ballroom Gala, American Cancer Society's 'Celebration of Life' Gala, The Chamber SWLA Legis-Gator Luncheon

LC League of Women Voters Presents Iron Jawed Angels Aug. 26 In conjunction with Women’s Equality Day, Lake Charles League of Women Voters is proud to present Katja von Garnier’s Iron Jawed Angels. The Imperial Calcasieu Museum will host the presentation on Thurs., Aug. 26 at 6:30 p.m. The …

Wednesday, August 26• Alvin Touchet @ OB’s Bar & Grill, 7 p.m.Thursday, August 26• Felton LeJeune & The Cajun Cowboys @ DI’s Cajun Food & Music, Basile, 6:30 p.m.• Leroy Thomas & The Zydeco Roadrunners @ Mikko, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 7:30 p.m.• T-Broussard @ Gator Lounge, Delta …

In 1967, the late topical folksinger/songwriter Phil Ochs released his album Pleasures of the Harbor, with poetic liner notes including the often-quoted line “In such an ugly time, the true protest is beauty.”

Once in a great while, a family movie comes along that approaches perfection.

Prize-winning fiction offers a variety of rewards to the reader. Now, this is literature, and these will be classics.

By the way, football is back. Hey, hey, try to keep it down, else the guy next to you at the bar gives you a funny look and moves down a stool. You don’t want to be that guy, do you?

Did you indulge in a little too many backyard barbecues this summer? Do you have a weight problem that you’d like to do something about? Then you should check out LA Weight Loss Center!

When I think back on college, medical school, residency training, and the other venues of higher learning I’ve had the privilege to attend, one thought rings true in my mind.  It may not be grammatically correct, but it’s an absolute truth: “The life of a student ain’t bad!”  …

In the spring of 2008, Bishop Noland Episcopal Day School student Tanner Hofer entered an essay contest sponsored by America’s Wetland Foundation. He described his family’s move from Oregon to Louisiana, and his new appreciation of the wetlands. Tanner won first place—and a Wetlands Project …