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We are currently smack dab in the middle of the most wonderful time of the year: the Mardi Gras season. I love that the holiday belongs to US. The rest of the country either has to come here and experience it or do without. Yes, there are some small pockets of Mardi Gras activity in the states near …

Inspiration comes from a variety of things. The movie City Slickers and running out of gas on a road somewhere between Kansas City and Bell City are two things that inspired a non-profit called Inner City Slickers to come to the Lake Area.Inner City Slickers is a program that puts together troubled …

DeLisa Harris Receives CertificationDeLisa Harris, CT, ARRT, radiologic technologist at Imperial Calcasieu Imaging (a division of Imperial Calcasieu Medical Group) recently received certification in computed tomography by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. In earning this …

I’ve been working a lot in Houston lately. My office there is in a building located on Bayou Sage. It’s normally called Sage Road, except on days like yesterday, when several inches of rain fell on the city in less time than it takes for a fifty-cent taco to make its way through your digestive …

With all the hard work that’s being done in downtown Lake Charles and our Civic Center area, I was disheartened to learn of some unpleasantness that occurred at Millennium Park recently. Some teenagers were not being kind—shall we say—to some of the younger kids in the park. I was informed that the …

Well, fellow travelers, I watched two debates on Fox News this week and my head didn’t explode. Not yet, anyway. But I’m wondering when the public gets to hear the truth from these candidates?The Republicans seem to want only one thing, and that’s the end of President Obama’s stay in the White …

This is an example of the by-laws a traditional Mardi Gras krewe would use in forming a krewe. All krewes’ rules vary, along with the duties of their board of directors and members.

If your wedding is going to be your dream come true, then your gown and your bridesmaids’ dresses have to be perfect. And the perfect place to find them is at La Belle Femme Dress Shop in Jennings.Owner Linda LeBlanc has been in business for 27 years. Initially a hairdresser, she gradually began …

Whether planning a small, intimate gathering or a large, lavish celebration, a wedding is a wonderful, magical, amazing time for the happy couple. It’s their big day! But when you think of all of the many details involved that lead up to that long-awaited day, it can be as exhausting as it is …

Boy, am I glad that’s over.Not that LSU’s roller-coaster of a football season wasn’t fun, but, honestly, it really feels good to move on, doesn’t it?Don’t get me wrong. I was thrilled as the Tigers tore through ranked opponent after ranked opponent. It looked like LSU would overcome all of the …