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I have fond yet vaguely disturbing memories of the college student who – devoid of a job or any income – charged not one but two pairs of expensive cowboy boots to a credit card in a single afternoon. I…
Every four years two of Louisiana’s passions, state politics and football, come together in the fall. This was one of those years. And while the election year was a yawner, the juxtaposition of the two spectator sports reminds me of…
Eighty years ago, a Louisiana team dominated southern football and headed for Pasadena
It’s been a good year to have money in local businesses
My lords and ladies, get ye to the Texas Renaissance Festival!
A giant among seafood, shrimp are crucial to our cuisine
Medical/Residential Complex Gets Under Way LAKE CHARLES — On July 20, the City Council approved annexation of 76 acres of land off of Nelson Road for a multiuse development that will include a surgical specialty hospital, a rehab hospital, a…
Baton Rouge General’s Two CampusesIn response to your recent article “Louisiana’s Top Hospitals,” I’d like to thank you for your efforts to educate consumers on the importance of hospital quality – well done! To clarify, Baton Rouge General is one…
Edwin Edwards, we are told, might become the subject of a new reality TV show. Makes sense: What could be more real than the saga of a former four-term governor serving eight years in the pen and then, after being…
We take our health care coverage quite seriously. Whether it is presenting lists of doctors, dentists, nursing homes or hospitals, we look for companies with a creditable methodology. We concede that no selection method is perfect, yet we know that…


