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We pulled up a chair at this Lafayette staple – Mazen Grill

Back in 1981, a young USL engineering student, Ghassan Harb, started working at Lafayette’s most exclusive fine dining…

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The couple who couldn’t be stopped by COVID or a hurricane

Christy and Martin Mouton October 8, 2020 Where did you two meet? I noticed him during a Circuit…

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Meet the couple who kicked off 2021 with their nuptials

Ali Hebert and Matthew Rodriguez January 2, 2021 Where did you two meet? Being from the same small…

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Patrons keep coming back for this fried chicken

When Hurricane Laura blasted through Lake Charles in August, 2020, Rita Nell Durgan had to make a decision.…

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A look at a typical day in the life of a sugar cane farmer

As the sugarcane harvest season comes to an end later this month, we learn from someone who has…

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Find out how native daughter Coatney Raymond is growing Breaux Bridge

How fortunate for the city of Breaux Bridge that when its “native daughter” Coatney S. Raymond believes in…

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5 pictures from the Optimist Shrimp Boil

On November 8, the Optimist Club of New Iberia held their biggest fundraiser of the year. Nearly 1,000…

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The menu must haves from this world-renowned steakhouse

Just reopened after an eight-month hiatus, Mr. Lester’s Steakhouse is new and improved with a revamped menu. The…

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A Q&A with the Cajun Hatter

Amid the almost completed renovations on the new downtown space that will house Cajun Hatter, we sat down…

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Locals share their favorite Christmas memories with us

The meaning of Christmas may change for us as we get older, but our memories don’t. What makes…