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The Boiling Pot
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Doyle’s Place
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The Dang Yankee
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Tips from Tip
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A Greener World
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House Call
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What’s Cookin’
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Sports Report
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Gulf Shores After the Oil Spill
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Bayou Biz: LA Weight Loss Center
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Sinusitis: Oh, the Pain!
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Cardiac CT at WCCH
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The Truth About Cataracts
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Red Hot Books
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Funbolaya
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Family Night at the Movies
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Killin’ Time Crossword
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Society Spice
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Jambalaya Jam
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Local Jam
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A Note From Lauren The Beach House In the winter of 2004, shortly after we moved to Lake Charles, we bought a beach house in Dauphin Island, Alabama. It was one of the older homes on the island, so it was not built up to the standards of the most recent hurricane codes. It was on pilings only six feet off the ground, but we were assured by our realtor that hurricanes didn’t happen very often; that the house had been around for a long time and would be around for a long time to come. The house was directly on the Gulf, so we had our very own beach. The living room had windows on all three sides; hence, the previous owners had named it Fishbowl. We loved the name, and kept it. When you were in that living room, with all the blinds up and nothing but sand and surf on all three sides, you truly felt as if you were in a fish bowl. Fishbowl was a true beach house in every sense of the word. I will never forget the way it smelled—like sun and sand and sea and tanning lotion all combined into one palpable fragrance. The décor was a mish-mash of old and new: worn, comfortable couches and chairs upholstered in a colorful fish pattern, wicker and painted end tables and shell lamps and nautical prints. The house looked as if additions had been built on it through the years, so it sort of rambled on into one room after the next. It was all part of its quirky charm. It needed new beds and bedding, pots and pans, and other necessities that had deteriorated over time with so much use (the previous owners rented it out on a weekly basis, as did we). We transported all those items down there and haunted the Lowe’s in Mobile looking for deals on patio furniture and curtains. That first year, we went down as often as we could when it wasn’t rented. The beach was gorgeous. Every morning, we’d get up very early, and as the sun rose, we’d be out walking the shoreline, looking for treasures that the waves had deposited on the beach during the night. There were always big, beautiful shells to collect, and once, I found a perfect sand dollar. At the end of August, my cousins from Arizona came to visit. They fell in love with Fishbowl. The beach had never looked more beautiful, with the sea
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grass bending in the Gulf breezes and the sandpipers chasing the waves. We noticed that there were lots of big blue crabs in the shallow water. A woman who had lived on the island for years commented on them. “I’ve never seen them so close to shore before,” she said. Our next-door neighbors trapped 160 crabs in one afternoon, and had us over for a crab boil that evening. They were absolutely delicious. The crabs had come so close to shore for a reason. They felt something stirring in the Gulf. Two weeks later— on my birthday, as luck would have it— Hurricane Ivan (the tenth most intense hurricane ever recorded) roared onto Dauphin Island. We stayed up all night here in Lake Charles, watching the Weather Channel in disbelief. This was our first hurricane experience. I wish it could have been our last. When we were finally able to get on the island a few weeks later, we were met with scenes of total devastation: houses smashed to bits like toothpicks, cars flung upside down, kitchen appliances rusting in the salt water. A large boat jutted out of the window of a bank. The main road, completely covered with sand (called overwash deposits), had been plowed to allow residents to get to their homes. The huge mountains of sand on either side of the road reminded me of the Blizzard of ’78 back in Boston. We eventually reached what was left of Fishbowl. It was still standing, but barely. It was a total loss. We got a ladder and managed to climb onto the back deck and get inside. Some kind of alarm was beeping in the wreck of the house, but other than that, it was eerily quiet. It was a lovely day, and the sun sparkled on the jagged pieces of window glass and onto the ruined furniture, piled up on the dangerously sagging living room floor where the monster waves had left them. We saved what mementos we could from the house, and then walked away from it. The insurance money came in. Fishbowl was bulldozed. We built a new house: sleek, modern, on 14-foot pilings, totally up to code. We couldn’t name it Fishbowl, because it wasn’t Fishbowl. So we named it Déjà Vu— because we’d been here before. But it’s not the same. And it never will be. TJN
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By Norman Heyd
In the wake of the BP oil disaster, I went to Gulf Shores in July to check on my camp, and to see if the news reports on the effects of the spill were accurate. It was nearly a week since the well had been successfully capped, and more than that since Jimmy Buffet’s concert. I stood on the beach where Buffet sang, and saw large patches of oil. Perhaps more disturbing were the oily “bathtub rings” at each tide line, even though there was no visible evidence of oil in the Gulf water. There were other signs that things were not the same: • The sand did not squeak when I walked. • There were few, if any birds. • There were no sandcastles. • I could park right at the beach. My favorite watering hole is Papa Rocco’s, “home of warm beer and cold pizza.” On this Tuesday night, it had maybe half of the normal crowd: only two tables with families, and numerous BP contract workers. As I made my way around the island, this seemed to be the norm— no long lines, double red flags indicating that it was unsafe to swim, most folks afraid to eat the oysters (even though they came from
Apalachicola and are deemed safe to eat), the ubiquitous warning signs that the oil in the water may be hazardous to your health, and the wash stands with soap spray bottles to wash the oil off before you leave the beach. The fishing pier at the Gulf Shores State Park is one of the best. It was virtually destroyed by Hurricane Ivan in 2004, but completely rebuilt. It is the longest pier in the Gulf of Mexico, and is extremely popular with tourists and locals, both for the fishing and the views. From the pier, you can see the Gulf Shores and the Orange Beach shore lines for miles, look out on the aquamarine water and see a variety of marine life, and go fishing, all for only a few dollars. I asked the lady at the counter if the dozen or so fishermen I saw was normal. She replied that traffic on the pier was down 75 percent from last year, partly because of less tourists and partly because of the “ catch and release” orders due to the water contamination. “Every morning
when I would get to the pier, I would look out and say a prayer of thanks for being able to work in such a beautiful place,” she said. “That morning when the oil got here, I looked out and I saw red rivers of oil coming toward the beach…and I wondered out loud when I would be able to say that prayer again.” Just as Louisiana was taking the initiative to implement their own corrective actions, local government had built a sand berm and strung multiple booms across the inlet from the Gulf to Little Lagoon, a sensitive estuary. While I was there, they needed to cut a notch in the berm at low tide in order to lower the lagoon level because of flooding along the banks. On the opposite end of the island, they had installed a sophisticated 3,200-foot boom system at Perdido
Pass to protect that inlet, costing the taxpayers $4.6 million. Here, I met several workers from Louisiana (I wonder if Alabama workers are in Louisiana!). I asked if they were working for BP, and they told me that everyone was indirectly working for BP. “Even him,” they said, pointing to a news videographer filming the activity at the Pass. A female Wackenhut guard adopted me as her “uncle” so she could take me across the yellow ribbons and show me the “feather duster” streamers strung along the seawall. She explained that these were a special hydrostatic plastic that absorbed oil that might get past the booms. From the dark color of the ones touching
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the water, they were collecting some oil. “Every little bit helps,” she responded to my unasked question. She also pointed out tar balls floating near the seawall. They were bobbing among the seaweed, and I would not have recognized them if she had not pointed them out. Apparently, the money had run out, because they were in the process of removing the expensive booms. However, it must have helped, because the sand on the northeast side of the boom system did not have the oily streaks I saw on the main beach. Early each morning, a tractor dragged the beach, removing seaweed and debris. Workers on the shoreline manually scraped the sand
Oil patch in the sand
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and sifted out the tar balls. The large patches of oil that I had seen previously were gone— either picked up by the cleaning crew, or returned to the Gulf by high tide. I collected a few of the quarter-size tar balls and put them in a Ziploc baggie, and did the same with the stained sand. Interestingly, the tar balls smelled like the Gulf (more like shrimp), but the sand smelled of oil. One evening, I ate at Sea and Suds, a locally owned restaurant built on a pier that extends out to the Gulf depending on sand erosion. Presently, because of the beach restoration initiative after the recent hurricanes, it is over the stained sand.
Oil rings
Extremely popular, there is usually a long wait—but not tonight. I took a seat at the oyster bar and order a dozen. Hey, I figure enough Tabasco and horseradish will kill any toxins. The only other person at the counter appeared too welldressed for a beachgoer, and, sure enough, he was an environmental journalist with Bloomberg News. He was doing a story on the spill’s impact on the shore birds, and was to leave in the morning with a bird rescue team. After he left, the hostess sat down to count her tip money. She commented that her pay is down about
Work crews cleaning the beach
60 percent, but that BP is helping to make up the difference. I mentioned that the fellow that just left was a journalist, thinking that she might have wanted to tell her story. “Huh, they’re a big part of the problem by making it seem worse than it is,” she said. Statistics taken after Jimmy Buffet’s concert indicated a bump in hotel occupancy the day of and the day after the concert, but no lasting impact. It also reported that 89 percent of the respondents blamed the news media for the large decrease in business. Let’s hope that the same respondents will be able to give credit to the same messengers for keeping the story alive long after the restoration of the Gulf coast.
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MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WELCOMES CLAUDIA PEBE FLORIAN, M.D. Lake Charles Memorial Hospital welcomes Claudia Florian, M.D., an internal medicine physician who recently joined Drs. Brian Clements, W. Gerry Hebert, Edward Hebert, Susan Ieyoub, Peter Karam, O. Lynn Speight, Mark Lafuria, Craig Broussard, Mir Akbar Khan and Louise Becnel with Internal Medicine Clinic of Lake Charles. She will see patients at their office adjacent to Memorial, 2770 3rd Avenue, Suite 350. Appointments can be Claudia Pebe Florian, M.D. scheduled by calling (337) 494-6800. A native Argentinean, Dr. Florian graduated from Universidad de Buenos Aires in Argentina. She completed her internship and residency at Prince George’s Hospital Center in Cheverly, Maryland, where she also served as chief resident. Dr. Florian provides comprehensive prevention, diagnosis, and treatment options for adults.
KEITH HENSON NAMED VP OF CASINO OPERATIONS AND ASSISTANT GM AT L’AUBERGE L’Auberge du Lac Casino Resort recently announced the appointment of Keith W. Henson to the position of VP of casino operations and assistant general manager. Henson will oversee all gaming operations for the property. He will also manage casino beverage operations for the expansive gaming operation. Henson will report to Senior Vice Keith Henson President and General Manager Geno Iafrate. Henson joined Pinnacle Entertainment in 1997 and has excelled in a variety of challenging positions, most recently as a president’s associate managing special projects for Pinnacle CEO Anthony Sanfilippo. His new position is effective Aug. 23 pending necessary regulatory approvals. SOWELA RECEIVES POSITIVE EVALUATION OF $2.7M GRANT Sowela Technical Community College received a favorable review from a midterm project evaluation for its progress on a cooperative grant with McNeese State University totaling $2.7 million. The Support for Educational and Economic Development in Southwest Louisiana (SEEDSLA) grant was awarded to McNeese and Sowela to bolster economic development in the hurricane-impacted region. Through these grant funds, Sowela has improved campus infrastructure and redesigned its transitional math program. The Process Technology and Instrumentation programs at Sowela have also been enhanced by the grant, gaining a new P-Tech computer lab, simulation software, interactive instructional materials, a new sysVolume 2 • Issue 11
tem simulator, student scholarships, and professional development opportunities for P-Tech faculty.
ROBINSON DENTAL GROUP WELCOMES DR. DANIEL DOMINGUE Tim Robinson, DDS, and his staff recently welcomed Daniel Domingue, DDS, to Robinson Dental Group in Lake Charles. Dr. Domingue was born and raised in Lafayette. He received his bachelor’s degree from LSU and his doctorate in dental surgery from the LSU School of Dentistry in New Orleans. Dr. Domingue has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement from the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, a fellowship from the International Congress of Oral Implantologists and the Associate Fellowship of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry. Robinson Dental Group provides all areas of general dentistry. For more information about Robinson Dental Group, visit www.robinsondentalDr. Daniel Domingue group.net or call (337) 474-3636.
BILLY NAVARRE DONATES TO COWGIRL KICKERS Billy Navarre, owner of Billy Navarre Chevrolet, Honda and Hyundai recently presented a $5,000 check to the Cowgirl Kickers. The funds donated are used for various needs such as uniforms, T-shirts for the Kicker Kuties dance camp, etc.
Billy Navarre presents a check to Paige Caldwell, director of the Cowgirl Kickers. Also pictured are (L-R) Kristina Bruchhaus, Jennifer Callahan (in car), Lacey Austin, and Scottie Schiro. AUGUST 26, 2010
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1602 W. McNeese St. SASOL SUMMER TEACHER INSTITUTE HELD RECENTLY Sasol North America Inc. held its 14th Annual Teachers’ Institute at the Lake Charles Chemical Complex this summer. A group of 12 teachers spent five days participating in chemistry demonstrations, team building exercises, tours of the complex, safety and environmental presentations, employee shadowing, and information on specific job requirements. The teachers learned about safety, environmental performance, products, plant processes, hiring requirements, job opportunities and much more. Each teacher completed the institute with a more positive view of area industry and insights about preparing students for the specialized world-of-work in a petrochemical plant. LC FINANCIAL REP. AWARDED HONOR BY NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL David A. Girola, financial representative with Northwestern Mutual of Lake Charles has achieved Pacesetter Second 60. Less than three percent of the company’s financial representatives achieve this prestigious award in their first year as a financial representative, and those that do have the highest career retention rate in the company. Girola is the only new representative in the state of Louisiana to accomplish both Pacesetter First 40 and Pacesetter Second 60 in 2010. Girola joined Northwestern Mutual of Lake Charles in 2009. He is currently a member of Fusion Five, Trinity Baptist Church, and serves on the board for Profit and Loss. David A. Girola He is married to Becky Girola and enjoys hunting and fishing. ELTON LOUVIERE ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT DATE Nationally renowned Southwest Louisiana artist Elton Louviere has announced that he and his wife, fellow artist and writer Pat Louviere, will both retire and close their Louviere Fine Arts Gallery on Dec. 31. Art lovers and collectors should be aware that there will be no further reproductions of Elton Louviere’s work, and existing quantities are limited. “While it saddens us to leave the art world, all good things must come to an end and everyone must take time to rest,” said Elton Louviere. “We thank all of our friends, customers and colleagues who have been with us throughout this incredible PAGE 8
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journey and have given us the opportunity to create and show our cherished visions of Louisiana.” For more information about Elton and Pat Louviere’s work and the Louviere gallery, visit www.louvierefinearts.com or call the gallery directly at (337) 855-9275. Louviere Fine Arts Gallery is located at 222-B Highway 171, Moss Bluff, LA 70611. WCCH ANNOUNCES NEW ADDITIONS West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital is pleased to announce the recent addition of two employees to its growing staff of health care professionals. Brenda Quesnel, R.N., has joined WCCH as corporate compliance and patient safety officer. Prior to joining WCCH, Quesnel was with CHRISTUS St. Patrick Hospital for over 29 years. A resident of Sulphur, Quesnel holds a bachelor of science degree in nursing from the University of Louisiana – Lafayette and a master’s degree from Walden University. Kristie Fontenot, RRT, has joined WCCH as a marketing representative. She holds an associate’s degree from California College for health sciences and has completed training at University Medical Center in Lafayette in respiratory therapy. Fontenot has 14 years of experience in the health care industry. Prior to joining WCCH, she served as a marketing representative for Physician’s Imaging in Brenda Quesnel, R.N. Kristie Fontenot, RRT Sulphur. FIRST FEDERAL BANK EARNS 5-STAR RATING BauerFinancial, Inc., Coral Gables, Florida, recently announced that First Federal Bank of Louisiana, Lake Charles has earned its highest 5Star Superior rating for strength and stability. The past few years have been extremely difficult for the banking industry and the fact that First Federal Bank of Louisiana continues to excel in such areas as capital adequacy, delinquent loan levels and profitability, clearly indicates it is one of the strongest banks in the country. In fact, only 7 percent of the nation’s banks can claim to have earned this top rating for 72 consecutive quarters like First Federal Bank of Louisiana has done.
Meet Rhonda Babin The Jambalaya News is excited that Rhonda Babin is now a member of the sales team! Born and raised in Lake Charles, Rhonda has a bachelor’s of science degree from McNeese where she majored in mass communications and minored in speech. Rhonda has extensive marketing and sales experience with the Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Blood Bank, Lake Charles American Press, The Daily Iberian, and The Berry Company. She received her training and human resources experience with the Isle of Capri and US Unwired. Rhonda has volunteered with Arts & Humanities, Habitat for Humanity, Boys and Girls Village, McNeese and Lake Charles Little Theatre, and is a member of the League of Women Voters. Rhonda is single, has one cat, and loves to cook, attend festivals, geocache, and spend time with friends and family. She likes being out in the community, learning about all the different businesses in the Lake Area and helping owners produce the results they need for their businesses. Give her a call!
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MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WELCOMES BRIAN HARRELL, M.D. Lake Charles Memorial Hospital welcomes Brian Harrell, M.D., a family medicine physician who recently joined the faculty at the Memorial/LSU Health Sciences Center Family Medicine Residency Program as an assistant professor of Clinical Family Medicine. Dr. Harrell joins other faculty members, Drs. Alan LeBato, A.J. Soileau, Bryan Barootes, Danette Null, and Tuananh Pham, in training graduate physicians specializing in family medicine. Their offices are located in the Memorial/LSUHSC Family Medicine Center, 1525 Oak Park Boulevard in Lake Charles. A native of Lake Charles, Dr. Harrell earned a bachelor of science in zoology from LSU in Baton Rouge, and a medical degree from Texas A&M Health Science Center’s College of Medicine. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Harrell, call the Memorial/LSUHSC Family Brian Harrell, M.D. Medicine Center at (337) 494-6767. WHISTLE STOP’S MAD HOT BALLROOM GALA RAISES $30,000 FOR DANCING CLASSROOMS The inaugural Whistle Stop’s Mad Hot Ballroom Gala took place recently, raising $30,000 for the Dancing Classrooms program. The sold-out event was full of heart pumping music, fabulous costumes and excitement as local celebrities and dance professionals took to the stage. “We are humbled and grateful for the community’s outpouring of support for this worthwhile project,” said Nancy Vallee, The Whistle Stop’s executive director. “There was so much time donated from the dance instructors, the celebrities, and our volunteers who made this dream become a reality.” Call The Whistle Stop at (337) 562-2344 or log on to www.celebritydancingswla.com for more information. TJN Volume 2 • Issue 11
Hurricane Season is in full swing and we are dedicated to keeping you informed and up to date on any weather threatening Southwest Louisiana. Our KYKZ 96 Hurricane Tracking Chart sponsored by Cameron State Bank and Dale Bernard State Farm Insurance is now available at our sponsor locations or at the KYKZ studios, 425 Broad St. More information at www.kykz.com.
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COWBOY FOOTBALL Sept. 4 vs. Lamar* 7:00 p.m. Sept. 25 vs. Cal Poly 7:00 p.m. Oct. 9 vs. Stephen F Austin* 7:00 p.m. Oct. 30 vs. Nicholls State* (HC) 7:00 p.m. Nov. 13 vs. Texas State* 7:00 p.m. * denotes Southland Conference game
COWGIRL SOCCER Aug. 20 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette 7:00 p.m. Aug. 27 vs. Grambling 7:00 p.m. Aug. 29 vs. Houston 1:00 p.m. Sept. 12 vs. ULM 1:00 p.m. Sept. 24 vs. Southern 7:00 p.m. Sept. 26 vs. Houston Baptist 1:00 p.m. Oct. 1 vs. Southeastern Louisiana* 7:00 p.m. Oct. 3 vs. Nicholls State* 1:00 p.m. Oct. 15 vs. Texas-San Antonio* 7:00 p.m. Oct. 17 vs. Texas State* 1:00 p.m. Southland Conference Tournament Nov. 4-7 San Marcos, TX * denotes Southland Conference game
COWGIRL VOLLEYBALL Sept. 11-12 McNeese State Tourney • Northwestern State • UL-Monroe • University of New Orleans • Prairie View A&M Sept. 21 vs. University of New Orleans 7 p.m. Sept. 30 vs. UT-Arlington* 7 p.m. Oct. 2 vs. Texas State* 2 p.m. Oct. 14 vs. Northwestern State* 7 p.m. Oct. 16 vs. UCA* 2 p.m. Oct. 19 vs. Lamar* 7 p.m. Oct. 23 vs. TAMU-CC* 2 p.m. Oct. 28 vs. Southeastern* 7 p.m. Oct. 30 vs. Nicholls State* 2 p.m.
COWBOY & COWGIRL CROSS COUNTRY Sept. 3 McNeese Relays Oct. 9 MSU Cowboy Stampede The Cowboy Stampede is a high school and collegiate event as well as a fun run open to the community. For details visit the cross country page of McNeeseSports.com Oct. 28 SLC Championships - Beaumont, TX Nov. 13 NCAA Regionals - Waco, TX Nov. 22 NCAA Championships - Terra Haute, IN
Please contact Ryan Ivey at least 72 hours before any home event to request accommodations for individuals with disabilities. This includes the need for materials in an alternative format such as large print or Braille, sign language interpreters, accessible seating, and accessible parking information.
Southland Conference Tournament Nov. 21 - 23 San Antonio, TX * denotes Southland Conference game
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oyle By Jim D
Keeping America Mad It’s school time again. Early to bed, early to rise for our young charges. Early to rise, at least. I’m down to one teenager in the house, but that doesn’t end the phenomenon of embarrassing moments revealed to teachers. Harry laid one on me at the end of the first day of school. For perspective, you should know (as I’m sure many of you already do) that I have lots of history books in my ample bookcase, reflecting my interest in the subject. Many are about the American Civil War. The next largest grouping is the Second World War, mostly about the political phenomenon known as the German National Socialist Party, how it came to power, how it governed, etc. I’ve always been fascinated by the story of totalitarian domination supplanting democratic rule in a modern Western state. So, Harry has American History this year, one of those rare courses I know something about. We were talking about it the other day and he said: “Yeah, I told my American History teacher that you’re a Nazi, Dad.” Huh? “Well, you have all those books with pictures of Hitler. And every time I come in your room you’re watching something on the History Channel with people speaking German.” Talk about jumping to conclusions. I guess I should schedule an early parent-teacher conference. The fascination for the subject does continue, particularly these days. I just watched a classic movie called The Mortal Storm, which is about the rise of the Nazi party in Germany. It was released in 1940 and, although set in the Bavarian Alps, stars Jimmy Stewart, Robert Stack, Margaret Sullivan, Robert Young, and the guy who played the Wizard of Oz. All the typical Nazi evils are depicted: young Volume 2 • Issue 11
toughs beating up old men, crazyeyed brownshirts burning books. It’s intended to be frightening, and it is. I don’t think we’re ever going that far in this country, but things keep happening that give me a nagging feeling we’re drifting further and further away from our constitutional ideals. The whole argument about what has been characterized as the “Ground Zero Mosque” is a point of reference. The building at Park 51, two blocks from the former World Trade Center site, is planned to be an Islamic Center much in the mold of a Y.M.C.A., with a prayer room included. Its sponsor is an Imam who wrote a book called What’s Right With Islam is What’s Right With America, and was selected by President George W. Bush to represent this country in talks with Muslim leaders after the bombing. He is, by all accounts, a moderate Muslim who serves on various interfaith councils. There are, by the way, 600,000 Muslims in New York City and already over 100 mosques. Politicians, who obviously hope to make hay from this, have characterized the planned construction as a “victory mosque” to celebrate Islam’s bombing of the Twin Towers; have said Hamas money is being used to build it; and compared it to the building of a Nazi memorial next door to the Holocaust Museum in Washington, a comparison which caused Republican talk show host Joe Scarborough to erupt in anger and, when it was suggested he’d be brought to task by other Republicans, said: “Screw ‘em.” Indeed. I can understand the emotion attached to this issue. What I can’t understand is our willingness to abandon American values of tolerance and
to plaster a whole religion with the acts of a few radicals. Isn’t this exactly what President Bush said should NOT happen after 9/11? Didn’t bin Laden send his bombers in hopes of igniting a shooting war pitting Islam as a united front against the West? How do we serve ourselves by letting that happen? The volume has definitely been turned up on this issue, mostly by people who have a vested interest in keeping Americans mad about something. Last night I saw, for the hundredth time, the movie The American President with Michael Douglas playing the title role. In it, he gives a speech at the end regarding his likely Republican opponent. “Whatever your particular problem may be, I guarantee you Bob Rumson isn’t interested in solving it,” he said. “He’s interested in two things. Making you afraid of it, and telling you who to blame for it. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how you win elections.” I see much of the same motivation in the high volume chatter about the mosque, and other things, too, like the continued laughable controversies over President Obama’s birthplace and his religion. Some people will never
believe his profession of his Christianity, in spite of the fact he regularly has prayer conferences with Christian ministers, including Kirbyjon Caldwell of Houston. Those opposed to this President have continually raised those issues in an attempt to deny him the legitimacy of his office, which is practically unprecedented in American history. Only Lincoln faced a similar assault—that one accompanied by marching armies. On a personal level, I wish they’d build the Islamic Center somewhere else. I’m sympathetic to the argument that it’s too soon after 9/11. But I wonder, if some politicians and their noise machines hadn’t decided to make this an issue, if we’d have ever heard a word about it. I think we need to be careful that we don’t blindly follow those who have the same totalitarian instincts as put forward in Germany in the 1930s. “We’re right. And if you love America, you’ll agree with us.” That’s a dangerous statement. Give it some thought. And I’ll see you guys on the flip.
TJN
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By Mike McHugh
And In This Corner — Mother Nature! Well, it’s that time of year again. Hurricane season is now shifting into overdrive, ready to charge like my wife does for the TV remote whenever I tune to a testosterone-fortified Sylvester Stallone movie. The increased tropical activity wouldn’t be so bad in and of itself, if it also didn’t coincide with having to again deal with the anguish of driving through school zones. This year is the fifth anniversary of the season that beat all hurricane
seasons here in Louisiana. Mother Nature’s first right jab landed square on New Orleans in the form of Hurricane Katrina. We on our end of the state breathed a sigh of relief when we were spared that particular calamity. You can’t really blame us, particularly after our local weathermen had us all scared half to death with their dire warnings about it. That’s how the news media always is here on the Gulf Coast. A typhoon could be bearing down on Indonesia,
and you turn on the local news to hear them say, as always, “These forecast tracks are highly unpredictable.” Then they go on to have you believe the typhoon is poised to make a sudden course change and head straight for the mouth of the Calcasieu River. In the meantime, our neighbors down the road in Houston are watching their TVs, and, no, in fact, the typhoon is actually bearing down on the Ship Channel, and, by the way, conditions are just right for it to reach Category 10 status by the time it gets there. I can just imagine that whenever a major hurricane enters the Gulf, all the weathermen along the entire coast get into a big conference call, all arguing about where it’s going to make landfall. “It’s definitely coming here,” says the forecaster from Tampa. “The ARRGH model predicts with 97.998456 percent certainty that it will come right up into the bay, then veer west and turn Clearwater into a modern-day version of Atlantis.” “No, it’s going to hit here,” the Pensacola meteorologist retorts. “And I can prove it. Jim Cantore from the Weather Channel has just booked a
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flight into our airport.” So, we should be forgiven when we went out onto our sunny patios and had barbecues in celebration of our deliverance while New Orleans was getting pounded. But, as we were soon to learn, pride does truly cometh before the fall. It turned out that the local weatherman’s doomsday predictions do tend to come out right at least once every 50 years after all. It happened exactly one week after a party I hosted, where we defiantly served the alcoholic variety of hurricanes (which are often known to have a more devastating effect than the natural variety). Hurricane Rita made a sudden turn to the north and dealt a left hook to Southwest Louisiana, much to the chagrin of meteorologists from Galveston to Brownsville. And, although she certainly got our attention, to the rest of the world, Rita was nothing more than Katrina’s red-headed, bastard stepsister. The big foot that was placed up our rear was barely a footnote to everybody else. I think the worst thing about having to play second fiddle to the Katrina evacuees was that they had already filled up all of the hotel rooms. So, when the time came for us to evacuate, we hit the road, only to discover that there wasn’t a vacancy to be found anywhere between here and Saskatchewan. I remember pulling into a hotel in the Monroe area to inquire about a room. From the look I got from the person behind the desk, you’d think I’d walked into a porno shop and asked them if they had any Bibles for sale. They told me that something might become available by the time the Saints won the Super Bowl. Based on that statement, I figure that right about now it’s again safe to book overnight travel to the Monroe area. So, based on that experience, I figure that if our area’s going to get hit by a major hurricane, it’s best if it happens as early in the season as possible. We ought to just go ahead and get it over with. Then, we’ll have first pick of the hotel rooms, not to mention the MREs and all those other nice things that FEMA has to offer, like those luxurious, formaldehyde-laced trailers of theirs. On second thought, maybe we are better off to just wait again until late September. TJN
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By George “Tip” Cline
can’t make up their minds which way to go. Trends are like a pendulum. They swing one way, then another, causing a change in perspective. At any point along the pendulous arc, there will be contradictions. We’re subject to the whims of the human condition; none of us is perfect. The experts may reveal the results of their studies but, thankfully, we still can make our own choices. Let’s hope that we’ll always have that right.
BACK TO SCHOOL It’s back to school time again, just a little reminder to watch those school zones. No one wants to cause harm to any child, and observing the speed limit during the designated times will save you from getting a ticket and paying a significant fine as a bonus. Those areas that have the flashing yellow lights when the school zones are in effect sure are helpful, but they are few and far between. TJN
Out For the Money? There was a time when South Louisiana truly lived up to the spirit of laissez les bon temps roulez, the joie de vivre that characterized our lifestyle, which was so dear to us. I can see now that even without the national economic situation, the war on terror, the recent Gulf oil spill tragedy and the general sense of malaise pervading all our lives, our quality of life has not been able to weather the storms. I look fondly, yet sadly at the loss of those carefree days of not too many years ago that brought family and friends together for good times. Whether it was a family outing, fishing expedition, road trip, or just a backyard get-together, we enjoyed ourselves without much worry, knowing that we all looked out for one another. How idealistic we were back them. Today, we are not only beset by the bad guys, but those whose job it is to look out for us have gone past the point of just being the good guys—and have gone into new and different “For the Public Safety” areas. I guess all violent crime has been eliminated, the Jeff Davis parish serial killer(s) have been caught and brought to justice, muggings have ceased and there are no more bank robberies. We are led to believe that there is a financial budget crisis, yet there seems to be plenty of money for all kinds of checkpoint roadblocks. Of course, there has to be enforcement, but does the presence of groups of wildlife agents peering through binoculars at canoe riders on the Ouiska Chitto River really do much to help eliminate public endangerVolume 2 • Issue 11
ment and preserve community safety? It is actually more reminiscent of Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny. I haven’t heard of violent gangs of canoe paddlers since the days of the Wild West. Checking for life preservers where boats are launched is one thing, but to have a family’s weekend interrupted by the Coast Guard or the sheriff ’s deputies for very minor violations is another. Is routinely being stopped on our waterways really that necessary, or is it just profitable? Causing hundreds of people to go through organized vehicle stops on our roadways may be legal, but is it really for safety—or is it a money grab? It seems that some of these efforts are more of a feel-good program for those who think they know how our lives should be led with the added benefit of increasing the public coffers. They will point out how many lives have been lost to this or that to bolster the need, but just as the “Sin Taxes” are popular forms of revenue enhancement, the sins themselves are becoming more profitable targets of the public coffers. Stay on your toes—Big Brother is watching. FAT? THIN? WHAT’S ‘IN?’ It wasn’t very long ago that the use of thin models caused such an uproar because it gave the wrong image to young girls. Now that it has been established that the thin physique portrayed in fashion magazines could be harmful, we are going in the opposite direction. Lately, television commercials are featuring overweight, happy-faced actors. It seems like the do-gooders AUGUST 26, 2010
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of the wetlands. Tanner won first place—and a Wetlands Project grant for the school. The project chosen by EDS was the LSU Coastal Roots Program. EDS is now one of 38 schools participating in this program across
the Louisiana coast. Students from 3rd grade through high school are taking part in this project by establishing wetland plant nurseries at their schools. Students are growing native plant seedlings that they will plant in a coastal habitat restoration
project in south Louisiana. The students oversee the entire growth cycle until they are ready to plant in specific restoration areas. Each spring, the cycle begins again. Through the program, close to 5,000 students have planted 44,503
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tree seedlings and grass plugs. The LSU CR Program was named Conservation Organization of the Year for 2009 in the 46th Annual Governor’s Conservation Achievement Recognition Program conducted by the Louisiana Wildlife Federation. Now, EDS and two other LSU CR schools have been selected to be part of a new project. The LSU Coastal Literacy Radio Stewardship Project for Kids (CLRSPK) will establish a classroom-based radio production studio on each campus. Students will digitally record what they are learning about the critical issues facing the Louisiana Gulf Coast in the form of prose, poetry, and song. The student-created audio files will be uploaded to their school-based AM radio transmitter, and will be available on the CR Web site as podcasts. The students have already begun working on segments for future programs, such as original guitar music for transitions, a rap about the oil spill, a wetlands song and recycling
news. Students visiting school this summer were already lining up to take a turn and offer ideas. The faculty and staff at EDS are excited about this project, especially because of its timing. The oil spill has brought much-needed attention to an already fragile coast, but there haven’t been many ways for young people to get involved. The radio station will give them the opportunity to express themselves while educating others about the environment. Each grade level at EDS will contribute to the broadcasts. The low frequency broadcast will be accessible in the carpool line, in the classrooms and in the area around the school. They will also be available as downloadable podcasts from the LSU Coastal Roots Web site at www.coastalroots.lsu.edu. Because of their efforts, EDS recently received the Youth Leadership Award from Keep Louisiana Beautiful for their green initiatives. Congratulations—and keep up the good work!
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City and McNeese Enter into Agreement Regarding Biological Survey at Tuten Park The City of Lake Charles and McNeese State University recently entered into an agreement allowing for a biological survey at Tuten Park to be conducted by members of the Department of Biology and Health Sciences at McNeese. Under the supervision of faculty, McNeese students will also be participating in the survey. According to zoology professor Dr. Mark Wygoda, head of the McNeese Department of Biology and Health Sciences, this is a multi-year project that will involve observations and collections under both daytime and nighttime conditions and at various stages of the calendar year. The survey will result in the identification of macroscopic animal life (mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, insect, spider, snail,
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etc.) and plant life (tree, shrub, grass, moss fern, wildflower, etc.) throughout Tuten Park, and will provide useful information to the City to be used in furthering its informational and educational goals for the park The Survey is scheduled to begin sometime this year and continue until completed. The City will allow access to Tuten Park by designated McNeese personnel involved in the survey, and allow McNeese personnel to remove specimens from the Park when necessary for the purposes of identification and verification. McNeese will provide a species inventory to the City and will publish, as appropriate, any worthy findings in recognized scientific journals. TJN
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By Steve Springer M.D.
Get Out There and Teach 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!” When faced with the challenges of everyday life, sprinting across campus to catch those fruit flies in the right stage of their life cycle (Genetics Lab—3 a.m.) doesn’t really feel now like the incredible inconvenience it was back then. Surveying some ideas for this month’s column, I felt compelled to share a few thoughts on education, as I have had the privilege over the last year to teach three medical students from Tulane University Medical School. They rotate through my office during their third or fourth year in medical school as part of their family medicine clinical block. I truly enjoy the experience of being a mentor to them. It’s also fun shedding a little light on the textbook-laden library hallways with a spot of common sense and good bedside manner. So, what could be so fun about teaching these students? Well, the first student grew up in South Africa, was a star athlete at McNeese, and is now doing her internal medicine residency at Johns Hopkins. The second student, whose father is a physician here in town, is entertaining the same demanding radiological pathway his father took, and hopefully, he’ll land back in town when he’s through. The third student, who has a background in biomedical engineering, not only has current patents pending for medical devices, but he also worked on the next generation lunar rover for NASA when he was in high school. So yes—it makes for a fun day! If you understand a concept well enough to teach it, I would argue you are going to have fun doing it. For example, I remember tutoring a high school kid up in Shreveport when I was attending Centenary College as part of a Big Brother program. He wasn’t too excited about algebra, but he loved playing guitar, and his grades did not hide this fact. So this was my method. I said, “Look, Bud, give me 45 minutes of solid algebra, bring a song you want to learn how to play, I’ll get my guitar out the last 15 minutes you’re here and we’ll nail the music, too!” I heard that later that year, he finished up with a solid B instead of the Ds his guitaronly method was producing. Honestly, I could go on for pages here recounting fond memories of all my teachers and professors. The people that truly make a difference in our lives often show up in front of a chalkboard, but they also show up as family and friends. The inspiring thought is that we all have a chance to be teachers—every day—whether it slightly raises the student’s eyebrow or whether it alters a student’s path in life. Looking back on my junior year in high school, I’m sort of glad my football coach happened to have been a straight-A student in college, just happened to love teaching the biology class in his shorts, T-shirt, whistle, and hat—and just happened to inspire a young kid to go to medical school. TJN Volume 2 • Issue 11
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The Pounds Come off at LA Weight Loss Center – Lake Charles 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! Located at 2834 Ryan Street, LA Weight Loss is an “all natural weight loss center” that offers counseling and personalized weight loss planning for those who’d like to lead a healthy lifestyle. Centers can be found throughout the United States (in every state except Alaska) and in Canada, Australia, Puerto Rico, and Costa Rica. They provide one-onone counseling and work with dieters to develop personalized meal plans and to encourage them to lead active lifestyles. “Louisiana has the reputation of being one of the unhealthiest states in the country,” said Karla RussellWhiteman, director of operations for the Lake Charles center. With this in mind, the Lake Charles office opened its doors in
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December 2000, with the goal of providing the needed tools and knowledge for area residents to embark on a journey towards a healthy lifestyle. Russell-Whiteman had been involved in the weight-loss business years ago. “After being approached by LA Weight Loss, and upon learning that it is an all-natural plan, I joined the team in opening the Lake Charles center,” she said. As director of operations, Russell-Whiteman is responsible for counseling, marketing, and making her staff the best they can be. “I have also been an area manager, marketing director, and health fair coordinator,” she added. She also mentioned that she lost 20 pounds years ago. “That helps in this job, because you have to have empathy for your clients.” The LA Weight Loss Program helps dieters learn to use regular foods, available in local grocery stores, to create healthy meals.
Karla Russell-Whiteman, Director of LA Weight Loss Center “Dieters also have the option of purchasing special LA Weight Loss foods, but this is not a necessary part of the program,” RussellWhiteman said. Counselors at the LA Weight Loss educate their clients about nutrition and how to eat a balanced diet. They encourage dieters to exercise regularly and they teach them how to eat healthy, nutritious foods, even when eating at their favorite restaurants. “Our program is all natural,” Russell-Whiteman stated emphatically. “This means we do not use pills, surgeries, shots, or any kind of medication.” The first phase of the LA Weight Loss plan is weight loss, and the first step of this phase is an individual meeting with one of the center’s counselors. LA Weight Loss offers a complimentary one-hour initial consultation. During that meeting, you determine your current health status and weight loss goals. Together with the
counselor, you then build a plan for attaining your goals. “We educate our dieters about proper portions, the need to consume the recommended daily portions of proteins, starches, fruits, veggies, dairy and fat, and encourage them to exercise regularly,” Russell-Whiteman said. Once you lose the pounds you want to lose, the second phase, stabilization, begins. “We slowly start adding food back in the dieter’s plan to maintain the dieter’s ideal body weight,” Russell-Whitman said. “This is generally a three-tofour week phase. “ The final phase is maintenance, which generally takes 26 weeks to a year. During this phase, you visit the center weekly to weigh in and meet with your counselor to make sure your weight is stable and fluctuating properly. This phase ensures that the you’re following the plan. “Most people can lose weight with any program,” RussellWhiteman said. “But problems arise when old habits come back, and they get off-track with their
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plan.” This is where one-on-one counseling helps. “Counselors provide emotional and motivational support for dieters to stick to their new lifestyle,” she added. LA Weight Loss makes sure that you have all the support you need during your journey to lose weight. You can call the office anytime you need encouragement, or whenever you want to set up a follow-up meeting to review your progress. The Lake Charles center currently has five counselors with over 75 years combined experience in the field that work one-on-one with clients to achieve their goals. “Our counselors receive extensive and continuous training,” said Russell-Whiteman. “We work closely with our clients, but they are accountable for their own diet plan. If they eat something they are not supposed to eat, then it’s our responsibility to get them back on track and fuss at them, with love, if need be.” The benefits to losing weight and leading a healthy lifestyle are significant, and have been known to reduce the symptoms of diseases
such as diabetes and high blood pressure—diseases which are often associated with being obese. Weight loss, if achieved at a moderate pace through a healthy diet and regular exercise, can reduce the risk of these and other obesity-related diseases. Increased exercise can also reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases, and can improve overall health. And of course, knowing that you look good automatically makes you feel better about yourself. They day you finally go shopping for new clothes to fit your trimmed-down figure is one that you’ll never forget—and makes all the effort worthwhile. “The most rewarding aspect of this job is the look on the face of a client when he or she reaches their goal, stabilizes, and successfully completes the maintenance phase of the program,” Russell-Whiteman said proudly. For more information about the LA Weight Loss Program, call Karla Russell-Whiteman at (337) 439-9653. TJN
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What’s Cookin’ The Food is Rockin’ at
Rocky’s Cajun Kitchen It’s such an exciting time for Lake Charles, food-wise. New restaurants seem to be popping up all over town. One of the latest is Rocky’s Cajun Kitchen, located on Prien Lake Rd. where Mama’s Rosa’s used to be. After working in the casino business for many years, Michael Tierney wanted to try something new. So, he decided to open a restaurant. “About 18 months ago, I approached Rocky Fontenot, who was managing Fausto’s in Kinder, about going into partnership,” Tierney said. “I chose Rocky because of his commitment to quality, and because he really knows Cajun cuisine.” The two formed Mr. Cajun Restaurants,
LLC, and in July of 2009, they opened up in Eunice as Rocky’s Cajun Kitchen. “It sounds more authentic than Mike’s Cajun Kitchen,” Tierney laughed. The restaurant has been a big success. Now, Tierney and Fontenot have opened another Rocky’s right here in Lake Charles. They’re excited about the new venture. “We have a mission statement: ‘Quality food is our only priority.’ And we both firmly believe that philosophy,” Tierney said. “We also believe in that oldfashioned ‘Value for Money’ sentiment. And that’s what we stand for.” For example, a seafood platter of catfish, shrimp and oysters served with a loaded baked potato, salad or coleslaw,
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and a fried pistolette is only $14! For $2 more, you get more of everything. Tierney is proud of the fact that they get their steaks from Allen Brothers in Chicago—one of the most renowned meat suppliers in the country. “They’re endorsed by Oprah and Rush Limbaugh,” he said. “I believe that we’re the only restaurant in Louisiana that serves these steaks. I could buy meat at half the price, but our focus is on quality and value for money.” He said you can enjoy a New York Strip dinner with salad for as little as $14, or you can pay $26 for a 16 oz. ribeye, which sells for $40 at a steak house not far from here. Everything at Rocky’s is cooked to order, even the mouth-watering fried chicken (two pieces with a side and bread for $5). All their Cajun specialties—gumbo, red beans and rice, crawfish etouffee, etc.,—are homemade from original recipes. The extensive menu also includes burgers, Po-Boys, salads and a host of delicious appetizers such as fried pickles, boudin balls, crawfish kickers, and a very tasty shrimp and crab cocktail. There’s a plate lunch special every weekday between 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. It can be anything from fried pork chops to steaks tips with sides—all for $6. “We also have a banquet room, which would be ideal for meetings or parties for up to 60 people,” Tierney said. “We can cater anything from sandwiches to a prime rib and shrimp dinner.” In the near future, the restaurant plans to bring in traditional French Cajun bands to complete the whole Cajun experience. Rocky’s Cajun Kitchen is located at 211 West Prien Lake. In Lake Charles. Open MonThurs. 11 a.m.- 9 p.m., Fri. and Sat., 11 a.m. – 10 p.m., and Sun., 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. For more information, call 656-2900. Until a liquor license is obtained, diners are welcome to bring in their own beer or wine.
Rocky’s has chosen a tasty Healthy Choice recipe to complement our health care issue. Serve this at your next dinner party!
Shrimp or Prawn and Crab Salad INGREDIENTS • 12 oz. of small shrimp, peeled and deveined (recipe calls for popcorn shrimp, but you can use any size shrimp or prawns) • 2 pounds of larger shrimp, tail on • 10-15 pieces of lump crab meat • Salad mix • Tomatoes • Lemon (one slice for each salad) • Rocky’s special seasoning (or your favorite)
has cooled, towel-dry them and chill in a sealed plastic container. Mix all ingredients together, and lightly season to taste. Chill. WHEN COOL: Add the popcorn shrimp and the pieces of pasteurized steamed lump crabmeat to the Remoulade and gently mix. Place salad mix of your choice into a chilled bowl. Top salad with the Remoulade/shrimp/crab mixture. Place chopped tomatoes on the salad, and top each salad with one large shrimp. Garnish with slice of lemon, and lightly dust the top of the Remoulade mix with seasoning Enjoy!
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By Penny J. Miller • Photos by Nick Derouen Most of us don’t want to think about the possibility of needing personal assistance following an accident, illness, or just plain old age. We all hope that we will be blessed with independence and mobility throughout all the years of our lives—but that just isn’t the reality of life for everyone. Personally, with parents in their 70s and a nephew with severe autism, I know that there will come a time when my parents will need more help than my family and I will be able to provide, given the demands of our own schedules. I also know that very soon, my nephew will need assistance beyond what my sister and her family can give him in the home. This weighs heavy on our hearts and minds. We need to determine the options of care available in a society that now requires most households to have two income providers, and does not always allow for families to properly care for those members with special needs. PROVIDING DAILY INDEPENDENCE None of us want to consider removing our loved ones from the home as the only option. But the people of Southwest Louisiana and the surrounding areas need to know that there is a compassionate, caring, and professional alternative for providing assistance for those who need it. That is why PDI of the South’s purpose and name stands for “providing daily independence.” “It’s a well-known fact that most people, when given the choice, want to stay home versus going to an institution,” stated Margaret McCloskey, president and CEO of PDI of the South. “I know some people that benefit greatly from nursing home care, but for those who choose not to participate in those programs, we need home and community-based services to fill their needs.” Volume 2 • Issue 11
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PDI is a health care management service experienced in providing personalized assistance and specialized care, while allowing their clients to maintain their privacy and independence in the comfort of their own homes. With over 150 Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) and personal care attendants (PCAs), PDI services clients with a variety of mental and physical needs throughout the eight surrounding parishes. Their clients range from pediatrics to geriatrics, and service those living with mental illness, physical and developmental disabilities, terminal illness, and accident recovery. FILLING A NEED PDI was originally opened in 1987 by the owners of Evangeline Home Health, with the focus on providing skilled nursing care. “My parents started the business to fill a need that they saw, based on the clients they were serving. They weren’t getting the full level of care that they needed, so we provided skilled nursing care to not just the elderly and disabled, but people with terminal illness and pediatric service needs,” McCloskey said. In 1993, PDI became licensed under the Louisiana Medicaid program to provide specialized services to clients that needed more care than just an occasional visit by a nurse. That additional licensing allowed PAGE 24
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them to increase their services, so that skilled nursing care was no longer their sole focus. PDI offers a variety of companion care and supervision that assists the families with the everyday needs of their loved ones, allowing them peace of mind knowing that there is someone to step in on their behalf. In the cases when the clients do not have immediate family to see to their needs, PDI will also fill those shoes. “This is the reason why I love what I do. I’m usually the first person that the client and the families meet, and on some occasions, they initially don’t want us in their homes at all. But after a few days or so, they’ll tell us they don’t know what they would do without us,” said Program Development Director, Peggy Kelley. “A lot of times, because I am the first person they meet, they get really attached, so for me to allow the supervisors and the care givers to do their job, I have to pull away. But I get really attached.” “In some cases, we become their family. Their families, for whatever reason, may not be as active in their lives, or they don’t live here,” McCloskey said. “It was evident during hurricanes Rita, Gustav, and Ike that they depend on us to be their surrogate families when their own families weren’t available. We’re ready to step in to fill that position.”
MR. MERICLE AND JEUNE This was evident when I spoke with PCA Ralph “Jeune” Sias, Jr., who has been with PDI for eight years. “In the past, I actually evacuated one of my clients with my own family when they had no one else. The first thing I noticed when working with the clients is how attached you get. You learn to look beyond the disability,” he said. Sias currently works with William M. Mericle, along with two other clients. He has been with Mericle for just under three years and assists him three days per week for a few hours each visit. He helps with the cleaning, shopping, laundry, running errands, organizing his medication, and cooking. Mericle requires part-time mobility assistance due to chronic problems with his knees, and must use stability equipment when walking or standing. When asked what he looks forward to the most when Jeune comes. Mericle grinned and said, “When he scrambles my eggs. I can’t wait for those scrambled eggs!” Both laughed, but Mericle said that what was really important was that it helped his family. He stated that they didn’t need to worry about him all the time, because Jeune is there when they can’t be. “Mr. Miracle’s daughters, Charlotte Maxcy and Tina Spell, do all the big things like take him to physical therapy and Volume 2 • Issue 11
EVERY CLIENT IS IMPORTANT McCloskey is proud of her staff, knowing that they go above and beyond the call of duty. “I’ve seen them work just as hard to get a client staffed for one hour as they do for the person that needs 24 hours, because their need for that hour is important to them. “Even if it’s only for one hour,” Kelley agreed. “We don’t have minimums like other agencies. Some agencies require a minimum of four hours for service to be provided.” “I have seen the staff sitting in conference several times a week, making sure that that every client has a staff member to meet their needs,” McCloskey added. REBA DARCE AND HER CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANTS This was the case for Reba Darce, whose regular CNA, Tammy Mitchell, wasn’t available for a while. So, CNA “floater” Margaret Broussard stepped in with her 24 years of experience to assist her co-worker and Darce for the duration of Mitchell’s absence, but was
no less appreciated and was a welcomed substitute in the Darce home. Broussard has been with PDI for seven years and has been a floater for five. “I come in and out to fill in with different clients,” she said. “Even though I’m usually only with them for a short time, I still find myself caring about them. I often call them or their regular worker to check on them after I am gone. It’s also nice when the clients request me as their floater when their regular worker isn’t available.” Darce has been using PDI services for the past year, and receives assistance two to three days per week, for eight hours each day. Mitchell has been her regular assistant for the past year, and comes with over 22 years of experience as a CNA. “When I first came to work with Ms. Reba, I had to come five times a week. She was quiet and didn’t want to go anywhere; she just wanted to sit in her recliner,” said Mitchell. “Her kids were very concerned, and I used to call her my ‘little turtle,’ because she was afraid to go out. But now, we go shopping and out to lunch with her family, which she hadn’t done in years.” Darce’s diabetes and severe vertigo cause her to become physically unstable when performing general tasks
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his regular doctor visits. I do the little things that the family doesn’t have to worry about. I think it helps the family out almost as much as it helps him,” Sias said.
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around the house and she is no longer able to drive. Although this was initially a burden, it doesn’t seem to bother Darce any longer. “The driving is really important for me for running errands and going to the doctor when my daughters can’t take me. Now I have Tammy; she takes me around wherever I need to go,” Darce said. Mitchell says she’s amazed at how much Darce has changed. She says that now she is like the phone company. “If we stay inside too long, Ms. Reba says it’s time to “reach out and touch someone…it’s time to go!” Mitchell laughed. According to Mitchell, Darce has great family support with a detailed schedule that keeps them connected with their mother and her daily routine. Darce’s daughters Linda Scallan, Kim Moseley, and Rona Tallman call her to get reports on their mother at least once or twice a day. They take turns caring for her on days when she is without assistance. “When we realized that Mom could no longer stay by herself, we found that the help from PDI was a great solution to caring for our mother’s needs while we were away. We all work full-time jobs and there was no way we could be here around the clock,” said Scallan. “The good thing about PDI is that all I have to do is
call, and my mother’s needs are taken care of.” “Ms. Reba is as close to me as my granny, and she is like family,” says Mitchell. “I’m here to do whatever she needs or wants to do. It’s not just my job; I want to do it because she is dear to me, and I know that I am helping her to maintain a normal-aspossible life.” TEDDY’S STORY As individuals, we can all imagine what trust it must take to allow a stranger into our home, or in more severe cases, allow them to assist us with our private personal care. Teddy Gorman has firsthand experience on both sides of the fence—as not only a client, but also as a client service administrator for PDI. Gorman first came to PDI in late 1993, as wheel-chair-bound quadriplegic who needed 24-hour assistance to maintain his daily life requirements. Gorman was 15 years old when a diving accident left him paralyzed from the neck down and in need of around-the-clock assistance. In addition to his initial personalized care, Gorman’s workers also assisted him in attending his classes at McNeese State University while he was pursuing his degree.
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According to Gorman, he was approached by PDI with an employment offer in 2002 after completing his degree in psychology. He was initially responsible for calling clients to verify that they were happy with their workers and that their service plans were being followed. His duties eventually evolved into supervising caseloads and visiting the clients in their homes. “There is something about meeting another client that has the same injury or disability that I do. We just have to look in each other’s eyes and we know. That’s why I feel that my clients trust me to understand their situation, and when there is something more that they need,” Gorman said. Gorman continues to require services as a PDI client, but has now become a vital part of the company that also services him. He holds a great deal of respect and appreciation for the people of PDI, which he emphasized by saying, “I owe them [PDI] a lot. I know I don’t tell them enough, but Margaret helped me to survive – to go on and have a pretty good life. She gave me a purpose to using my condition to help other people. They are a second family to me,” he said.
PDI AND THE ‘YOUNG AT HEART’ EXPO “What I enjoy most is working with the consumers and the families,” said Tracie Poullard, vice president of operations. “Whether they are a current or potential client, we give information about the resources within the community. That’s the one thing that I feel separates us from other agencies is that even if we don’t provide the services they need, we will direct them to the agencies or programs that can help them.” Poullard is in charge of day-to-day operations within the company, and acts as the liaison between current clients and the workers. This company attitude toward a sincere desire to assist those within the senior and disabled community sparked the initiative for the “Young at Heart” Expo, and is at the heart of PDI’s desire to help those within their community find assistance.
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In the spring of 2007, McCloskey and Poullard met with KPLC-TV to discuss an event that they wanted to stage in Lake Charles. “I wanted to hold an instructional seminar or workshop that would bring together our senior population to educate them on long-term care issues that many of them were facing. They had no idea who to call or how to go about getting the help they needed,” stated McCloskey. “Many people felt that there was a government program that would pay for everything they needed and had no idea that these programs are only a supplement and can only provide a fraction of the help. We have talked with hundreds of families who are having to make painful choices about institutional placement because they were unaware that they needed to plan ahead,” she added. The first “Young at Heart” Expo was held in 2007 through the combined efforts of PDI, KPLC-TV, Evangeline Home Health, the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, and other dedicated professionals in the senior care community. “The response was overwhelming. We had over 1,000 participants that year. Far more than we ever dreamed,” McCloskey said. Each year, the Expo expands and improves. The event brings together a wide assortment of businesses and individuals who offer specialized services to the senior population. Seniors can access valuable health screenings, seek the advice of financial advisors, shop for additional insurance, and attend lectures on topics that are vital to their changing lives. The 2010 Expo will be held at the Lake Charles Civic Center on Thurs., Aug. 26 from 7:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Representatives of PDI, along with other agencies, will be in attendance at the expo to answer any questions potential clients or family members may have regarding available services within the community. PDI is located at 710 West Prien Lake Road, Suite 100, Lake Charles, LA 70601. There is also an office in Eunice at 221 North Second Street. To speak with a PDI representative or receive a personal consultation, PDI can be reached directly at (337) 479-0048 in Lake Charles, and (337) 546-0692 in Eunice, or by calling their toll-free number at (877) 479-0048. TJN
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PDI offer alternatives to long-term facility placement with: • Companion Services • Skilled Nursing Care • PCA and Respite Services • Supervised Independent Living Services • National Family Caregiver’s Support Program In addition to Medicaid-approved assistance programs, PDI provides the following additional assistance: COMPANION CARE/SUPERVISION Companions can be utilized by consumers for a wide variety of needs. Some are unable to drive on their own and need the assistance of a companion to get them safely to their desired activities. Others are suffering from various illnesses that require the supervision of a caregiver for their own safety. Companions are available for: • Accompaniment to leisure activities such as bingo, shopping, parties, and holiday gatherings; • Accompaniment to hair or nail appointments; • Accompaniment on out-of-town trips for vacations or visiting family; • Assisting with grocery shopping; • Assisting with light housekeeping and even holiday decorating; and • Safety supervision while in and out of the home. PRIVATE INSURANCE/PRIVATE PAY • Personal care/hygiene: bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting assistance. • Mobility: assistance transferring to/from bed or chair; assistance with ambulation • Medication Management: assist in providing verbal prompting for medication administration, assistance with ordering medication refills from the physician or pharmacy and picking up medications as needed • Day Surgery: provide transportation to and from the surgery center, picking up medications following surgery, providing a full report on the surgery process to family members who are unable to attend. • Post-surgical care: provide any needed personal care assistance in the days following both in-patient and outpatient procedures.
SOME OF THE SERVICES OFFERED ARE: Pregnancy Care • First GYN Exam Gynecology Obstetrics Hysterectomy Lab Work • LEEP • Menopause Treatment • Well Woman Exam Abnormal Pap Evaluation Cyrosurgery • Birth Control Counseling & Medication Colposcopy • Endometriosis Therapy • Fetal Monitoring Fertility Evaluation
Dr. Gladys Miller received her medical degree from LSU School of Medicine in Shreveport and performed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. She is also a registered pharmacist with a degree from Northeast Louisiana University. Dr. Miller, a native of Lake Charles, began her practice in the New Orleans area in 1986.
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NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM The purpose of this program is to decrease the caregiver’s stress associated with the demanding task of caring for a loved one who is ill, elderly or disabled. A personal care attendant is provided, thus allowing the caregiver the opportunity to pursue other activities. Support services are available for family caregivers and for grandparents or older individuals who are relative caregivers. Either the caregiver or the person in need of assistance must be at least 60 years of age and require assistance with two or more areas of activities of daily living. Services offered are: • In-Home Respite • PCA Services • Sitter Services To learn more about the Medicaid Waiver Support and Services programs for those living with a mental illness and disabilities, please contact the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities at (866) 783-5553 or visit their Web site at www.dhh.louisiana.gov. TJN Volume 2 • Issue 11
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that close to 31 million adults suffer from chronic sinusitis, resulting in 15 billion doctor visits and more than 200,000 sinus surgical procedures every year. Acute sinusitis is more common, though there are no good estimates for the number of people who experience an episode of acute sinusitis every year.
to multiply in your sinuses, causing acute sinusitis. People who have allergies or other chronic problems that affect the nose are also prone to episodes of acute sinusitis. Chronic nasal problems cause the nasal membranes to swell and the sinus passages to become blocked. The normally harmless bacteria in your nose and throat again lead to acute sinusitis.
ACUTE SINUSITIS Most cases of acute sinusitis start with a common cold, which is caused by a virus. Colds can inflame your sinuses and cause symptoms of sinusitis. Both the cold and the sinus inflammation usually go away without treatment within two weeks. However, if the inflammation produced by the cold leads to a bacterial infection, then this infection is what health experts call acute sinusitis. The inflammation caused by the cold results in swelling of the mucous membranes (linings) of your sinuses, trapping air and mucus behind the narrowed sinus openings. When mucus stays inside your sinuses and is unable to drain into your nose, it can become the source of nutrients for bacteria, which then can multiply. Most healthy people harbor bacteria in their noses and throats. Usually, these bacteria cause no problems. But when you sniff or blow your nose when you have a cold, these actions create pressure changes that can send typically harmless bacteria inside the sinuses. If your sinuses then stop draining properly, bacteria can begin
CHRONIC SINUSITIS In chronic sinusitis, the membranes of both the paranasal sinuses and the nose are thickened because they are constantly inflamed. Most experts now use the term chronic rhinosinusitis to describe this condition. The causes of chronic rhinosinusitis are largely unknown. The condition often occurs in people with asthma, many of who also have allergies. It is possible that constant exposure to airborne allergens from house dust mites, pets, mold, and cockroaches cause chronic inflammation of the lining of the nose and the sinuses. Chronic sinusitis typically lasts more than four weeks and occurs more than four times per year. If you are diagnosed with chronic sinusitis, you should visit a specialist for evaluation. Chronic sinusitis can be caused by nasal polyps or tumors, allergies, or respiratory tract infections (viral, bacterial, or fungal), among other reasons. SYMPTOMS One of the most common symptoms of acute or chronic sinusitis is pain, and the location depends on which sinus is affected. However, most people with sinusitis have pain or tenderness in several locations, and their symptoms usually do not clearly point out which sinuses are inflamed. Pain is not as common in chronic rhinosinusitis as it is in acute sinusitis. Volume 2 • Issue 11
In addition to the pain, people with sinusitis (acute or chronic) frequently have thick nasal secretions. Sometimes these secretions, referred to as post-nasal drip, drain in the back of the throat and are difficult to
clear. Other symptoms are a stuffy nose, as well as a general feeling of fullness over the entire face. Your health care provider can usually diagnose acute sinusitis by noting your symptoms and doing a physical examination of your nose and face. TREATMENT After diagnosing sinusitis and identifying a possible cause, your health care provider can suggest various treatments. ACUTE SINUSITIS If you have acute sinusitis, your doctor may recommend • antibiotics to control a bacterial infection, if present; • pain relievers to reduce any pain; or • decongestants to reduce congestion. Even if you have acute sinusitis, your doctor may not prescribe an antibiotic because many cases of acute sinusitis
will end on their own. But if you do not feel better after a few days, contact your doctor again. Follow the instructions on how to use over-the-counter or prescription decongestant nose drops and sprays. You should use these medicines for only a few days, because longer-term use can lead to even more congestion and swelling of your nasal passages. If you have allergies along with sinusitis, your doctor may recommend medicine to control the allergies. If you already have asthma and then get sinusitis, your asthma may worsen. In this case, your doctor may recommend a change in your asthma treatment. PREVENTION There are no methods that have been tested scientifically and proven to prevent sinusitis. But the following may help: • Keep your nose as moist as possible with frequent use of saline sprays. • Avoid very dry indoor environments and use a humidifier, if necessary. A humid environment may also increase the amount of mold, house dust mite, or cockroach allergens in your home.
• Avoid exposure to irritants such as cigarette and cigar smoke or strong odors from chemicals. • Avoid exposure to substances to which you have allergies. • If you have not been tested for allergies and you are getting frequent sinus infections, ask your doctor to refer you to an allergy specialist. • Avoid long periods of swimming in pools treated with chlorine, which can irritate the lining of the nose and sinuses. • Avoid diving, which forces water into the sinuses from the nasal passages. Air travel may pose a problem. As air pressure in a plane is reduced, pressure can build up in your head, blocking your sinuses or the eustachian tubes in your ears. As a result, you might feel discomfort in your sinuses or middle ear during the plane’s ascent or descent. Some health experts recommend using decongestant nose drops or sprays before a flight to avoid this problem. Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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Years ago, if someone had heart disease, it was usually discovered during a heart attack. Elevated cholesterol, coronary heart disease, and high blood pressure were still yet to be discovered and understood. Fastforward to today, and we have an array of screenings available that allow physicians to predict a person’s risk for heart disease. One of the most useful of those tools is cardiac computed tomography, or cardiac CT. It’s a sophisticated X-ray that produces multiple images of the coronary arteries. Its main purpose is to detect the presence of plaque, or lack thereof, in the cardiovascular system. “Cardiac CT is painless, and one of the best ways to check a person’s risk for heart disease,” explained Michael Turner, M.D., FACC, board-certified in cardiac CT and collaborating cardiologist with West
Calcasieu Cameron Hospital’s Diagnostic Center. The Diagnostic Center is the only location in West Calcasieu for cardiac CT, other than inside the hospital. “Having this technology in West Calcasieu allows residents west of the river the opportunity to get this screening in a way that’s more convenient for them,” he said. “With cardiac CT, a clear picture of heart health can be seen and is useful for anyone. Whether there is something that should be watched more closely, or if everything looks good, we’ll know.” People over the age of 50 are advised to talk with their doctor about having a cardiac CT.
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The plaque that shows up from the screening that causes heart problems is known as calcified plaque. It results from a layer of fat and other substances under the inner layer of the coronary artery. The presence of calcified plaque is known as atherosclerosis, or coronary artery disease, and people with this disease have an increased risk for heart attacks. Over time, progression of plaque build-up can narrow the artery walls, decreasing blood flow. Because the presence of calcium is a signal for calcified plaque, the amount of calcium detected on a cardiac CT scan is a helpful tool. “Known as a ‘calcium score,’ the finding of calcium using cardiac CT helps determine the risk for heart disease,” Dr. Turner said. Cardiac calcium score screening is also available at the Diagnostic Center of WCCH. This screening does not require a physician referral, and the center will send the results to a patient’s physician, at their request. Cardiac CT imagery is often referred to in slices, which can conjure up many uncomfortable scenarios; but Dr. Turner explained it’s actually similar to a simple loaf of bread. “The whole loaf is cut into slices, so you can take individual pieces. The images from a cardiac CT work in the same way; the computer can isolate one slice or reassemble them all to give a detailed multi-dimensional view of the body’s interior.” Heart disease is the number one killer in America. Consider these statistics from the American Heart Association: • Coronary heart disease caused over 425,000 deaths in 2006; the latest year statistics are available. • Over 17 million people alive today have a history of heart attack, chest pains or both. • Each year, an estimated 1.26 million Americans will have a new or recurrent coronary attack. “Understanding your risk for heart disease can be an invaluable tool in staying healthy and active,” Dr. Turner said. “If heart disease is detected, we can look at what it will take to stop the progression and hopefully reverse the damage. Utilizing screenings such as the cardiac CT, along with regular check-ups including blood pressure and cholesterol tests, are a great way to stay in control and keep tabs on your health.” For more information about the cardiac CT test at the Diagnostic Center of West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital, call (337) 310-8834 or visit www.wcch.com. TJN Volume 2 • Issue 11
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Did you know that 20.5 million Americans age 40 and older have cataracts, one of the most curable causes of vision loss? To recognize Cataract Awareness Month in August, Dr. Donald. C. Falgoust, M.D., an ophthalmologist in Lake Charles, want to debunk the myths about cataracts and remind people that they don’t have to live with vision loss from their cataracts. A cataract is the clouding of the eye’s normally clear lens, blocking the passage of light needed for vision. They form slowly and cause no pain. Some stay small and hardly affect vision, but if the cataract does grow, and begin to affect your sight, it can usually be removed with surgery. “Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness worldwide; however, in most cases, vision loss from cataracts is reversible,” Dr, Falgoust said. “New techniques developed over the past decade
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have made cataract surgery one of the safest procedures in terms of restoring quality of life to patients.” Each year, there are more than 1.6 million of these delicate surgeries performed in the United States. ‘There are no drugs or exercise that will make a cataract disappear, and contrary to popular belief, cataracts are not removed with lasers. Lasers are used in follow-up procedures, if needed. Cataract surgery is most often done as an outpatient procedure under local anesthesia,” Dr. Falgoust said. “The cloudy natural lens can be replaced with an artificial lens to give the eye proper focusing power. In most cases, the improvement in the patient’s vision is profound.” So how do you know if you have a cataract? Some people notice a gradual painless blurring of vision, double vision in one eye,
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or a fading or yellowing of colors. “When older patients mention sensitivity to glare and/or bright light, or trouble driving at night, this may be caused by cataracts,” Dr. Falgoust said. “Or, if the patient needs frequent changes to his or her glasses or contact lens prescriptions, I’ll test the patient for cataracts.” He would like to dispel the notion that a cataract has to be “ripe” before it’s removed. “That’s just not true,” he said. “The best time to have a cataract removed is
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when it starts to interfere with the things you like to do.” Cataract surgery, although quite safe, is still surgery. If cataracts don’t affect your quality of life, you may feel that surgery is not needed. The only person who can really decide when it’s time to have them removed is your doctor. Remember, cataracts are detected through a comprehensive eye exam. Early treatment may save your sight. See your eye M.D.—because there’s so much to see! TJN
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Time for the Jamboree! 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? I know you’re excited, but I’m not quite ready to make all that noise
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just yet. I mean, it’s just preseason football. Well…listen. I don’t like the NFL preseason. I’d rather watch a good, ole high school football jamboree. Just me, some chili cheese nachos, soda in a paper cup, and some football. What’s so great about a high school football jamboree? To explain: A jamboree is like the one full-speed preseason game for high school football teams in Louisiana. The most important part of the jamboree for a high school
football team is trying to determine where you are, and how well your team has learned all it has been taught, at the end of fall practices. What kind of team do you have, one week out from the start of the regular season? For us fans (and sportswriters), that sometimes means you get to see what was potentially a good team on paper blossom into the kind of special team that wins state championships. Take for instance, the 2007 Westlake Rams. They had an okay season the year before (5-5 regular season, first-round playoff loss), but
they had a solid-to-superb group of returning players. The Rams were predicted to finish third in their district in 2007, a prediction that likely was influenced by their 2006 performance. But in their jamboree loss to Class 5A Barbe, the 3A Rams showed that they could compete with anybody and essentially laid the foundation for the season that followed. The Rams would finish the regular season unbeaten and practically unscored-upon before sweeping through four teams in the playoffs to reach the state championship. The Rams fell 18-17 in their first championship appearance since
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America liked Ike, but their jamboree performance stood out as foreshadowing to the championship run ahead. In the jamborees, the varsity kids still get a majority of the playing time as they try to get themselves into game shape before the start of the season (more on this in a second). While the junior varsity does see its fair share of snaps, you can at least be confident you’ll see some playmakers out there for an extended period of time. This is in contrast to the NFL preseason, where guys who should probably be coaching high school football rather than playing professional football get the majority of the playing time. Meanwhile, the superstars you would feel better about spending $200 to see play instead ride a stationary bicycle on the sidelines and think about which color Bentley (the Moroccan Blue or the Venusian Gray…decisions, decisions) goes better with the wall color in the 10-car garage. Oh, and about that $200. Obviously there is a difference between high school football and the NFL in terms of ticket prices, but, for Chrissake, why would anyone spend a July electric bill to see a Patrick Ramsey vs. Brian Hoyer quarterback battle? I would ask how the NFL sleeps at night charging those prices for preseason games— but, do I really need to? I mean, for $5 you can see all the football you want, from seats on the 50-yard line if you get there early enough, at the jamborees. Of course, the NFL and high school preseasons do have one thing in common. Abject fear of injuries. Sure, it’s football and everyone gets dinged up every once in a while, but, to paraphrase from the eminent scholar Allen Iverson, “We ain’t even talkin’ about a game. We talkin’ about (the preseason).” No one wants to get hurt and lose their senior year or chance at a Super Bowl ring in a game that means absolutely nothing. I’ve seen it happen. In 2007, I watched as a local 1A (smallest football classification) team lost its best player for the season to a jamboree game injury. The team’s entire season (I’d rather not name names in this case, it was traumatic enough for them, I’m sure) imploded on the second play of a jamboree game and it finished the season with a 3-7 record.
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And who could forget Michael Vick, who, while he was with the Atlanta Falcons, broke his leg in a 2003 preseason game and missed three-fourths of the regular season. The Falcons finished 5-11 that year while Vick had one more all-star season before hopping aboard the dog-fighting train to Loserville. Vick’s injury prompted NFL officials to think long and hard about shortening the league’s four-game preseason schedule, but apparently the thought of fans paying hundreds of dollars to see Curtis Painter quar-
terback the Indianapolis Colts made the league think twice. Listen, the NFL preseason is terrible, so before you start pulling out the New Orleans Saints Christmas tree or go painting a black and gold fleur-de-lis on your front yard, just take a deep breath and relax. Those NFL preseason games don’t count. Instead, go out, spend a couple of bucks, and support your local high school team, as they get ready for what could be their special season.
Brandon Shoumaker is a graduate of McNeese State University and has covered sports for more than seven years for various publications. Coaches Brandon Shoumaker or parents with story tips may contact Brandon at bshoumaker@yahoo.com or send him a message on Twitter (@bshoumaker).
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Football Jamboree 2010 Schedule THURSDAY, AUGUST 26 DeQuincy Jamboree • Merryville vs. Vinton, 6 p.m. • DeQuincy vs. Sulphur JV, second game South Cameron Jamboree • East Beauregard vs. South Cameron, 6:30 p.m. Iowa Jamboree • Iowa vs. St. Louis, 7 p.m. FRIDAY, AUGUST 27 Acadiana-Vermilion Parish Jamboree At Kaplan High School • Gueydan vs. Kaplan JV, 5:30 p.m. • Erath vs. Crowley, second game • Iota vs. Kaplan, third game DeRidder Jamboree • South Beauregard vs. DeRidder, 6 p.m. Jeff Davis Parish Jamboree At Welsh High School • Elton vs. Lake Arthur, 6 p.m. • Jennings vs. Welsh, second game Evangeline Parish Jamboree At Basile High School • Pine Prairie vs. Mamou, 6 p.m. • Mamou vs. Sacred Heart-Ville Platte, second game • Sacred Heart-Ville Platte vs. Basile, third game Lake Area Jamboree At Cowboy Stadium • Westlake vs. Barbe, 6:30 p.m. • Sulphur vs. Sam Houston, second game Allen Parish Jamboree At Kinder High School • Oberlin vs. Kinder, 7 p.m. • Oberlin vs. Oakdale, second game • Oakdale vs. Kinder, third game Leesville Jamboree • LaGrange vs. Leesville, 7 p.m. Pickering Jamboree • Hamilton Christian vs. Rosepine, 7 p.m. • Hamilton Christian vs. Pickering, second game • Pickering vs. Rosepine, third game PAGE 38
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By Mary Louise Ruehr
Prize-winning Fiction Prize-winning fiction offers a variety of rewards to the reader. Now, this is literature, and these will be classics. Tinkers by Paul Harding received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, which is awarded for distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life. The little book — 191 pages, but also small in the hand — presents the deathbed memories and imaginings of old George Washington Crosby, a fixer of clocks, mixed with scenes
from the life of his father, Howard. In their own ways, George and Howard are both tinkers. But the author is also a tinker, only with words. Try reading this passage about Howard aloud: “He tinkered. Tin pots, wrought iron. Solder melted and cupped in a clay dam. Quicksilver patchwork. Occasionally, a pot hammered back flat, the tinkle of tin sibilant, tiny beneath the lid of the boreal forest. Tinkerbird, coppersmith, but mostly a brush and mop drummer.”
Harding writes in long, detailed sentences (up to a page and a half) in even longer paragraphs. Reading his book is sometimes like dreaming, effortlessly conjuring the precise images laid out on the page. The narrative weaves between memories, scenes of domestic life, childhood reveries, and reflections on the human condition. It can even be funny. But mostly the language is lyrical, with instances that are absolutely prose poems: “What of
miniature boats constructed of birch bark and fallen leaves, launched onto cold water clear as air? How many fleets were pushed out toward the middles of ponds or sent down autumn brooks, holding treasures of acorns, or black feathers, or a puzzled mantis? Let those grassy crafts be listed alongside the iron hulls that cleave the sea, for they are all PAGE 40
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improvisations built from the daydreams of men, and all will perish, whether from ocean siege or October breeze.” There is very little plot, and sometimes he seems to be rambling. But then there’s this, and all is forgiven: “I would hear his voice and look across the water to the white of our house, just visible behind the line of trees, to where I knew his open window was inhaling and exhaling the plain white curtains my mother had insisted on in the name of minimal domestic propriety.” Whoa, mama! Give that man a Pulitzer Prize! Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel won not only the Man Booker Prize for the best novel of the year written by a citizen of the British Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland, but also the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction. The 532-page historical novel is set in and around England’s Tudor court in the early 1500s. The saga of King Henry VIII is one of history’s more familiar stories, but here it’s Volume 2 • Issue 11
told from a nontraditional perspective: It focuses on the usually caricatured Thomas Cromwell, who becomes a complex and sympathetic figure in the midst of a fully peopled court. (Luckily for us, the author has supplied a nice list of the many characters.) Cromwell is first shown as a child, being beaten by his bully father, then running away to be a sailor. We meet him again at the age of 40 and find that he has become a self-taught man. He has memorized the entire New Testament in Latin and “He can draft a contract, train a falcon, draw a map, stop a street fight, furnish a house and fix a jury.” It’s all about 16th-century politics, church vs. monarch, day-to-day court intrigue, and the growing relationship between Cromwell and the king. Sometimes the story is involving, and sometimes it’s dry. I liked the dialogue, but wasn’t always sure who was talking. The writing can be clever, as in the author’s description of the eyes of Anne Boleyn: “They are black eyes, … shiny like the beads of an abacus ... and always in motion, as she makes calculations of her own advantage.” It can also be insightful: “Maps are always last
year’s. England is always remaking herself, her cliffs eroding, her sandbanks drifting, springs bubbling up in dead ground. They regroup themselves while we sleep, the landscapes through which we move, and even the histories that trail us; the faces of the dead fade into other faces, as a spine of hills into the mist.” For The Lacuna, Barbara Kingsolver won the Orange Prize for Fiction, which celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in women’s writing around the world. The 507page novel is presented as a biography of Harrison Shepherd, the son of an American father and a Mexican mother, told mostly through his journals, which he began in his boyhood in Mexico in 1929. The boy is chosen to mix plas-
ter for Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, and he later works for Rivera and his wife, artist Frida Kahlo, as a cook and a typist. But the artists’ political leanings and associations will come back to haunt the adult Shepherd in the post-war United States, where he settles down as a successful writer of novels. Even on the first page, the writing is artistry, as the boy describes his mother: “Sometimes she ran down the tiled hallway to her son’s bedroom, appearing in the doorway with her hair loose, her feet like iced fish in the bed, pulling the crocheted bedspread tight as a web around the two of them, listening.” Kingsolver paints pictures just as Rivera and Kahlo do, but her images come from words, bold and colorful:
“Girls with red yarn braided into their hair and wound around their heads into thick crowns. Their white dresses swirled like froth, with skirts so wide they could take the hems in their fingertips and raise them up to make sudden wings, like butterflies, fluttering as they turned.” Her words form layers, the foreground filled with colorful images, then personal drama all around and, behind it all, a political, historical and even legendary backdrop. Shepherd’s journals intersect with the flat, crisp writing of the archivist, along with dialogue, letters and newspaper clippings, and we are reminded that Kingsolver is a master of multiple voices, as in her The Poisonwood Bible. The lacuna, a mysterious hidden passage between one world and another, becomes a repeated metaphor. It’s a great, absorbing read, and the ending is absolutely wonderful. I had thought The Poisonwood Bible was Kingsolver’s masterpiece, yet here’s another one. Serendipity! Copyright © 2010 Mary Louise Ruehr. TJN
Meet Tater Yes! My name is “Tater” (like a tater tot!) because I’m so cute! I’m a three-year-old Red Sable Pomeranian. I weigh18 pounds, and I am 110 percent L-O-VE! Because of my handsome, full coat, I will need regular brushing and grooming (sometimes, I think they should have named me Fabio!!!). I am healthy and up to date on all vaccines and I’m neutered, so no making babies for me—thank goodness! l like to sleep in bed with you, but I’m also willing to cozy up in my own pet bed. I’m a smart boy and I’m totally housetrained. I love to ride in the car, but Volume 2 • Issue 11
please, buckle me in my own car seat or a crate for safety. My foster home is great and I am fine with children and having other animals around. I just like everybody because I am so grateful to be rescued — but I want to find a forever home soon. There are so many homeless adult dogs just like me that need to be adopted. If you want to meet me, please call Kayla at (337) 802-6573 or e-mail her at cajunredhead1977@aol.com. To make sure adoptions are a good fit for everyone, a home visit and vet reference are part of the adoption process.
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Hachi: A Dog’s Tale (DVD, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2009) Once in a great while, a family movie comes along that approaches perfection. Hachi is about a dog and his master, told through the eyes of the master’s grandson. A tiny pup shows up one day in the New England town of Bedridge. He’s been shipped overseas from Japan, but the tag on his cage is lost and the cage itself falls off the baggage cart at the train station. The dog escapes his broken cage and ends up at the feet of professor Parker Wilson, who has commuted home on the evening train. Parker takes the puppy home and begins putting out fliers to find its owner. The professor’s wife is very much against having an animal in the house, which isn’t helped when the dog destroys four months of her work, a scale
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model for a theater renovation project. After the weekend, not finding the dog’s owner, Parker takes it in his satchel on the morning train to work. In Providence, Parker teaches music classes while composing and choreographing a ballet. (The music from his ballet also serves as the lyrical background music for the movie.) The pup escapes Parker’s satchel and sits at the dancers’ feet as they practice.
Does all this sound like a sappy children’s movie about a lovable dog? Well, you can forget your Beethoven stereotype. There aren’t any zany adventures or even any children in this film, unless you count the master’s grandson who introduces the story, and that’s about all he does. Yet there’s something childlike in the way this animal attaches himself to the people in the community of Bedridge, from the hot dog stand vendor to the ticket master at the train station. The film is beautiful from start to finish, idyllic in its portrayal of a small town. (Really, how many people do you know who walk from their house to a quaint train station and come home on it at five o’clock every day?) But Hachi, (rated G!) as simple as the story is, refuses to insult our intelligence. Parker Wilson is played by Richard Gere (An Officer and A Gentleman, Chicago). He personifies the likeable, quiet, married man who is instantly taken by this mysterious pup from nowhere. His wife Cate is played by Joan Allen. (You may have seen her in the Bourne Supremacy as the driven CIA director responsible for tracking down Bourne.) In Hachi, she manages to hold the whole movie together with her supporting performance. From a foreboding beginning, you just know she’s going to
send Hachi to the pound. Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) leads a stunning cast of townspeople who underplay their roles to perfection as they come to find this dog amazing and inspiring them. Actually, the whole movie is a mastery of understatement and subtlety. Somewhere in the professor’s past is someone named Luke, who is now gone. The dog inherits Luke’s toys. Was he a lost son, or a previous pet? And though this unique pup’s origin is unknown, he bears a collar with a Japanese symbol on its tag. One of Parker’s fellow professors translates it as “Hachi”, which means “eight” in Japanese. What else does it mean? We learn that Hachi is a Japanese Akita, a breed prized by emperors for their loyalty. Akitas have been around for 4,000 years. Hachi’s loyalty to his master becomes the central theme of the movie. Interestingly, Sony Pictures skipped releasing Hachi to theaters in the United States, going straight to DVD. Meanwhile, the movie has made over $45 million in box offices around the world. Definitely worth a rental, your children and grandchildren will love this film. Personally, I think its appeal to adults is what makes it stand out. Enjoy! TJN
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LCCT’S COLLEGE CHEERLEADER CLINIC So, You Want To Be A College Cheerleader? On this Saturday morning, the most dedicated gals took advantage of the opportunity to work with professional college cheerleaders from Louisiana and Kentucky universities. A room full of eager, energetic, high-flying young ladies were taught the proper techniques of lifts and cheer stunts that spectators at the football games love to watch. The girl is extended several feet high in the air by the powerful strength of the male cheerleader, one-handed, as she shouts to the crowd waving her pom poms. Then he throws her up as she spirals down. here’s a big Jambalaya shout for all of you. Way to go!
Taylor North with Haley and Alison Bryan
Tammy and Kellie Webb
Sydnie and Donna Sutherland
Madison and Michelle North
Merzie and Macanzie Krause
Julie, Susan, and Allison Vincent with Mary Bell
Elizabeth, Anna and Tiffany Heinen
WHISTLE STOP’S MAD HOT BALLROOM GALA The Grand Ballroom was packed with people gone “Mad” at L’Auberge du Lac. Mad over the stunning performances of nine local celebrities (including Jambalaya’s Phil de Albuquerque), paired with experienced dancers who showed the results of their hard work, discipline and determination, dancing to everything from Salsa to the Jitterbug. In addition, the crowd was treated to the first performance from the Dancing Classrooms Dance Company—a group of young students who demonstrated the poise and confidence that they acquired as a result of the Dancing Classrooms program, which was the recipient of this fundraiser. All volunteers and generous sponsors, you may take a bow; Dancing Classrooms will be in the future of every fifth grade student in Southwest Louisiana! Sharon Shepherd and Lucinda O’Quinn PAGE 46
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Beth Rist with David and Drema Sigler
Jackie Hebert and Patty Williamson
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY’S ‘CELEBRATION OF LIFE’ GALA Have you heard about dat big fight? This evening was a “Celebration of Life” and a tribute to the many people in the area who have been fighting cancer, a disease that is being fought courageously from brave opponents seeking victory and claiming more birthdays! The battle is being won and this evening was a blessing as local cancer survivors shared their remarkable stories of survival. We also laughed at Comedy Club Comedian James Stephans III, and enjoyed a magnificent dinner with live and silent auctions. Life is a gift—so go ”Fight Dat!” Brittany Fontenot, Madison Newman, and Kelsey Fontenot
Claudia and Michael Carrol
Faye and Tommy Drake
Bruce and Monica Maerhofer
Margie Boudreaux, Jody Reed and Charlotte Boudreaux
Kathy Scoggins and Chuck Kuehn with Fred and GiGi Kaufman
Christina LeBlanc and Mike Long
Katharine Barbier and Robbie Guillory
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THE CHAMBER SWLA LEGIS-GATOR LUNCHEON Over 700 statewide elected officials and members of the Louisiana Congressional Delegation attended the 5th Annual Chamber SWLA awards luncheon held at the grounds of this year’s title sponsor, L’Auberge du Lac Casino Resort. The Chamber SWLA recapped legislation efforts undertaken in 2010 and recognized legislators across the state for working on pro- business, pro Southwest Louisiana legislation as well as the presentation of over 50 awards, including Business Champion awards. Governor Bobby Jindal provided this year’s keynote address. Let’s here it for the luncheon of champions! TJN Ron Roberts, mayor of Deridder, with Rhonda Colletta
Davante Lewis and Katelynn McCartney
John Cardone and Congressman Charles Boustany, Jr.
Sondra and Roland Moss
Hal McMillin and Maria Faul
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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 film tells the amazing story of fierce young suffragettes fighting for a Constitutional amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote. They are led by Alice Paul (Hilary Swank) and her friend Lucy Burns (Frances O’Connor), who put their lives on the line to fight for American women’s right to vote. Admission is free for ICM members and $2 for non-members. For more information, call 474-1864 or e-mail info@lwv-lc.org. GUEYDAN DUCK FESTIVAL AUG. 26-AUG.29 Held the weekend before Labor Day, the 75th annual Gueydan Duck Festival offers the public great entertainment with its duck and goose calling contest, skeet shooting, hunting dog trials, and decoy carving. This is in addition to great food, nightly bands, queen’s pageants, a grand parade, outdoor and indoor cooking contests, an auction, arts and crafts, and a carnival. The festival is so representative of a facet of the Cajun culture that it has been featured at the World’s Fair in New Orleans and on the LPB series “Taste of Louisiana” with Chef John Folse. For more information, go to www.duckfestival.org. TASTES AND TALES OF THE SEA AUG. 27 Come join us for an evening of enchanting Irish sea shanties by the Captain’s Balladeers, original ballads with Danny O’Flaherty and students from EDS, a Chinese auction and hors
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d’oeuvres prepared by the chefs of McFarlane’s Pub and Brickhouse Catering. The evening’s proceeds will help bring rowers over from Ireland to participate in the World Cup Currach Regatta in Lake Charles and the Angel of the Delta Festival in Madisonville. (The proceeds from this festival will go directly to help the fishermen and their families who were affected by the oil spill.) The event will be held on Fri., Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. at The Brickhouse, 110 W. Pine Street, Lake Charles, LA. Tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for students and can be purchased at Bella’s Bridal/Mr. Formal, 2506 Ryan Street or at McFarlane’s Pub, 110 W. Pine Street. For reservations or more information, contact (337)-439-4888 or (337) 5644702 or e-mail hybrasyl@yahoo.com. FAMILY FUN DAY AT ST. LUKE SIMPSON AUG. 28 A family fun day is scheduled for Sat., Aug. 28, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at St. Luke-Simpson United Methodist Church, 1500 Country Club Road in Lake Charles. Events will include fun jump, face painting, pony rides, bow and arrow, wildlife sanctuary and other activities. The public is invited at no charge. For more information, call (337) 474-1500. THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM’S IMAGINATION CELEBRATION AUG. 28 Spend a fun evening supporting The Children’s Museum! The 7th annual Imagination Celebration fundraiser will be held Sat., Aug. 28 in the Exhibition Hall at the Lake Charles Civic Center. The celebration begins at 6:30 p.m. Enjoy live music by The Backyard Cowboys and great food from over 20 area restaurants. There will be live and silent auctions and a cash bar. Come dressed in tropical beach attire (no bathing suits, please!). Tickets are $50 per person and are on sale now at the Children’s Museum. Sponsorships are also available. Call 433-9420 for more information. MARDI GRAS MUSEUM FUNDRAISER AUG. 28 Come on out to the Contraband Room at the Lake Charles Civic Center for a FaisDo-Do to benefit the Mardi Gras Museum! The New Midnight Ramblers will perform 50s, Swamp Pop, Country, Cajun and footstomping dance music. Doors open at 7 p.m. A Cajun buffet will be served at 7:30 (each krewe is bringing a Cajun dish for the buffet), and dancing begins at 8. There will be prizes, so start practicing! Come in
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Cajun casual dress—“Hackberry Reeboks” welcome! Cash bar and $1 draft beer. Tables will be reserved for krewes, but we need a seat count. Tickets are $50 per couple at the door. Advance tickets are $25 per person, $40 per couple and can be purchased at Gordon’s Drug Store, Party Time, Joseph’s Electric, and Moss Bluff Flowers & Gifts. For more information, contact Julie at 794-5553 SHRIMP & PETROLEUM FESTIVAL SEPT. 2-6 Tap your toes and tempt your taste buds at Louisiana’s oldest state-chartered harvest festival. The five-day extravaganza in Morgan City of family entertainment includes continuous live music by local and national acts, a huge arts & crafts show and sale, a Children’s Village, the Cajun Culinary Classic, the traditional Blessing of the Fleet and water parade--and all with no gate fee! Voted Best Festival by Louisiana Association of Fairs & Festivals. For more information, call (800) 256-2931 or (985) 385-0703 or go to www.shrimp-petrofest.org ‘ALMOST ALICE: NEW ILLUSTRATIONS OF WONDERLAND’ SEPT. 3-OCT. 23 The City of Lake Charles will host a new traveling exhibition entitled “Almost Alice: New Illustrations of Wonderland” by Maggie Taylor. The exhibition will feature 45 digital inkjet prints illustrating Lewis Carroll’s famous work Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. The public is invited to the opening reception Fri., Sept. 3 from 6-9 p.m. at
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the 1911 Historic City Hall Arts & Cultural Center at 1001 Ryan Street. All ages are welcome and refreshments will be served. The exhibit will be on display through Oct. 23. Historic City Hall Arts and Cultural Center is open Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sat., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free, and donations are kindly accepted. For more information, call 491-9147 or visit www.cityoflakecharles.com. GRAND FUNK RAILROAD AT DELTA DOWNS SEPT. 4 On Sat., Sept. 4, Grand Funk Railroad will be performing their many hits at the Delta Event Center for a one-night-only performance, starting at 8 p.m. One of the 1970s’ most successful hard rock bands, Grand Funk Railroad built a devoted fan base with constant touring, a loud, simple take on the blues-rock power trio sound, and strong workingclass appeal. Tickets start at $20 and are available online at deltadowns.com or at The Delta Downs Gift Shop. To charge by phone, call (800) 745-3000. CALCASIEU BOAT CLUB POKER RUN SEPT. 11 The Calcasieu Boat Club’s annual Poker Run will be held Sat., Sept. 11. The fee is $25 per person for early registration, and $35 per person after Sept. 3. There will be fun stops, a poker hand, a meal and door prizes. Only participants with armbands are allowed at stops. Must be 21 or over and be present at check-in to have armband put on. Check-in is from 9 to 11 a.m. Best five-card hand wins: $300—first place; $200—second place, $100—third place. Make checks payable to Calcasieu Boat Club and send to Joe Vezina, 9285 Lanier Rd. Lake Charles, La. 70607 For information, contact Joe Vezina at 912-1034 or 905-0140 or e-mail: vjvezina@camtel.net. BUDDY WESTLUND MEMORIAL REDFISH ROUND-UP BENEFIT SEPT. 25 Friends, family and fisherman are invited to converge on Choupique Bayou for the first ever “Buddy Westlund Memorial Redfish Round-Up.” The benefit fishing event will be held on Sat., Sept. 25, and all proceeds will assist with medical expenses incurred during Buddy’s year-long battle with cancer. The one-day fishing tournament will begin at sunrise with a weigh-in deadline of 4 p.m. Early entry registration forms are now being accepted and may be obtained online at www.facebook.com/pages/the-buddy-westlund-memorial-redfishround-up/141983522488324. Registration fees are $25 per person and prizes will be awarded. Checks may be made payable to the Buddy Westlund Memorial Fund and mailed to 304 Chili Westlund Road, Sulphur, LA 70605. The Weigh-In Celebration and After Party will be held at Westlund Landing at the Choupique Bayou Bridge, on Hwy. 27 south of Sulphur. There will be live musical entertainment, delicious foods, a silent auction, raffle and door prizes. For more information, contact Jennifer at 540-2346 or Debra at 515-5983.
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Happy 31st Birthday Lance Blanchard from the Salon W team! Scotti Moffett- I hope you had a wonderful 9th birthday on Saturday! You are the best daughter and sister anyone could ever wish for! We love you! Laurie & Madison. Tasha Evans and the stylists at Salon Evans send out a big Thank You to their Amazing Clients!!! 477-6868. Happy Birthday Gayle Cline! Wish we could have been there for your big day. Love Chase & Ashley Wilson. Rocky’s on Prien Lake Street – Congratulations! The steak I had on Wednesday was the tastiest and best “bang for the buck” I’ve had in Lake Charles! I’ll be back! Wishing Blane Bourgeois a Happy 40th Birthday! – Liars Anonymous. To my best friend who passed away 9 years ago. You stayed beside me through thick and thin. You taught me unconditional love. You brightened my every day. Thank you so much “Bear.” We’ll play again together someday. Your Dad.
Thank you Max for the wonderful romantic ride in your helicopter down to the beach! A “Once in a lifetime” experience! We will never forget it! The King declared Buffy Wings the “Food of the Kingdom!” and friends having fun and laughs have been enjoying it ever since! A toast to good friends! Whatever happened to Marty Briggs? He’s selling real estate at Century 21 Mike D. Bono. To buy a new home, or sell the one you’ve got, contact Marty at 661-4844! Join us for Imagination Celebration Saturday, August 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the Lake Charles Civic Center! Call the Children’s Museum at 433-9420 for information and tickets! A special thank you to Southwest Louisiana for 30 years of magic! Big Brothers Big Sisters Bark Park at 4121 Nelson Road has two new groomers to take care of your pet grooming! Call 478-4300. Come see us at our new location 1411 W. Prien Lake Road for weight loss, wellness programs and massages. -Inner Bliss 475-2547.
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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 Downs, Vinton, 8 p.m. • Soul Vacation @ Caribbean Cove, Isle of Capri Casino, Westlake, 8 p.m. • DJ Cage @ Jack Daniels Bar & Grill, L’Auberge du Lac, 10 p.m. FRIDAY, AUGUST 27 • Briggs Brown & The Bayou Cajuns @ DI’s Cajun Food & Music, Basile, 6:30 p.m. • Joe Simon & The Louisiana Cajuns @ Aucoin’s Cajun Restaurant, Hayes, 7 p.m. • The Lakeside Gamblers @ The Porch, 7 p.m. • No Idea @ Mikko, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 7:30 p.m. • Echo Movement @ Luna Bar & Grill, 8 p.m. • The Brandon Foret Band @ Yesterday’s, 8 p.m. • T-Broussard @ Gator Lounge, Delta Downs, Vinton, 8:30 p.m. • Zydecane @ Caribbean Cove, Isle of Capri Casino, Westlake, 9 p.m.
• DJ Cage @ Jack Daniels Bar & Grill, L’Auberge du Lac, 10 p.m. SATURDAY, AUGUST 28 • Scotty Pousson & The Pointe aux Loups Playboys @ DI’s Cajun Food & Music, Basile, 6:30 p.m. • Joe Simon & The Louisiana Cajuns @ Aucoin’s Cajun Restaurant, Hayes, 7 p.m. • No Idea @ Mikko, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 7:30 p.m. • Paul Gonsoulin @ The Porch, 8 p.m. • Foret Tradition @ Yesterday’s, 8 p.m. • Wayne Toups @ Delta Event Center, Delta Downs, Vinton, 8 p.m. • Michael Bolton @ L’Auberge du Lac Event Center, L’Auberge du Lac Casino, 8:30 p.m. • T-Broussard @ Gator Lounge, Delta Downs, Vinton, 8:30 p.m. • James Reese Band @ Caribbean Cove, Isle of Capri Casino, Westlake, 9 p.m. • The Von Dukes/Sinners/Tin Can Phone @ Luna Bar & Grill, 10 p.m. • DJ Cage @ Jack Daniels Bar & Grill, L’Auberge du Lac, 10 p.m. SUNDAY, AUGUST 29 • James Reese Jazz Trio @ Caribbean Cove, Isle of Capri Casino, Westlake, 10 a.m.
• Geno Delafosse & French Rockin’ Boogie @ Yesterday’s, 6 p.m. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 • Alvin Touchet @ OB’s Bar & Grill, 7 p.m. • Kris Harper @ The Porch, 8 p.m. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 • Don Fontenot & Les Cajuns de la Prairie @ DI’s Cajun Food & Music, Basile, 6:30 p.m. • Don Fontenot & Les Amis de la Louisiane @ Mikko, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 7:30 p.m. • Mike Zito @ The Porch, 9 p.m. • DJ Cage @ Jack Daniels Bar & Grill, L’Auberge du Lac, 10 p.m. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 • Howard Noel & Cajun Boogie@ DI’s Cajun Food & Music, Basile, 6:30 p.m. • TBA @ Aucoin’s Cajun Restaurant, Hayes, 7 p.m. • Lipstick Blonde @ Mikko, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 7:30 p.m. • Bernie Alan @ Club 1Sixty5, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 8 p.m. • Foreigner/Loverboy @ The Pavilion at Coushatta, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 8 p.m. • Rick Springfield @ L’Auberge du Lac Event Center, L’Auberge du Lac Casino, 8:30 p.m. • DJ Cage @ Jack Daniels Bar & Grill, L’Auberge du Lac, 10 p.m. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 • Mack Manuel & The Lake Charles Ramblers@ DI’s Cajun Food & Music, Basile, 6:30 p.m.
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• TBA @ Aucoin’s Cajun Restaurant, Hayes, 7 p.m. • Lipstick Blonde @ Mikko, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 7:30 p.m. • Grand Funk Railroad @ Delta Event Center, Delta Downs, Vinton, 8 p.m. • Bernie Alan @ Club 1Sixty5, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 8 p.m. • ThingFish @ OB’s Bar & Grill, 9 p.m. • Trial By Fire @ Caribbean Cove, Isle of Capri Casino, Westlake, 9 p.m. • Janelle Nadine @ Luna Bar & Grill, 9:30 p.m. • DJ Cage @ Jack Daniels Bar & Grill, L’Auberge du Lac, 10 p.m. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 • Kenne Wayne @ Rosa Hart Theatre, Lake Charles Civic Center, 7 p.m. • Krossroadz @ Jack Daniels Bar & Grill, L’Auberge du Lac, 10 p.m. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 • Alvin Touchet @ OB’s Bar & Grill, 7 p.m.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 • Dudley Hebert & The Hotel Cazan Band @ DI’s Cajun Food & Music, Basile, 6:30 p.m. • Bayou Katz @ Mikko, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 7:30 p.m. • Time Machine @ Jack Daniels Bar & Grill, L’Auberge du Lac, 10 p.m. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 • Travis Benoit & Allons Dancer@ DI’s Cajun Food & Music, Basile, 6:30 p.m. • The Lakeside Gamblers @ The Porch, 7 p.m. • TBA @ Aucoin’s Cajun Restaurant, Hayes, 7 p.m. • Bayou Katz @ Mikko, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 7:30 p.m. • Mellow Down Easy @ Luna Bar & Grill, 9 p.m. • Kris Harper/Do Not Destroy @ OB’s Bar & Grill, 10 p.m. • Rockstar Karaoke @ Jack Daniels Bar & Grill, L’Auberge du Lac, 10 p.m.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 • Briggs Brown & The Bayou Cajuns@ DI’s Cajun Food & Music, Basile, 6:30 p.m. • TBA @ Aucoin’s Cajun Restaurant, Hayes, 7 p.m. • Bayou Katz @ Mikko, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 7:30 p.m. • ThingFish @ Lake Charles Racquet Club, 8 p.m. • Rockstar Karaoke @ Jack Daniels Bar & Grill, L’Auberge du Lac, 10 p.m. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 • Alvin Touchet @ OB’s Bar & Grill, 7 p.m. TJN
MONDAY NIGHTS: Abita Beer Night
WEDNESDAY NIGHTS: Mondo Martini Night
THURSDAY NIGHTS: Be Well Night
Whether you are dining in or calling in for takeout, let The Luna Bar and Grill do all the work. Come in today for one of our specialty salads, stellar sandwiches, or exceptional entrees. We offer many choices for the health conscious individual. We’re locally owned and the best place in town for live entertainment, food, and drinks. Fri. Aug. 27 @ 9pm ECHO MOVEMENT (reggae) Sat. Aug. 28 @ 9pm TIN CAN PHONE (reggae) w/ SUBROSA UNION (reggae, rock) Wed. Sept. 1 @ 9pm BRYCE PERRIN & ACCOUSTIC Fri. Sept. 3 @ 9pm HOSTILE HIPPIES (reggae) Sat. Sept. 4 @ 9pm OUTLAW NATION (reggae) Every Monday is Open Mike Night! Volume 2 • Issue 11
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SEMINARS – 3RD FLOOR ROOM 1 • 8:30 a.m., “The Importance of Advanced Care Planning” by Sylvia Marcantel, RN, CHPN, CHPCA – Odyssey Hospice • 9:15 a.m., “Benefits of Mammograms, Breast Exams and Colonoscopies” by Dr. John Van Hoose, M.D. – The Pathology Laboratory • 10:00 a.m., “Is There a Simple Solution to My Urinary Issues?” by Alice Prestia, M.D. – Women and Children’s Hospital • 10:45 a.m., “Listen, Learn, Lose: Low Fat Cooking Demonstration” by Kristie Evans, RD and Jason LeBouef, Chef – CHRISTUS St. Patrick Hospital • 11:30 a.m., “Con Artists and How to Avoid Identity Theft” by Garland Prejean, Jr. – Cameron State Bank • 12:15 p.m., “Avoiding Financial Road Blocks” by Roland Terrell, FFS Terrell Associates • 1:00 p.m. “Screening 101 -- Cancer Risk Reduction” by Henry J. Goolsby, III M.D. – The Oncology & Hematology Institute of Southwest Louisiana
ROOM 2 • 8:45 a.m., “Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease” by Neal Ryder The Gardens & Guardian House • 9:30 a.m., “ The Easy Way to Get Started Learning Something New!” by Betty Anderson and May Gray – McNeese Leisure Learning and SAGE and the EASE Programs • 10:15 a.m., “Know Your Numbers and Your Supplements” by Carolyn Hutchinson, M.D. – CHRISTUS St. Patrick Hospital • 11:00 a.m., “Art, History, Theater and Beautiful Gardens in Orange Texas” By The Nelda C. and H.J. Stark Foundation: Panel Discussion with Sara Boehme of the Stark Museum of Art; Patsy Herring ton of the W.H. Stark House, Michael Hoke of Shangri La Botanical Gardens; Jim Clark of The Lutcher Theater of the performing arts. • 11:45 a.m., “Basic First Aid” by Lane Owers – Acadian Ambulance • 12:30 p.m., Understanding and Solutions for Erectile Dysfunction and Urinary Issues by Farjaad Siddiq, M.D., FACS
ROOM 3 • 9:00 a.m.,“CPR Refresher Course” by David Aucoin – Allen Parish Hospital • 9:45 a.m., “Are You at Risk for a Heart Attack or Stroke?” By Bryan Kilbane • 10:30 a.m., “Don’t Leave Your Retirement Plan to Luck. Develop a Successful Plan” by Mike Allen – Mallard Investments, Cameron State BankDIADEXUS and The Pathology Laboratory • 11:15 a.m., “Lights, Lasers, Action!” by Steve Springer, M.D. – Renew Medical Spa • 12 Noon, “My Loved One Needs Assistance. Who Do I Contact for Help?” Panel Discussion by Pam LaBorde, Community Education Representative for Odyssey Hospice; Margaret McCloskey CEO of PDI of the South; Annette Tritico, BSRN Program Development Director Evangeline Home Care; Ashley Guidry, Resident Service Director Gardens & Guardian House; Stephanie Fontenot, Admissions Marketing Coordinator of Rosewood Nursing Home. • 12:45 P.M., “Weaving the Past into the Present to Preserve for the Future” by Jean Becnel – Woven Heart Scrapbook Volume 2 • Issue 11
FOOD VENDORS COFFEE • Samaritan Counseling at their booth, 1st floor, Exhibition Hall BREAKFAST • ONLY provided for glucose and cholesterol screeners who have fasted 4 hours - McDonald’s, 3rd floor SOFT DRINKS • Coca Cola, 1st floor breeze way between Exhibition Hall and Coliseum LUNCH • Kjun Kwik Bites and Mr. Bill’s Seafood 1st floor, Coliseum (1700 free grilled chicken wrap lunches available on first come basis) BOTTLED WATER • Piccadilly, at their booth, 1st floor, Exhibition Hall WATER • ASCA, 1st floor breeze way between Exhibition Hall and Coliseum
FREE MEDICAL SCREENINGS 1ST FLOOR: • Hearing Assessment at their booth – Sears Hearing Aid Centers • Glaucoma 8 - 10am at their booth – Hart Eye Center • Carotid Artery Ultrasound 8 - 10am at their booth – First Line Health Screening • Skin Cancer Screening at their booth – Renew Medical Spa 3RD FLOOR: • Cholesterol and Glucose, (4 hour fast required) – CHRISTUS St. Patrick Hospital and The Pathology Laboratory • Blood Pressure – Calcasieu Medical Reserve Corps • Blood Drive – Life Share Blood Centers
ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE 9:30 am – 10:00 am • Diamond Dancers are gold medalist senior games performers. 10:15 am – 11:15 am • Joe Simon and the Louisiana Cajun’s Joe’s motto is “Keep it Cajun!” Enjoy an authentic Cajun dance band. 11:30 am – 12 noon • Jazzercise (page 34) - Brenda Vallier No matter your age you can get the body moving and have fun witH Jazzercise. 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm • Sam O and La Dust Enjoy swamp pop, country, rock & roll with line dancing and one French song. Not too loud and not too soft. Just right, so come dance.
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