The Jambalaya News Vol.1, No.11 | August 27, 2009

• Historic CemeteriesUnearth Great Stories

• College: Year One

• Green Crusaders: St. Margaret’s

Science Club

• Doing Business with Neighbors

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CONTRIBUTORSKay AndrewsLeslie BermanGeorge ClineDan EllenderErica McCreedyMike McHughJeanne OwensMary Louise RuehrBrandon ShoumakerSteve Springer, M.D.

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On Cover: The Landing Owners, Kurt Strang and Josh Rogers.

Cover Photo by Darrell Buck

COVER STORY22 The Landing Revives

Waterfront Dining

REGULARS7 The Boiling Pot10 The Dang Yankee14 What’s Cookin’15 House Call17 A Greener World31 Sports Report

FEATURES5 Cherries for Life12 Historic Cemeteries Unearth

Great Stories20 College: Year One25 Doing Business with Neighbors

ENTERTAINMENT33 Killin’ Time Crossword34 Red Hot Books36 Funbolaya37 Family Night at the Movies38 Society Spice42 The Local Jam44 Eclectic Company46 Jambalaya Jam

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Let’s Hear it for New Businesses!There’s nothing more exciting—and more stressful—than

starting your own business. In these shaky economic times, thestress is naturally compounded.

In spite of all the predicted doom and gloom, I’m happy tosay that new businesses continue to grow and flourish in theLake Area. The Jambalaya News is just one of them! We’reabsolutely thrilled with the overwhelming response we’vereceived since we launched our publication in April. Sincerethanks to all of our readers and advertisers (not to mentionour amazing team) for making us what we are today!

In this issue, we highlight some new businesses whoseowners weren’t afraid to take a chance.

Kudos to Josh Rogers and Kurt Strang for taking overthe old Bennigan’s location and turning it into a uniquedining experience on the waterfront. Jeanne Owens ofthe Charleston Gallery & Antiques sells vintage treas-ures and showcases local art in the newly refurbished

Charleston Hotel. Thanks to Juli Wilson, downtown LakeCharles now has a high-end boutique, Social Denim, filled withthe latest styles from Hollywood.

Hair stylist Tasha Evans received so much encouragementfrom her clients that she decided to open her own place—Salon Evans—and is thrilled that she did. She shares a build-

ing on LaGrange St. with Glow Salon & Wellness Spa, whereJill Hebert and her staff pamper you with the works—from

manicures to Swedish massages. And tech guru Paul Wolfestarted Precision IT, which specializes in end-to-end IT solu-

tions, but can do anything computer or network-related.Congratulations to all of you, and we wish you much

success!– Lauren de Albuquerque

From the Managing Editor

The Jambalaya News is proud to welcome Faye Drake as thenewest member of their professional sales team. Faye bringswith her over 21 years of local newspaper sales experience.

“I am excited to be a part of The Jambalaya News, a won-derful publication dedicated to promoting the people and

businesses of Southwest Louisiana. And I’m glad to have theopportunity to continue to do what I have done for the past 21years……helping local business to reach potential customers.”

To take advantage of Faye’s skill and experience to helpgrow your business, call her at (337) 436-7800 ext. 111.

Faye Drake

TJN

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In these uneasy economic times,owning your own business can bestressful, to say the least. But if youhave the right product coupled withthe right marketing plan, you’resure to stay successful.

Owning my own business hasalways fascinated me. I can remembermy first venture. I was around nineyears old. It was summer, and I start-ed thinking about an opportunity.

All six of us kids werelying on the grass in thebackyard, looking up at thesky and listening to thesmall planes as they flew by.We all wondered how manywere flying to Canada. FromMt. Clemens, Michigan,

where we lived, it was only a fewmiles away, but it seemed like lightyears to us. Mom was out groceryshopping, leaving my older sisterMary and me in charge.

After a while, Mom returnedfrom the grocery store. She knockedon the window and motioned for usto come in. She had a surprise for us!

We all ran in and sat around thekitchen table. She reached in thefridge and pulled out a big bag offresh cherries. We all cheered asmom put a small pile in front ofeach of us. My pile was bigger

because I counted for two. Ialways sat next to my little sis-

ter Joan. I would pick out thebest cherries and give them

to her as she looked up atme with her beautiful,

adoring eyes.

“I sure wish we could have theseall the time,” Joan said as she stuffeda cherry into her little mouth. Weall nodded with our cherry-blotched smiles.

“Sorry, kids,” Mom said. “Enjoythem now and we’ll see when wecan have the again.

But I had an idea.“Mom, if you didn’t have to

spend any more money, could wehave them all the time?” I asked.

Not able to imagine what hereldest son had in mind, Mom

smiled and said “Now,Philip. How are we going

to do that?”“We all love eating these

cherries, right?” I said. “I’llbet most of our neighbors like

them, too. I’ll start a cherry

stand in the front yard, charge a littlemore money than they cost, and we’llall have cherries for life!”

Mom laughed, but as always, letme try my idea. That was the begin-ning of my entrepreneurial adven-ture. I used the family card table, asmall folding chair, and a made asign out of a piece of paper whichsaid “Cherries for Sale.”

It was a huge success! I can stillremember the kind words andencouragement from our neighbors.One nice lady commented, “Theseare the best cherries I’ve ever had!Where did you get them?”

“Someplace magical,” I said,which was true—we felt that every-thing that came out of mom’s fridgewas magical!

My brother Frank, who was 11months younger than me, tried toopen a stand next to mine to see if hecould make more money. It didn’twork—but that’s another story!

To this day, when Lauren and Iare out and about and I see a childtrying to sell something at their littlestand, I see myself all those years ago.So, I have to stop and buy theirlemonade, chocolate chip cookies, orwhatever it is that they’re selling. Iencourage them and wish them suc-cess. Maybe they have a dream, too,and want to show their family howto have “cherries for life.”

By Phil de Albuquerque

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JAMBALAYA COOK-OFF IS OPEN TO INDIVIDUALS AND TEAMS.

First prize is $200 for teams and $100 for individuals; trophies will be awarded to second and third place in each category.Entries will be judged on flavor and presentation.

Entry fee is $100 for teams and $50 for individuals. All proceeds will benefit The Imperial Calcasieu Museum.7:30-8 AM: SET-UP

8 AM: COOKING BEGINSNOON-12:30: JUDGING BEGINS; PUBLIC INVITED TO SAMPLE

1:30 PM: WINNERS ANNOUNCED

ON-LOOKERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COME AND SAMPLE THE FARE.Music, beverages, and lots more. Admission is $10 to sample all the entries; and,

there will be a cash beverage bar. For more information on entering your special recipe, please contact the Imperial Calcasieu Museum at 439-3793.


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CITGO Employees Purchase School SuppliesCITGO Petroleum Corporation recently announced that $2,634 was col-

lected from generous employee donations to purchase school supplies for thecompany’s partner in education elementary school, E.K. Key Elementary inSulphur. “Our Safety Awareness Committee really stepped up to help raiseenough funds to purchase school supplies for more than 105 students,” saidEduardo Assef, vice president and general manager of CITGO’s Lake CharlesManufacturing Complex.

MSU Career Fair Sept. 21Employers interested in recruiting McNeese State University graduates

and/or students for full-time and part-time positions as well as for possibleinternships are invited to make plans to participate in the Fall 2009 CareerFair on Sept. 21 sponsored by McNeese Career Services. The event is sched-uled from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Parra Ballroom of the New Ranch (StudentUnion Annex). McNeese students of all majors and classifications as well asMSU alumni are invited to participate and bring their resumes. Employersinterested in participating may submit the vendor fair form online atwww.mcneese.edu/career, or contact the McNeese Career Services Center at(337) 475-5612 or at (800) 622-3352, ext. 5612.

Junior League of Lake Charles, Inc. Announces 2009-2010 Board of Directors

The Junior League of Lake Charles, Inc. recently announced their 2009-2010 Board of Directors. They are: Ann Barilleaux, President; MelanieLeJeune, President-Elect; Kay Barnett, Sustaining Advisor; Melissa Kelty,Communications Vice President; Angela Queenan, Community VicePresident; Sara Ezell, Finance Vice President; Charlotte McCann,

Membership Vice President; Ashley McMahon, Assistant Treasurer; LisaTrouth, Parliamentarian; Julie Miller, Advisory Planning & Bylaws Chair; LisaVerrette, Strategic Planning Chair; Tara Hawkins, Placement Chair; andTrisha Garber, Nominating Chair.

Sasol North America donates $25,000 to MSUSasol North America recently donated $25,000 to McNeese State

University through the McNeese Foundation. Sasol is donating $10,000 to thenew athletics field house and $15,000 to be divided among the college of engi-neering and engineering technology and the departments of chemistry andagricultural sciences.

Judge Gene Thibodeaux Receives AwardJudge Gene Thibodeaux, Chief Judge of the Third

Circuit Court of Appeal, is the recipient of theThurgood Marshall Award from the Judicial Councilof the National Bar Association. The award was pre-sented at the Judicial Council’s Annual AwardLuncheon in San Diego on August 5. The ThurgoodMarshall Award is given to a judge who has demon-strated a recognition of civil rights issues and a person-al commitment to the advancement of those issues inthe community, and to a judge who serves as a rolemodel for lawyers and judges. Judge Thibodeaux

attended Washington High School in Lake Charles, received his undergraduatedegree from Dartmouth College, and his law degree from Tulane Law School,where he was an Earl Warren Scholar.

Judge Gene Thibodeaux

From left to right: Sally Bertrand, CITGO Safety Awareness CommitteeChairperson; Melanie Kellogg, E.K. Key Elementary Principal; Laura LeDoux,E.K. Key Elementary Assistant Principal; Pat Melancon, CITGO Government

and Public Affairs Senior Administrative Assistant; and Don Fruge, CITGO General Manager of Engineering and Technical Services.

Pat Brown, second from left, president of Sasol North America, presents the donation to, from left, Pam McGough, coordinator of athletic

development, Dr. Frank Phillips, assistant professor of environmental science, Dr. Ron Darbeau, head of the chemistry department; and Dorothy Ortego, head of the engineering technology department.

Please submit press releases to [email protected]

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COWBOY FOOTBALLSept. 5 vs. Henderson State 7 p.m.Sept. 19 vs. Savannah State 7 p.m.Oct. 17 vs. Northwestern State* (HC) 7 p.m.Oct. 24 vs. Southeastern Louisiana* 6 p.m.Nov. 7 vs. Sam Houston State* 7 p.m.Nov. 21 vs. Central Arkansas* 7 p.m.* denotes Southland Conference game

COWGIRL SOCCERSept. 4 vs. Baylor 4 p.m.Sept. 6 vs. Alcorn State 1 p.m.Sept. 11 vs. Houston Baptist 4 p.m.Sept. 27 vs. LSU - Shreveport 2 p.m.Oct. 2 vs. Sam Houston State* 4 p.m.Oct. 4 vs. Stephen F. Austin* 2 p.m.Oct. 16 vs. Central Arkansas* 4 p.m.Oct. 18 vs. Northwestern State* 2 p.m.Oct. 25 vs. Lamar* 2 p.m.

Southland Conference TournamentNov. 5 - 8 Natchitoches, La* denotes Southland Conference game

COWGIRL VOLLEYBALLSept. 1 vs. Houston Baptist 7 p.m.Sept. 11 vs. Prairie View A&M 6 p.m.Sept. 12 vs. UT - Pan Am 1 p.m.Sept. 12 vs. UL - Lafayette 6 p.m.Sept. 22 vs. Louisiana Tech 7 p.m.Sept. 25 vs. Northwestern State* 7 p.m.Sept. 26 vs. Central Arkansas* 4 p.m.Oct. 3 vs. Stephen F. Austin* 4 p.m.Oct. 17 vs. TAMU - Corpus Christi* 2 p.m.Oct. 30 vs. UT - Arlington* 7 p.m.Oct. 31 vs. Texas State* 3 p.m.Nov. 13 vs. Nicholls State* 7 p.m.Nov. 14 vs. Southeastern Louisiana* 2 p.m.

Southland Conference TournamentNov. 21 - 23 San Antonio, TX* denotes Southland Conference game

COWBOY & COWGIRLCROSS COUNTRYSept. 4 McNeese Cowboy Relay 6 p.m.Oct. 3 McNeese Cowboy Stampede 7:30 a.m.

The Cowboy Stampede is a high school and collegiate event as well as a fun run opento the community. For details visit the cross country page of McNeeseSports.com

Oct.31 SLC Championships - Corpus Christi, TXNov. 14 NCAA Regionals - Waco, TXNov. 23 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.


Cameron State Bank Contributes to Family & Youth FestivalCandis J. Carr, Ed.D., Associate Executive Director of Family & Youth

recently accepted a $5,500 contribution from Leslie Harless, Director ofMarketing for Cameron State Bank, for the Family & Youth Festival 2009.The festival was held on Aug. 22 at the Lake Charles Civic Center. Family &Youth Festival is a fun event promoting family life and family values in a safeand exciting environment. It is a day of appreciation to the people of SouthwestLouisiana, as well as a United Way Community Impact Day.

L’Auberge du Lac Names July Five Star EmployeesL’Auberge du Lac Casino recently announced its July Five Star Employees

and Employee of the Month. They are Santana Tezeno, a Jack Daniel’s® Bar &Grill food server; Elena Mejias, a table games pit clerk; Lauretta Hines, a casi-no host; Debra LeFrere, a table games dealer; Sherwood Carpenter, a securityofficer; and Caskey Worley, a Snake River Grill food server. LeFrere was alsodesignated as the July Employee of the Month and is now eligible to receive thecoveted Employee of the Year award. LeFrere started at L’Auberge in 2005 aspart of the properties grand opening team. Five Star employees are recognizedmonthly for their exceptional service skills.

Community Foundation of SWLA Awards Grants to SWLA Law CenterUnderstanding that a hurricane lingers for years, the Community Foundation

of Southwest Louisiana continues to make grants to assist people who are stillaffected by Rita. The Foundationhas granted $10,000 to theSouthwest Louisiana LawCenter, a nonprofit that has pro-vided free legal advice to hun-dreds of people since Rita struckthe region in 2005. TheFoundation has granted morethan $200,000 for hurricanerelief. The latest grant will helpthe law center assist people deal-ing with legal issues surroundingreal estate, family law, employ-ment, successions and wills.For more information, visitFoundationSWLA.org.

Local Child Care Provider Completes New TrainingTiffany Mosley of Henning Methodist Preschool recently attended a

three-week institute for area childcare providers funded by the LouisianaDepartment of Social Services: the Office of Family Support, Excellence forChildren. Staff from over 30 centers in Calcasieu and Cameron parishesattended training three hours per week for three weeks, receiving expertinstruction from guest lecturers and agency staff related to providing highquality education and care environments for the infants and toddlers theyserve. Participants also toured the Project Model Classroom on-site at HenningMethodist. This classroom, manned by Mosley, who teaches up to 12 toddlersthere daily, was designed to meet Louisiana DSS Quality Start high standardsand funded by the project as a partnership between 1st Years and HenningMethodist Preschool.

From left to right: Debra LeFrere, Sherwood Carpenter, Santana Tezeno, George ‘Caskey’ Worley and Elena Mejias. Not pictured: Lauretta Hines

First Federal Bank Donates to MSUFirst Federal Bank of Louisiana has donated $5,000 to McNeese State

University through the McNeese Foundation for the C. Marshall AbadieMemorial Scholarship Fund it established several years ago.

The Leadership Center for Youth Receives GrantThe Leadership Center for Youth recently received a $25,000 grant from

the Governor’s Office of Community Programs to provide positive actionand anger management to teens. Governor’s Safe and Drug-Free Schools andCommunities Program (SDFSC) supports programs that prevent violence inand around schools; prevent the illegal use of alcohol, tobacco and drugs; andinvolve parents and communities to foster a safe and drug-free learning envi-ronment.

CITGO Employees Donate EyeglassesCITGO Petroleum Corporation donated 324 pairs of prescription eye

glasses that were collected from generous employees to the Lake Charles EliteLions Club at their monthly meeting at Big Daddy’s Sports Grill. CITGO’sSafety Awareness Committee spearheaded the employee campaign to collectthe eyeglasses as a way to refocus on safety and the community. The prescrip-tion eyeglasses will be distributed by the Louisiana Lions Club Eye Foundation,based in New Orleans, to needy individuals around the world.

Northwestern Mutual Welcomes MSU Students to Top Ten Internship Program

Northwestern Mutual of Lake Charles welcomes Blaine Teeter, BobbyHolland and Tre’ Stoma to its nationally recognized Top Ten FinancialRepresentative Internship program. Teeter, Holland, and Stoma are businessstudents at McNeese State University and natives of Lake Charles. They willattend Northwestern Mutual’s extensive training courses throughout thesemester and qualify for college credit. Since the program began in 1967, morethan 22,500 college students nationwide have participated in the internship.For more information about the program, contact Becky Girola at(337) 437-7826 or visit www.nminternships.com.

Billy Rose, from left, McNeese Foundation board member, and McNeese marketing and management major Martina Malone of Lake Charles,

current Abadie Memorial Scholarship recipient, accept the donation from First Federal Bank representatives Charles V. Timpa, president and CEO,

and Erin-Beth Hanks, public/media relations manager. To date, First Federal Bank has donated over $37,000 for this scholarship.

From left to right: Rep. Mike Danahay, Megan Fontenot, Sen. Willie Mount,Rep. A.B. Franklin, Mackenzie Frank, Candis J. Carr, Ed.D., Family & Youth

Associate Executive Director.

TJN

Lisa Verrette, CEO of the Community Foundation of SWLA, presents check to Jim Ortego, Executive

Director of SWLA Law Center.

The Boiling Pot, continued from page 7


YankeeDangThe

By Mike McHugh

It seems the column I wrote a lit-tle while back regarding my experi-ences in Houston fell into the wronghands. I knew I shouldn’t have giventhose copies to my colleagues overthere, even though I tried to limitthe distribution to a select few.

Apparently, one stray copy founditself in the waiting room of aHouston podiatrist’s office. One col-league took it with him to anappointment and left it there, wheresome other patients got hold of it.Based on some letters I receivedfrom them, my particular article,where I cut up on their city, appar-

ently gave them a bigger pain in thearch than the one they were alreadybeing treated for.

Here’s an example:“Dear Clam Chowder Head of a

Yankee:As a native Houstonian, I’m a

might offended ‘bout your remarkthat my city ain’t part of the South. Igot half a mind to pistol whip yourespresso-sippin’ butt. The lack ofsunshine up there where you comefrom has obviously affected yourpowers of observation. All you got todo was walk into any store aroundhere and see the barbecued pork

Houston Strikes Back!

there right next to the fish bait andyou’d know right away where youwas at. What in the heck were youexpectin’ to see, longhorn cattle bein’herded down Westheimer Road?That only happens when the rodeo’sin town.

“So, you don’t like the trafficdown here, eh? I swear, you Yankeesare all the same—always in such ahurry to get where you’re goin’. Andas soon as you get there, you’re in ahurry to git’ back. Next time you’restuck on the Katy Freeway, turn onthe radio and chill out to someWaylon or Willie or Hank, Jr.They’re on almost every station,‘cept the one that’s got Rush.

“And if you’d take just a little bitof your precious time out of yourday to say “Hi” to one of us, youmight actually find us to be a mightfriendly, even to you polo shirt-wearin’ types. The only way you allseem to know how to communicatewith each other up there in theNorth is by text messagin’. Well, O-M-G!

“You know, all you got to do islook in the Houston phone book totell where you’re at. See all the BillyBob’s and Bubba’s in there? You’d be

hard pressed to find any boys withsissy names like “Tucker” or “Ethan”.

“And you think we got crimehere? Well if that ain’t the polecatcallin’ the coyote a varmint! Let meask you something. You ever driveoff the side of the road into a ditchup there in a Yankee town? I bet upthere if anybody paid you any mindat all, it’d be somebody wantin’ tosteal your hubcaps. But here inHouston, I bet five minutes wouldn’tgo by before a bunch of good ol’boys in a four-wheel drive pickupcome and drag your puny BMW outof there with a towing chain. Heck,one of ‘em could probably carry itout over his shoulder, and all they’dask in return for their effort is a six-pack of Lone Star beer.

“And that pile of old car partsyou saw that you thought was asculpture? That was a pile of carparts, you moron! Don’t you knowthat if you ain’t got an old V-8engine or some sort of major appli-ance sittin’ out in your front yard,then you ain’t considered a good ‘olboy? Come on now, this is Texas. Ifit ain’t riding a horse, it ain’t worthbeing sculpted.

“I sure did appreciate yourattempt to compliment us by callingus good sports, but, then again, youwere just showing your Yankee igno-rance. You got that impression bygoing to a professional footballgame. You wouldn’t be singing thesame tune if you’d have gone to see acouple of our high schools face offon a Friday night.

“If I ever see you print any craplike that again, I’ll come find youand wrap your keyboard up in ducttape so thick you won’t be able to cutit outta’ there with a Bowie knife!

Regards,Buford Hicks

Houston (aka God’s Country)”

My company is sending me backto Houston next week. Maybe Ishould ask for another assignmentsomeplace where I might be safer,like some Middle Eastern war zone.

Mike McHugh is an engineer atSasol North America, Inc. He and hiswife Susan hail from the border stateof Maryland and thoroughly love livingin Southwest Louisiana. He is also theauthor of "Road Kill Gumbo," a newlycreated blog containing satire aboutnews and life in Louisiana. You canfind it on the Internet at www.roadkill-gumbo.com. TJN


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In our last issue, we discussed creditcards. Let’s continue. Make sure that thecard you choose gives you some kind ofbenefit in return. I choose one thatgives me rewards that I can redeem ingift certificates from various merchants,airline miles or CASH. It is not impos-sible for you to figure which option Itake. Cash is not universally accepted,but I’ll take my chances with it.

The only reason to take a mer-chant certificate is if you get an addi-tional money premium from thatoption. Why not get something inreturn for your patronage? Creditcard (or debit card) fees are a cost ofdoing business for any merchant.That cost is figured into each salestransaction the merchant makes andis included in the price of whateveryou are purchasing. They know whatthey are doing in their pricing, so it’sup to you to get the most bang foryour buck. Take advantage of pro-grams that give you the most.

Buy the car you needFor the life of me, I cannot under-

stand why the media practices suchprejudice when describing a family-size vehicle. This bias has anythingmuch larger than a Cooper Mini por-trayed as a “gas guzzler.” If you have afamily, you probably car pool your kidsand their friends everywhere. Please,don’t even begin to feel intimidated bythose who tell you how to transportyourself and your troops.

Those tiny vehicles work fine inEurope and Japan where there is nodistance between locations. We arelong-distance kind of folks—it’s about2,500 miles from New York to LosAngeles. Would you like to take yourfamily, your luggage and your whateveron a trip across America in some pint-sized buggy? Of course not! If youneed a vehicle that can accommodatemore than the Mayor of Munchkin

Land, get what you need and don’t lookback. If you only need a vehicle fortransporting yourself to work, checkout the government rebates on a littlecar that will qualify for your needs.

Wine tastings aboundIt seems like there are more and

more wine tastings coming up eachweek. They’ve really become popular. Iknow we’re riding the crest of the waveand there will eventually be a reductionin the number, but for now, wine loversare having a field day.

Check with your favorite winesource or wine-loving friend for thenext happening. Some have weeklyevents, like The Wine Store everyThursday, and Hokus Pokus on Friday.Pujo St. Café usually has a monthlyevent—generally on a Tuesday, and I’vebeen told that Mazen’s restaurant, inconjunction with Homsi’s Liquors, hasscheduled Monday night tastings.Someone just needs to take care ofWednesday, and you’ve got a full weekof wine!

Get the most for your moneyI shop fairly often at good ole Wally

Mart. I know, yeah, the great Satan. Saywhat you want, but you can just aboutfind whatever you need there. Butthey’re remodeling their stores and I’mnot real sure if it’s going to be as goodas it was.

They’ve dropped a number ofitems that I used go there specificallyto get; they’ve terminated somedepartments altogether; they’ve elimi-nated some sizes of packaging (if the14 oz. pound isn’t confusing enough);some prices have nearly doubled (theirown 1-liter size Sam’s Choice mixerswent from $.50 to $.68 to $.98 the lasttime I was there); and they’re rear-ranging many departments. As always,be vigilant in your shopping—need Iremind you that it is your purchasing

power that you’re dealing with?Whenever you spend your dollar,

you’re telling that merchant that theproduct you’re purchasing is worthwhat he’s charging you. It’s in yourpower to let that merchant know thatyou’re not willing to pay a price that’stoo high by not purchasing that prod-uct.

Remember last Christmas’ shop-ping season? There were real deals—good discounts—because consumerswere wary and smart with their pur-chases. Don’t lose that power andspread your money around foolishly.Demand good value for your hard-earned paycheck. Don’t be swayed bysome marketing guru telling you it’s avalue package. They love to call thingsa “Value Deal.” Do your homeworkand get what you deserve for yourgreenback. They will hear you whenyou do, and don’t, make their cash reg-ister ring.

There are times when you just haveto bite the bullet and cough up thedough when you have no choice. Butyou always have the right try to negoti-ate. Whether or not you get it your wayis something else. What do you have tolose by offering to make a deal withwhomever you are doing businesswith? The worst is hearing them say

no, and you’re no worse off than whenyou started. You may lose a battle ortwo—but win the war.

Adopt a petWe were owned by an Australian

Shepherd for 15 years. Duchess wassuch a part of our life that when shewas laid to rest, it took us four years toget back into a dog. The reason I bringthis up is because we got Gracie Lu(Aussie/German Shepherd cross) as arescue dog. She is not a replacement forDuchess; she is herself. She aboundswith her own love and affection.

There are many (too many, actual-ly) orphan animals out there. If yourfamily needs additional love, pleaseconsider taking advantage of a greatopportunity by checking out the ani-mal shelter or one of the local organi-zations that deal with homeless ani-mals. Gracie Lu came neutered andworm-free with shots and an ID chip.It’s hard to ask for more when you getthose big, trusting eyes radiating thatyou’re the one that was duped intothinking that you’re in charge.

If you find this column of interest, letThe Jambalaya News know. Comments,suggestions, ideas, info, etc. are welcome.Send to [email protected].

TJN

By George “Tip” Cline

Shopping Around


Strolling through some of thearea’s historic cemeteries is literallystrolling through history—and, oh, ifwe knew the stories that lie justbeneath the surface!

Bilbo Cemetery, circa 1830, is theoldest in Lake Charles with over 200Lake Charles pioneers buried alongthe lakeshore, including founder JacobRyan, who died in 1899. Originally, in

the late 1820s and early 1830s,the site was a military

outpost called Cantonment Atkinson,established to present a strongAmerican presence in the disputed“No Man’s Land.” Thomas Bilbobought the land in 1832, and his fami-ly lived in the camp’s sturdy log “messhall.” The youngest Bilbo daughter,Margaret, is believed to be the firstburied on the site; bricks from the mil-itary camp were used for early tombsand markers.

Floodwaters, vandalism, and timewiped away many of the grave mark-ers and almost destroyed BilboCemetery, but today, it is restored andgated. The Millennium Statue of JesusChrist is a center point, standing 23feet over the resting places of earlysettlers. The statue was sculpted byJanie Stine LaCroix, a descendant ofJacob Ryan. LaCroix says creating thestatue was meaningful yet dangerous,

since pouring molten bronze on sucha large scale is treacherous.

Magnolia (City) Cemetery, circa1869, on Church Street betweenHodges and Moss was the first com-munity burying place established bythe City of Lake Charles as opposedto family cemeteries. Most gravemarkers were cypress wood crossesor painted headboards that havedeteriorated, but the stone markerstell stories of Lake Charles’ oldestfamilies. Many workmen who camehere to build the Southern PacificRailroad in the 1870s died of a mys-terious malady, perhaps dysentery,and are buried here.

One tale involves the last case ofthe Yellow Fever epidemic in the late1890s, which caused hysteria, roped-off streets, and the shutdown ofschools, hotels, and business. A young

Story and photos by by Jeanne Owens, Charleston Gallery and Antiques


As an artist, nature has been my

primary source of inspiration for

painting. Each painting is a slice

of reality filtered through my eyes

and preserved for a while longer.

traveling salesman from NewOrleans was unfortunately quaran-tined in the Howard Hotel with the“yellow jack,” yet felt well enough toorder “anything in the kitchen.”Twenty- four hours after downing afull tray of corned beef and cabbage,he was dead. The gravediggers,afraid to get near the body, hastilydug a short, shallow grave, and forweeks passersby were shocked at thesight of an upended coffin stickingout of the ground. Eventually thefamily was allowed to come to townto give him a decent burial.

The cemetery closed to new buri-als in 1894, and about a third of itwas displaced in the 1950s forInterstate 10 rights of way.

Goos Family Cemetery onNorth Shattuck Street, circa 1870,was established in Goosport near thehomesite and lumber mill of CaptainDaniel Johannes Goos and his wife,by their descendants. Goos, from theIsle of Föhr, Denmark, in the NorthSea, and his wife, Katherine BarbaraMoeling Goos from Germany,encouraged German immigrants tomove here to work in his mill. Healso built a fleet of schooners thatbroke though a Civil War Unionblockade to transport lumber toGalveston. Many graves bearGerman and Friesan names, as dothe streets in former Goosport suchas Moeling, Katherine, Medora, andFitzenreiter. The cemetery was dedi-cated for the Goos family—a num-ber of Goos’ 15 children precededhim in death—and is surround by acemetery for employees of Goosfamily businesses.

French, Italian, and Irish nameson headstones in the Old CatholicCemetery, circa 1861, on the cornerof Common and Iris streets hint atthe number of immigrants that cameto Lake Charles during the timberboom. The oldest graves are in thecenter and south sections in this sitefrom a land grant signed byAbraham Lincoln. Many graves areunmarked because of weathered anddeteriorated wooden markers; thecemetery was closed to new burialsin 1908.

Oak alleys, mature azaleas andshade trees planted in honor of lovedones make Orange Grove andGraceland Cemeteries, circa 1890,like a park on East Broad and GoosStreets. Many prominent citizens,working men and women, politi-cians, and business leaders areburied side by side—the same man-ner in which they worked in life inan early Lake Charles that boomedwith sawmills, rice, and oil produc-tion. The older gravesites are in

Orange Grove with numerous highlydecorative vaults and monumentstypical of the time. A Jewish memo-rial and burial site is in Graceland,representing many well-known civicleaders who helped build LakeCharles. Each Veterans’ Day, hun-dreds of full-size American flags linethe drives in an Avenue of Flagssalute to military veterans.

Now named Hamilton Garden ofMemories, Reeves CME Graveyard,circa 1866, at 1400 Winterhalterconnects to Reeves Temple CMEChurch—one of the very firstAfrican American congregations inLouisiana after the CME Churchesseparated from the Methodist-Episcopal Church South in 1866.The cemetery represents the oldestAfrican-American congregation inthe Imperial Calcasieu five-parishregion.

Two aspects make SacredHeart/Combre Memorial Parkcemeteries on Opelousas Street, eastof U.S. Hwy 171, distinctive—thenorth-to-south orientation forgravesites in Sacred Heart, and theCombre mass grave for 1957Hurricane Audrey victims. Thesecemeteries have a history of dedica-tion to the African-American com-munity.

Charles Anselm Sallier (1776-1834), Lake Charles’ namesake, isburied in Sallier Cemetery, circa1834, on South Ryan at Bellvue—afamily cemetery prior to its 1844donation. Sallier was the firstknown white settler on Shell Beach,emigrating from Savoy, France andmarrying Catherine LeBleu.Headstones bear many French andEuropean names common to thisarea like Babineaux, LeBlanc, Reon,LaGrange, Benoit, and, of course,Sallier.

Although a modern cemetery onGulf Highway south of McNeeseStreet, Highland Memorial Gardensis historically significant because ofthe mass grave for the unknowndead from the 1957 HurricaneAudrey which took Cameron by sur-prise and wiped out everything in itspath. Almost 500 were killed; abouta third of those were children.

My family does not hesitate towander through cemeteries. In fact,we honor annual “graveyard clean-ings” when we all gather for a day inancestral cemeteries to mow, rake,clean, and have a picnic lunch. Infact, my husband and I often meetfor lunch under a tree in a cemeteryas a nice break from a hectic day—alittle weird for some people, but agreat way to put a busy life into per-spective.

TJN


What’sCookin’

The Landing recentlyopened in the former Bennigan’s

location on Contraband Bayou, andit’s already getting rave reviews.Business partners Josh Rogers and KurtStrang have put together a wonderfulmenu of choice items with somethingfor everyone. Menu items run thegamut from Po-boys and grilledcheese sandwiches to the moresophisticated veal chops and quail.And with their liquor license in place,The Landing is poised to become aculinary force to be reckoned with.

Here are two favorite recipes thatare surprisingly easy to make. Let usknow how you like them! TJN

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To Be Stressed…or Not to Be Stressed?That is the Question!

You have just taken off for a stroll through the woods on your first tripto Alaska. This is something you have wanted to do for years, and finally,the planets aligned and you are there, basking in the freedom of thewilderness. As you skirt the next tree in your path and eye the trail ahead,your foot falls heavy like an anvil. There’s silence—no movement, nobreathing—only the sight of a Kodiak bear (which can weigh up to 1,500pounds) ominously commanding the attention of your dilated pupils.

Lets explore some of the feelings you may be having at this moment intime: Heart beating fast, shortness of breath, dry mouth, hot flushes, orsweating—to name a few.

In 1915, the famous Harvard physiologist Walter Cannon coined theterm “Fight or Flight Response,” one that most of us have heard before.This pre-programmed physiologic response does wonders for the abovescenario of “human meets bear,” but at the office or behind the wheel of acar…not really.

All that increase in blood flow to the muscles (so we can run) or theflood of stress hormones released from the base of the brain (sharpeningvision and increasing heart rate so we can fight or run) is essentially wast-ed in our everyday lives.

It’s hard to believe that simple commonplace situations can elicit suchresponses, but they can. When we are overwhelmed with excessive stress,our life can become a series of short-term emergencies. We lose the abilityto relax and enjoy the moment, and can end up living from crisis to crisis.I love the quote from Mark Twain, who said, “I’ve experienced many terri-ble things in my life, a few of which actually happened.”

Okay, Doc, we get the point! So what do we do about it? Glad youasked. Here are a few common sense things we know about but rarely do:Eating well-balanced meals, getting enough sleep, drinking less caffeine,controlled breathing, exercising on a regular basis.

I like the idea of short bursts of exercise to burn off or metabolizethose stress hormones if your health allows. I find that taking the stairs atthe hospital will wind a stressful day down a notch for me. Maybe evenclosing the door to your office and doing 10 or 15 pushups or running inplace for a minute or two will be light enough activity, but enough to getyour “fight or flight” out of the way. It is difficult to be, feel, or think posi-tive if you are exhausted, sleep deprived, or physically out of condition.

Other more introspective ideas: • Make a list of the things that are causing your stress and accept that

you can’t control all of them; • Take control of what you can on that list; • Take it easy on yourself; and• Don’t commit yourself to things you can’t do or don’t want to do.

Controlling excessive worry can simply boil down to your personalfaith and/or belief systems. I could list pages of things in this category, but

from personal experience and patient interaction, I’ll give two examplesthat help me on a daily basis:

An excerpt from Isaiah 41:10 “Fear not, for I am with you…”

A poem that was written in 400 A.D. by Kalidasa, one of the greatestof the Sanskrit dramatists:

“Look to this day:For it is life, the very life of life. For yesterday is but a dreamAnd tomorrow is only a vision;And today well-lived, makesYesterday a dream of happinessAnd every tomorrow a vision of hope.”

I read that poem the summer after my firstyear in college while in a doctor’s office. I wasworking for a pathology lab in Shreveportand just happened upon it in a hallway. Istood there until I memorized it becauseI felt there was a great deal of wisdom inthat statement. I also felt decidedly lessstressed as I ran out the door to thenext office on my list. I hope someor all of this may be helpfulto you the next time youfind yourself facing “thebear.” You may even find iteasy to answer the ques-tion, “To be stressed, ornot to be stressed?”

Steve Springer, M.D. TJN


Lake Charles Airport ManagerHeath Allen beamed with pride as hethanked everyone involved in the newterminal project at a ribbon-cuttingceremony, held Fri., Aug. 21, at theairport.

Allen acknowledged Kelvin Solco,Manager, Airports Division, SWRegion of the FAA, along with formerairport manager, Alan Kratzer. Thenew terminal replaces the old passen-ger terminal that was severely dam-

aged by Hurricane Rita in 2005. Itwas Kratzer’s vision that Lake Charleswould have a new terminal that fea-tured state-of-the-art amenities toensure the safe and efficient move-ment of passengers into and out ofSouthwest Louisiana. “I am an airportmanager and this is my airport,”Kratzer joked, recognizing everyonewho had worked diligently on thefour-year project.

New Terminal Project Completed at LC Airport

TJN

On Sat., Sept. 12, the “ParentsNow Workshop” will be held atUniversity United Methodist Church,located at 3501 Patrick Street LakeCharles, LA., from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

The workshop is designed to helpparents guide and direct their chil-dren in today’s world that is litteredwith signs that can quickly misguidethem. Presenters are Robbie Dowden,Brenda Gueringer, NathanielLangford, James McGee and YvonnePauley. Topics include setting limitsfor parents and children, talking to

your children at any age, praying withyour children, balancing work andhome, and raising generous children.

The cost is $15 per person. Thiswill include a picnic lunch for bothparents and children. Activities willalso be provided for children up to 12years old whose parents will beattending the workshop. For moreinformation contact Gayla Abshire [email protected] or MollyMorgan at [email protected].

Parents Now Workshop

From left to right: Alan Kratzer, former airport manager; Kelvin Solco, Manager,Airports Division, SW Region of the FAA; and Heath Allen, Airport Manager.

TJN


W RLDA Greener

In the city’s ongoing and quicklyaccelerating efforts to become moregreen, community leaders are findingthemselves as invaluable agents in theenvironmental plans that are sprout-ing up around them.

In the education system, perhapsone of the last places one would lookto find a green crusade, is JudyReeves, a science teacher at St.Margaret’s Catholic School in LakeCharles. Reeves, a Kinder native, hasfound that in order to expand theefforts of the city’s hope for a greenertomorrow, she must look at what ismost familiar to her and what she isbest at.

Through her experience as an ele-mentary and junior high school sci-ence teacher, Reeves realizes that tocontinue and nurture humanity’sgrowing awareness of environmentalproblems and their solutions, newgenerations must take pivotal roles inthe green movement.

Her students’ constant eagernessin the classroom to make a differencein the world gave Reeves the opportu-nity to not only support her student’sideas, but to also bring their aspira-tions into the community where thestudents could see their own impactevery day.

By transferring her student’sefforts from the classroom and intothe community, Reeves establishes anew front line. “I’m trying to get LakeCharles on board with being green,”Reeves stated in an interview theother day. “We’re trying to help thewhole world, but we can’t save theentire planet. I’m working from onearea and am branching out intoLouisiana.”

This is an ongoing process thathas been in the works, under Reeves,for 14 years now. Letting studentsbecome more involved encourages agreater chance of a widespread aware-ness in future generations.

Green CrusadersJudy Reeves and the St. Margaret’s Science ClubBy Erica McCreedy

Testing the water: Kayla Schram,Taylor Guillory and Maaliyah Papillion


“When I was growing up, no one told methere were environmental problems. They wereout there, but I had no idea they existed,” saidReeves. Now, she brings environmental aware-ness and education directly into her classroomby incorporating current affairs with environ-mental efforts into her curriculum.

Through her science club, Reeves has beenable to bring her students into the community’sfocus by continuously working on projects thateducate businesses and individuals on how to beconscious of the environment around them. The

group works withthe broad spec-

trum of the

environment, including land, air, water, andenergy.

The students play all roles within Reeves’team, and while she acts as a cheerleader for herstudents, it is up to them to be the face and voiceof the group.

When the recycling center in Sulphur shutdown, the students contacted government offi-cials and brainstormed with the mayor on newways to bring recycling back to the community.Out of this endeavor came the new roving recy-cling truck, which not only was something thecity could afford, but also brought recyclingefforts to several areas within Lake Charlesinstead of just one location.

The students continued this by handing outflyers and magnets with the roving truck’s sched-ule (which can be found at the end of this arti-cle). “The students do whatever it takes to bringawareness to this city,” said Reeves.

Acting as city liaisons, the students partici-pate in energy expos by inviting local businessesinto the schools so that both the businesses andthe students can learn from each other on howto affect the community with greener efforts.

After experiencing great support from boththe city and local businesses, the group has nowshifted their aims to the peak of Louisiana’s envi-ronmental problems: Coastal restoration.

So far, they’ve worked closely with theCoalition to Restore Coastline. With their efforts

Judy Reeves and Madison Blackwell, past president ofthe St. Margaret’s Science Club, accept their award

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greatly affecting Rockefeller Refugeand Martin Beach (the group plantedmarsh and beach grass this summerto help with erosion), Reeve’s teammoved to bring wellhead awareness tothe region with the help of theDepartment of EnvironmentalQuality. They hold monthly meetingswith the DEQ in the classroom, help-ing to educate businesses that arewithin a 10-mile radius of a wellheadon proper clean up and care of theland. The team plans to continueworking on water projects throughoutSouthwest Louisiana.

Reeves hopes to bring more gov-ernment attention to SouthwestLouisiana for aid in coastline andwater projects. Without the necessaryfunding for environmental educationand projects, Reeves (along with themany other schools and individualswhom she has inspired to start greenprojects) would find herself greatlylacking the means to affect the worldaround her. While there has beenmuch improvement, Reeves hadhoped that the green movement “wasmore of a bang in the city.”

But local support is growing. LakeCharles’ businesses and organizationsare spreading the green movement,which encourages Reeves to continueher own.

By attending national conferencesand making contacts with largergreen programs, Reeves brings a bitof the bigger picture back to LakeCharles. Along with her great drive,she merely wishes to inspire and, asshe has done for nearly two decades,educate. “We work for a greenertomorrow. That’s our goal.”

Team Green Lake Area Recycling ProgramMon.-Thurs. (11 a.m. - 2 p.m.)Monday: Wal-Mart, North Hwy 171Tuesday: Stine Lumber, Nelson RoadWednesday: Kroger’s, 12th StreetThursday: K-Mart, Ryan at Sale RoadSat.Wal-Mart, Hwy 14, 8 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.Prien Lake Mall, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

TJN

Ethan Freeling and Zachary Boltplant grass on the beach

Matt Young recently assumed theposition of Executive Director of theArts and Humanities Council ofSouthwest Louisiana. Working with theCouncil’s Board of Directors, staff andvolunteers, Young foresees great poten-tial for strengthening the support pro-vided to the region’s presenters, per-formers and artists. “I am thrilled tohave this opportunity to continue thegrowth of cultural tourism and shareour heritage and culture with both resi-dents and visitors alike,” he stated.

Over the past four years, the coun-

cil has enhanced the level of supportfor non-profit and performing agenciesthroughout Allen, Beauregard,Calcasieu, Cameron and JeffersonDavis Parishes. Just this year, theCalcasieu Parish Police Jury institutedthe new Project Assistance Grant forproject funding. The City of LakeCharles and the Convention andVisitors Bureau, as well as theLouisiana Division of the Arts, all uti-lize the council’s expertise in managingon-going grant programs to bolsterlocal and regional programming.

Young was born and raised inDeRidder. A DeRidder High Schoolgraduate, he earned a Bachelor of Artsfrom Louisiana Tech. After college, heworked in public relations inCalifornia, but he was drawn back tohis hometown. Young has assisted theCity of DeRidder, the BeauregardParish Court House, June JenkinsWomen’s Shelter, and BeauregardParish Police Jury in securing fundingfrom dozens of grant sources.

The Arts and Humanities Council of SWLA Welcomes New Director

TJN


Just beginning your college experi-ence? Here are some pointers to makesure you get the most out of youryears of higher education. Remember:They’ll never come again!

The basicsFirst of all, you need to realize that

college is a lot different than highschool. You won’t have your parentson your back to make sure you get allyour homework done. You’re incharge now—so don’t screw it up!This includes getting plenty of rest,taking your vitamins, and basicallytaking care of yourself—something alot of freshmen fail to do that firstyear away from home. Try to eathealthy as much as you can. Yes, thereare salads and fruit in the cafeteria—you don’t have to exist on junk foodalone!

Consider your personal interestswhen choosing your major. There’snothing worse than picking a majorbecause of the current job market orbecause your parents are insisting onit—and it’s a subject that you couldcare less about. Choose a programthat you like and that you’ll enjoystudying. Talk with faculty and stu-dents in your academic areas of inter-est. Become involved in studentorganizations or volunteer for activi-ties related to the field. Conduct aninformational interview with a pro-fessional to make sure you’re makingthe right choice.

At the same time, take risks. Yourfuture is very important, but collegeisn’t just about getting good grades.It’s also a time to learn more aboutthe world and yourself. Try some-

thing new. Take some elective classesin other subjects, and even enjoysome extracurricular activities if youhave the time. My husband took ajuggling class to relieve stress whilehe was going to Michigan State’sSchool of Engineering—and endedup joining the circus! You don’t haveto be as drastic as that, of course—butsee how one little class can changeyour life?

Set goals for yourself. Every term,reset your goals to keep you motivat-ed and give you something to worktoward.

Make new friends. Even if a lot ofyour high school buddies are going toyour college, make sure you branchout and meet new people.Expand your horizons!Participate in campus

activities. If a student organizationthrows a function, or if the schoolhosts a public speaker or a politician,go. You never know who you’re goingto meet.

Speaking of that, try to studyabroad, if possible. Most colleges offersome type of semester abroad pro-gram. You may be able to attendclasses for a semester or even a yearin Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, orSouth America. Get to know therequirements for these programs earlyon so you can plan accordingly.Check out www.studyabroad.com formore information.

Study the right wayLet’s face it, you’re

going to be having a lotof fun, and there’s no

By Lauren de Albuquerque


one to yell at you if you stay out allnight. If you don’t watch out, you canget yourself into a big mess. So makesure that nothing interferes with yourstudying.

You’ll soon figure out the optimumtime to study—which is right beforeand right after class. So try not toschedule back-to-back classes.

It’s important to establish a routinetime to study for each class. For everyhour you spend in class, you’ll proba-bly need to study two hours outsideclass. Try to study for each subject atthe same time and in the same place, ifpossible.

Establish a good place to study. Ifyour dorm room is too noisy, then gothe library, or anyplace where you canfind peace and quiet. It should be asfree of distractions as possible, andnot a place where you routinely doother things.

Try to do as much of your studyingin the daytime as you can. What takesyou an hour to do during the day maytake you an hour and a half at night.But you know your time clock—somestudents have more energy in theevening. When I was in college, Iwould stay up all night when I waswriting my term papers (on a type-writer—imagine that?). The rest of theworld was asleep and I found that after11:00 p.m., I’d get a second wind that

would take me through the night. Ofcourse, that doesn’t work if you have toget up early for class the next day—souse your head!

Make sure you schedule breaks.Take a ten-minute break after everyhour of study. If possible, avoid longblocks of time for studying. Spreadout several short study sessions dur-ing the day.

Try to find a few students fromeach class to study with. Studies showthat students who study with someoneroutinely make better grades. You willprobably find yourself more motivatedif you know someone else cares aboutwhat you’re doing in the class. And,teaching a concept to someone else is asure way for you to understand it. Butwatch out: Studying in a group cansometimes become too social—so stayfocused!

College resourcesMake use of the study resources

available on campus. Use labs, videos,computer programs, and alternatetexts. Sign up for an orientation ses-sion in the campus library and com-puter facilities. Going to the librarymay not be as easy as doing a Googlesearch, but the quality of the sourcesin a university library is second tonone. For example, you’ll be able toresearch centuries-old articles from

newspapers –something that you can’tfind on the Internet.

Find a tutor if you need help. Yourstudent peers or teaching assistantsoften serve as tutors in subjects thatare giving you problems. It can beeasier to learn from someone yourown age.

Get to know your professors. Itmay take some effort to get many ofthem to even learn your name, but itwill come in handy when you need aletter of recommendation or if youplan on doing an independent study.Find out their office hours and make ita point to visit each professor at leastonce every term. If you have questionsabout the class, ask them. Remember,your professors are there to help youlearn. Take advantage of that.

Additionally, visit your advisorevery term. This will keep you ontrack for graduation. Especially in thebeginning, your advisor can be a bighelp recommending which classesyou should take, or helping youchoose a major.

Finally, make sure that you seekcounseling if you’re lonely, depressedor feeling overwhelmed. Most cam-puses offer a counseling center; sodon’t be afraid to take advantage ofthis resource if you need to.

TJN


Story by Lisa Yates, Photographs by Darrell Buck

Lively, yet laid-back – casual, yetupscale – The Landing atContraband is the only restaurant inLake Charles offering waterfrontdining.

Since opening in late July, TheLanding, nestled on ContrabandBayou, at 1103 W. Prien Lake Road,has been attracting a growing anddevoted clientele.

Whether dining alfresco, orindoors, it’s a place where you can sitback and enjoy a view of boats on ashimmering bayou. The Landing atContraband has become the place tosee and be seen.

Business owners Josh Rogers andKurt Strang launched this locally-owned business because they feltthere was a need for it in LakeCharles.

“We love the lifestyle here, butthere was one thing missing – water-front dining,” Strang said. “We want-ed to bring that back to the commu-nity.”

Rogers said the venue is particu-larly popular with local boaters, whocan anchor right up to the dock.

“The Sunday after we opened, aboat pulled up with a man on aninner tube, wearing a swimsuit,T-shirt and flip flops,” he said. “Hegot out and ordered a Porterhousesteak – the most expensive thing onthe menu,” he said.

The concept behind The Landingis called fine/casual. Rogers said it’s anew concept he and Strang aredeveloping.

“It’s casual dining with a relaxedatmosphere, but with a wider menu,”he said. “The menu features a littlebit of everything from a grilledcheese sandwich on Texas toast, for$5, to an 18-ounce USDA choicePorterhouse, at $32. There’s also anextensive wine list.”

He said the restaurant “hitseverybody’s pocketbook and every-body’s palate.”

A creative menuThe unique and creative

menu offers a multi-

tude of great choices, including freshseafood and steak specialties, as well,lamb, veal, duck and quail entrées.

“When we wrote the menu, wewanted to have things you couldn’tget anywhere else,” Rogers said.“One neat thing to do is top one ofour meat entrées with one of oursauces. That way you can make itwhatever you want.”

Kurt Strang and Josh Rogers, owners


Strang said sauce choices include Cajuncream, hollandaise, béarnaise, cabernet andmore.

“I can just put some of that Cajun creamsauce on a bowl of dirty rice and that’ll justsend me home,” he said. “We also have a greattraditional New Orleans-style barbequeshrimp. It has several spices blended withherbs and butter cooked in ice cold beer. It’sserved with toasted baquette bread that’s greatfor dipping!”

The Landing offers plenty of fresh seafoodfrom Louisiana, such as crab and crawfish,Strang said. He added the restaurant’s shrimpcomes from the Gulf, which is supplied bylocal industries.

Other fresh fish is flown in daily. Theselection varies, but includes tuna, lemon fish,swordfish (cut in-house) and red snapper.Strang said to check the chalkboard in thefront of the restaurant; that’s where the freshcatch of the day is listed.

“We have fresh salmon on the menu everyday,” he added.

Strang said if you enjoy a quality steak, tryany on the menu.

“All of our steaks come from Halperns’ –that’s a specialty meat company in Georgia,”he said. “The family created Buckhead BeefCompany, which supplies restaurants likeRuth’s Chris Steak House. When the companywas bought out, the family started Halperns.We order directly from them. The quality ofthe steaks is absolutely amazing.”

Signature itemsYou’ll find a large selection of appetizers on

the menu, including signature items you won’tfind on many menus: shrimp and okra hush-puppies; Contraband cakes; crab fondue; and,fried green tomatoes.

Rogers developed his own recipe for theshrimp and okra hushpuppies, which is servedwith lemon dill sauce for dipping. He said hiswife loves fried green tomatoes, so he added itto the menu.

“It’s our No. 1 best-selling appetizer,” he said.Also, there’s a lunch menu that includes a

shrimp burger. Strang explained the shrimpburger is made like a crab cake – only withshrimp.

“It’s an oversized Contraband cake,dressed with lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise,grilled and served on a big sourdough bun,”

he said. “It’s another one of our signatureitems.”

Desserts come from Terra Cotta’s Bakery,another locally-owned restaurant.

Strang said the dessert menu changesevery day.

“We’ve had tiramisu, double chocolateexplosion cheesecake, Italian crème cake, redvelvet, strawberry cake with cream cheeseicing and triple fudge chocolate cake,” he said.

Coming soon – Sunday brunch!

Built on successAfter Bennigan’s closed, Rogers and Strang

jumped at the chance to open The Landing,reviving waterfront dining in Lake Charles.

“We’ve been a good team for 10 years,”Strang said. “We thought we’d continue that.”

Rogers was the general manager of a suc-cessful local franchise owned by Strang, a gighe still has.

“We wanted to create our own concept –our own brand,” he said. “As a franchise, you’rehandcuffed. We wanted the creative freedomto do things our own way.”

It seems to be working.“Every day has been better than the last,”

Strang said. “This Friday has been our bestFriday, yet. During the poker run on Saturday,we had 75 to 80 people out on the patio wherewe cooked crawfish.”

The waterfront patio is becoming a popu-lar gathering space. Strang said it is an idealsetting for crawfish and crab boils and livemusic.

On the second floor of the restaurant,there’s a full service bar and a banquet hallthat is perfect for parties – and, another venuefor live entertainment. For upcoming informa-tion on live music and other events at therestaurant, check The Landing’s page onFacebook.

The Landing is offering full-service cater-ing, on and off the premises, through SWLACatering Company, located upstairs.

“The property provides for a unique busi-ness,” Strang said, “It’s like having three busi-nesses in one.”

You’ll love the ambiance of waterfront din-ing and the extra attention you get from thestaff at The Landing.

Strang said the reason his restaurant busi-nesses have been successful can be summedup in four words: quality, value, service andreputation.

From the get-go, his philosophy has beensimple.

“Show up and try to do the right thing everyday for your guests and staff,” he said. “Ifsomething should go wrong, we will moveheaven and earth to do what we can to cor-rect it. And, we’ll make sure it never happensagain. We want to make sure our guests

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Juli Wilson, who owns Social Denim, believes bydoing business with neighbors, we build a web of per-sonal and economic relationships that are essential toa strong community. She even has a T-shirt in her bou-tique that reads “Shop Local.”

“If you shop local for produce, you get the bestnutrients for your body and you stay healthy,” she said.“The same is true when you shop local businesses. Youbuild a healthy community.”

With that in mind, The Jambalaya News is taking alook at five new businesses in Lake Charles: SocialDenim, Charleston Gallery & Antiques, Precision IT,Salon Evans, and Glow Salon and Wellness Spa. Eachhas been open for business less than two years and is aboon to Southwest Louisiana. Creating jobs one or twoat a time can have a tremendous long-term impact onour area and the economy as a whole.

SOCIAL DENIMSocial Denim, located at 706 Ryan

Street, is Southwest Louisiana’s newest hotspot for the latest trends in fashion.

Juli Wilson, 29, the store’s owner, usedher creative talent and industry knowledgeto bring a one-of-a-kind fashion boutiqueto downtown Lake Charles.

“We have unique, hard to find labels thatyou won’t find anywhere between Houston

and Baton Rouge,” she said.You can experience the service of a

locally owned business while shopping thebrands and styles of Hollywood’s fashionforward. Social Denim carries designerjeans and dresses, T-shirts, (ever-popular)LSU apparel, däv rain boots and accessories,clothing for men and kai fragrance prod-ucts. In keeping with the latest trend, thestore offers “green” clothing, as well as sev-

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eral lines which donate proceeds tohumanitarian efforts.

This season’s premium denim col-lection includes: True Religion,William Rast, J Brand, Joe’s Jeans, 7for all mankind, Paige PremiumDenim, Citizens of Humanity,Hudson, and PRVCY. Other apparellines include Ella Moss, T-Bags,Splendid, Voom, Interlude, Akiko,Frock, and Bobi.

Wilson, a native of Lake Charles,graduated from the U.C. SantaBarbara and started working in thefashion industry as a buyer for FredSegal where she established valuableconnections with designers.

“The connections I’ve made as abuyer for Fred Segal allowed me topick up jean lines like RockinRepublic,” she said, explaining distri-bution is limited to high-end bou-tiques - in keeping with the brand’simage. “We offer really unique prod-ucts. You can’t find these lines any-where else in town. Everything isexclusive to Social Denim.”

A year-and-a-half ago, Wilsonopened Social Denim. She named thenew business Social Denim because,she said, “I wanted to make jeanshopping a fun, social experience.”

Wilson said jean shoppinginvolves trying on many pairs to findjust the right one that makes you lookand feel great.

“We have jeans for all bodyshapes, high- and low-waisted, size 0to 14,” she said. “We have special-ordered sizes 16 and 18.”

One of the biggest misconceptionspeople have with the store is that it’sgoing to be expensive, according toWilson. She said there’s an availabilityof flattering jeans at every price point.

“We have two new lines that startat lower pricepoints,” she said.

Prices start at$60, for Dish jeans, anew line Wilson

added for fall; Blank jeans come in at$70 to $99.

“Some of our most popular dressesstart at $30; t-shirts start at $15,” shesaid.

Another popular item includes(form-fitting) LSU graphic tees.

“Our T-shirts are true ladies T-shirts,” Wilson said. “They are cutsmaller than men’s; they are more fit-ted.”

Previews of the newest clothes andclothing lines can be seen on SocialDenim’s Facebook page. Wilson saidthe medium is an opportunity to con-nect with customers and it provides aplatform for communicating aboutproducts.

Social Denim does a great deal ofpublic relations through social net-working. Kara Coyne is the store’ssocial networking specialist.

“We want feedback,” she said. “Welisten to our customers and that’s ahuge benefit you won’t get from a bigdepartment store.”

Listening to customers, SocialDenim launched Social Dress.

Social Dress is a division withinSocial Denim. It includes a combina-tion of edgy and elegant, more fash-ion forward trends, as well as con-temporary and classic pieces.

“About half the store is dresses,”Wilson said. “I just got back from mar-ket where they’re showing girls indresses as the trend this season. Thisfall, we’re also adding bags and jewelry.”

The next thing to come – shoes!Wilson and her staff (Kara Coyne

and Jennifer Elliot) are warm, friendlypeople dedicated to making your shop-ping experience pleasant.

“We want everyone to leave happy,”she said. “We strive to have jeans foreveryone. We want to create a fun,

happy shoppingexperience. Unlike adepartment store, weget to know our cus-tomers.”

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CHARLESTON GALLERY & ANTIQUESDown the street, at 900 Ryan Street, in

the historic Charleston Hotel downtown, aretired English teacher is making a dreamcome true.

After spending years selling antiquesand collectibles on a part-time basis inbooths at other shops, as well as on eBay,Jeanne Owens decided the time was rightto fulfill her dream of opening her ownshop. In January, she opened CharlestonGallery & Antiques.

“It’s a pipe dream that took,” she said.Besides antique furniture ranging from

high-end French, shabby chic and Englishpieces, Charleston Gallery & Antiques car-ries a unique mix of antique accessories aswell as new gift and home décor items.

Work from local artists, vintage andnew costume jewelry is also for sale atCharleston Gallery & Antiques.

“On the antique side, we have every-thing from Victorian to primitive,” Owenssaid. “We have everything from chamberpots to cameos and some silly things, like aTasmanian devil light up fixture. We alsohave some very, very rare things.”

Owens recently acquired a lovely collec-tion of vintage Sabino Glass.

“I believe we have thelargest collection of it inthis area,” she said.

The type of collectiblesin the shop is varied.

From an old brooch, antique glasses, hatsand dishes, to Lladro porcelain and jeweledpill boxes, the shop has a little of every-thing. Owens wanted to create a relaxingshopping experience for customers.

“Everybody has a story to tell; every-body has an emotional connection,” shesaid, noting customers often find piecesthat bring back memories. “It sounds triteto say, but I wanted to create a place wherepeople could come in, look and talk aboutthe things they love and beyond – theiractual life experiences.”

In addition to offering a wide array ofcollectibles, the 4,000 square-foot shopserves as a showcase for original paintingsby local and regional artists.

“We rotate our shows,” Owens said,adding a new exhibit is scheduled forNovember. “We have so much talent in thearea. Our local artists are fantastic.”

She is drawn to collecting and display-ing a wide range of fine art.

“The paintings reflect a wide range ofstyles,” she said. “We have contemporarymixed media to extremely realistic oilpaintings and whimsical pieces.”

Owens works with artists, who will alsodo commissioned pieces for her clients. She

said some want originalpaintings reflecting cer-tain themes and usingcolors coordinating withtheir décor.

Jeanne Owens, owner of Charleston Gallery & Antiques

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For those who like the look of anoriginal, Owens recommended agicleé (pronounced jee-clay) which isa digitally reproduced print on can-vas.

“The artist paints over it, addingtexture,” she said. “It looks like anoriginal, but it is about half the priceof an original painting.”

Charleston Gallery & Antiques hasa good selection of serious antiquesfor the connoisseur, as well as hun-dreds of items at very reasonableprices and some great bargains. Pricesrange from $4 items to a $27,000hand-stitched antique French

Aubusson rug from the 1700s. You can find a lot of funky, eclectic,

unique pieces costing between $18 and$25 – including ear bobs!

“We also have some cameos fromWorld War II,” the owner added.

Owens and her two employees –Jordan Gandy and Rollie Mayfield –will “go the extra mile” to help cus-tomers.

“I will shop for people,” she said. “Ifthey’re looking for a particular piecelike an armoire, I’ll go to auction forthem. Also, if they are looking for apiece of china, I can find it for them.”

PRECISION ITFrom his earliest days, computers

have been a big part of Paul Wolfe’s life.“I’ve been interested in computers

since I was 12 or 13 years-old,” he said.“That’s when I broke the family com-puter.”

Wolfe, 29, remembered wanting toget his hands on the computer – not toplay video games. He wanted to seehow it worked.

“I waited until my parents went tobed, and then I took the computerapart,” he said. “My dad was so mad.”

As punishment, Wolfe had to putthe computer back together again. Hespent hours on the telephone with techsupport learning how to do it.

“It worked out in the end,” he said.It was this love for computers and

fascination for how they work that ledWolfe to open Precision IT, which heruns out of his home office in LakeCharles. The business opened inJanuary.

“Things are starting to get prettyexciting,” he said. “More so in the nexttwo to three months – that’s when Icomplete Apple certification and I canbecome part of the Apple consultingnetwork. I’ll be theonly person betweenBeaumont and BatonRouge to have thattitle.”

The business specializes in end-to-end IT solutions, but it can do any-thing computer or network relatedwhen it comes to virus removal, backup strategies, trouble shooting or wire-less network clouds. Clients can evenhave a computer custom-built.

“I build custom computers,” Wolfesaid. “That’s my true passion. I canbuild extremely high performancemachines. For those on tight budgets, Ican deliver the most computer for thedollar.”

Wolfe said he offers competitiverates. He does not charge for the initialconsultation and he can work withinspecific IT budgets. He said he will notcharge you if he cannot fix the prob-lem.

“I have worked for private firms,estate settings and hospitals. I’ve neverliked the way IT services have beenperformed. It should be about helpingthe client,” he said.

Traditionally, IT techs come in, fixproblems (like virus removal) but don’tspend time showing their clients whatto do to prevent problems from reoc-curring, according to Wolfe.

“I see things differently,” he said. “IfI empower you toavoid these things, Ibelieve you will callme back for other ITservices.”

Paul Wolfe, owner of Precision IT

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Another service Wolfe offers is edu-cating his clients about open sourcesoftware. Open source software is freesoftware, he explained.

“I’m not going to sell you a $300

Microsoft Office package, when youcan get an open source software pack-age that works just as good,” he said. “Ioffer solutions that most firms in townwill not.”

SALON EVANSTasha Evans, a single mother,

opened her salon with the support ofher clients.

“I was working at another salon andmy clients kept telling me ‘You need toopen a salon.’ Some even offered finan-cial support,” she said.

Salon Evans, at 109 W. LagrangeStreet, has been open since March of2008, in a house shared with anotherbusiness, Glow Salon and Wellness.Although the two businesses sharesome of the same clientele, they do notduplicate services. Salon Evans is a fullservice salon, which includes hairstyling and make up.

Creating a beautiful, professionalsalon with a warm, inviting atmos-phere was paramount to Evans.

“We put value on giving personalattention to our clients,” she said. “Wetreat you like gold until you walk outthe door.”

Her pet peeve is walking into abusiness where the employees will walkright past you without even speaking.

“The No. 1 rule in this salon iswhen you see someone, speak tothem,” she said.

She added this common act ofcourtesy is important and makes youfeel welcome and comfortable whenyou are in the salon.

Evans, 33, is an experienced profes-sional, who keeps current on the latesttechniques and products by regularlyattending industry training programs.

She also requires her stylists toattend continuing education classes.

“I require 24hours of continuingeducation,” she said.“A lot of people inthe industry don’t doit.”

As a result of continuing educa-tion, Evans can offer clientele biliagé,as well as foil highlights.

“It’s a painting on technique you seeon a lot of celebrities,” she said.

Salon Evans carries a variety of pro-fessional hair care products, such asLockhart, Sam Brocato, Pureology,BennieFactor and Paul Mitchell.

“I usually recommendBennieFactor, for their shampoos, andBrocato styling products,” Evans said.“Bennie Pollard, who createdBennieFactor products, visited oursalon and we’ve had cutting classeswith him.”

Evans, a Lake Charles native, spenta couple of years in Baton Rouge,where she first met and worked withSam Brocato. Johnny LaFleur, one ofher stylists, worked at the same salon.Both were invited to Brocato’s salon inNew York, where they did hair andmake-up for Howard Stern’s wife.

On August 31, Evans and her styl-ists will travel to Baton Rouge to attenda cutting class with Sam Brocato aspart of their continuing education.

“Lately, the trend is short hair, but Idisagree,” she said. “If you look in themagazines, you still see lots of longhair with curls – like Jessica Simpson’shair.”

Evans has mastered the long-lay-ered haircut and style. In fact, shemakes styling look easy.

“If you get home and can’t fix yourhair, we’ll invite you back for a briefstyling class,” she said. “I’m not a prod-uct pusher, but it’s important to use the

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Prices start at $26 for a man’s hair-cut; women’s haircuts range from $30to $47, depending on the stylist’sexperience.

“I have a good group of loyal styl-

ists – they’ve been with me since Iopened,” Evans said.

Her employees include five stylists,a manager and three assistants.

“They are all good-hearted, nice,genuine people,” she said.

GLOW SALON AND WELLNESS SPA

You can treat yourself to spa treat-ments at Glow Salon & Wellness Spa.

Owner Jill Hebert opened thebusiness in July at 109 W. LagrangeStreet, in partnership with SalonEvans, which is in the same building.

She said they thought it was agreat idea to locate a salon and spa

under the same roof.“It’s convenient for clients,” she

said. “If you want to have spa treat-ments, and then get your hair done,you don’t have toleave the building.”

She named thenew business GlowSalon & WellnessSpa because, she

Jill Hebert, owner of Glow Salon and Wellness Spa

HOW TO CONTACT THESE LOCAL BUSINESSESNAME: Social DenimLOCATION: 706 Ryan St.HOURS: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Mon.-Fri.; noon-5 p.m., Sat.CONTACT: (337) 433-3670

NAME: Charleston Gallery & AntiquesLOCATION: 900 Ryan St., Suite 101HOURS: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Sat.; special events; by appointment.CONTACT: (337) 421-1700; [email protected].

NAME: Precision ITLOCATION: Meets clients on siteHOURS: By appointmentCONTACT: (337) 802-3799; [email protected]; www.precisionit.info.

NAME: Salon EvansLOCATION: 109 W. Lagrange St.HOURS: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Tues.; 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Wed.; 9 a.m.-7 p.m.,

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Continued from Page 29 said, “We want our clients to feel fullyrejuvenated – they should leave glow-ing and refreshed.”

The salon offers a full menu ofservices, including manicures, pedi-cures, acrylic and gel nails, airbrushtanning, massages and facials.

Hebert, 38, has been a manicuristand nail technician/premium acrylicspecialist for 16 years.

“You don’t have to go to a factorysetting to get a set of premium acrylicnails,” she said. “We have well-venti-lated nail rooms. It doesn’t smell likea nail salon.”

A basic manicure is $25; a full setof acrylic nails is $50. Hebert said tocall ahead for an appointment.

“We don’t rush to get you in andout the door,” she said. “This is aplace where people can come and getaway from their everyday stress andbe pampered. It’s their time. That’swhat it’s all about.”

Hebert is excited about a new line ofskincare products at Glow Salon &Wellness Spa called CosMedix. She saidthe line is all natural and cruelty-free.

“I was looking for a line of prod-ucts that was results-oriented,” she said.“I looked at a lot ofskin care lines andthis one had every-thing I was looking

for – it’s my favorite. I’ve tried it andit’s amazing.”

She said the skin care line is rea-sonably priced and also includes vita-mins for healthy skin. Hebert saidhealthy skin starts from within.

“I’ve seen some awesome resultswith CosMedix – it gives the skin anatural, healthy glow,” she said.

They also carry Youngblood min-eral make up and Fake Bake self tan-ning products.

“Mineral make up is better for theskin,” Hebert said. “We haveYoungblood mineral make up; weabsolutely love it. It feels silky on theskin – not drying – we all wear it.”

You know how some sunless tan-ning products have an unpleasantodor?

Fake Bake products do not,according to Hebert.

“It won’t turn your skin orangeand it doesn’t smell,” she said. “To me,it lasts longer than most sunless tan-ning products. It doesn’t come offspotty; it just fades.”

Hebert explained the conceptbehind Glow Salon & Wellness Spa.

“People use spa services to helpthem relieve stress – it’s not just abouttrying to look good,” she said, addingstress can create health problems.“Doing something good for you isimportant for wellness.”

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Sports Report

By Brandon Shoumaker

By the time you read this, theMcNeese State Cowboys football teamwill have wrapped up two intra-squadscrimmages in preparation for theupcoming season.

You will have heard great thingsabout the Cowboys’ offense, no doubt.

About how good Derrick Fourrouxwill be this season.

About how no one can stopToddrick Pendland and, even if theydid, there are four running backsalmost as good to take up the slack.

And all those things are true.McNeese’s offense is shaping up to beone of the Southland Conference’s, ifnot the nation’s, best units.

But what will truly make McNeesea powerhouse this season will be howwell its young, inexperienced defensedoes against a pretty imposing sched-ule.

The Cowboys return nine starterstotal and just three on the defensiveside. And now, in the run up to theseason-opener, injuries are starting topick at McNeese’s defense.

As of this writing, starting lineback-ers Deron Minor and Geremy Pilateare dinged up, and reserve MattKreamer missed the spring game withan MCL injury. Cornerback JarronJackson is battling a balky hamstring.

Minor, who has played well in boththe spring game and the first scrim-mage, is very close to being back onthe field, which is good news for theCowboys.

But the season can’t rest on Minor’sshoulders alone. Or on TerranceFreeman’s or Darrell Jenkins’. Theyounger guys who are getting playingtime now are going to need to showthey can step in and provide the samehigh level of play as the more experi-enced guys.

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And, in the recent scrimmage, that’sstarting to become the case. Youngguys Kegan Myers and Nick Toti eachcaused fumbles from the linebackerposition. Safety Devin Holland, atransfer from Tulane, made some bigplays. Judging by the first scrimmage, Ithink McNeese’s young guys ondefense are just getting started makingthe big plays.

Come Sept. 5, the Cowboys willneed those plays to take the some ofthe pressure off of the offense as theylook to return to the FootballChampionship Subdivision playoffs.

Schedule GazingAt a glance, I like the schedule

McNeese has put together for this sea-son. The schedule is much like ones inthe past. There are, of course, thealways-tough Southland Conferencegames with the one or two “guarantee”games against smaller division foes aswell as a road game against a FootballBowl Subdivision opponent.

But this season, McNeese has donea solid job of making sure that its fournon-conference games are going to benot only competitive on the field butalso enjoyable to watch for the fans.

The Cowboys open up the seasonon Sept. 5 with Henderson State, aDivision II team out of Arkadelphia,Ark. This, like last season’s game withDelta State, is one of those games inwhich the Cowboys are going to get areturn on their investment.

The Reddies are enjoying a little bitof a resurgence, with two winning sea-

sons in the past three years. They havealso transitioned from an option-styleoffense to a high-powered passingattack under Northwestern State trans-fer and Lafayette native, RochCharpentier. What better way to seehow far along your young secondary isthan to test them against a gunslingingoffense in the season opener.

Another reason I like this “guaran-tee” game is the same reason I likedthe Delta State matchup. It has aregional flair (both HSU and Deltaplay in the Gulf South Conference)that allows the McNeese brand toreach out into some areas where theCowboys may not be familiar. You’regoing to see more visiting fans attend-ing these types of games over anopponent like, for instance, SouthernVirginia.

Then there’s Appalachian State onSept. 12. The Mountaineers are twoyears removed from both the UpsetWin of the Century (34-32 overMichigan at “The Big House”) andtheir last national championship. AppState has won at least 10 games ineach of the last four seasons and stillfeatures dynamic quarterbackArmanti Edwards.

This is a pride game for McNeese.A win over App State on the roadmeans that the Cowboys can still con-sider themselves a factor on thenational scene, and gives them a hugeboost going into the Tulane game twoweeks later.

Before they can get to the GreenWave, the Cowboys host Savannah Sports Report

State on Sept. 19. This isn’t exactly aguarantee game as the Tigers play inthe Football ChampionshipSubdivision alongside McNeese, butSSU is an independent team (a teamwithout a conference) and has seen itsshare of struggles over the past decade.

But, again, I think this could be agood thing for McNeese. Why?Because SSU is not Southern Virginiaand certainly not West Virginia Tech.

Remember three years ago whenWV Tech came to town? McNeese won76-0 in a game that the Cowboys couldhave scored 176 if they wanted. Howabout last season, when SVU couldhave brought its 63-7 mugging at thehands of McNeese to the SpecialVictims Unit.

Calling Mariska Hargitay.The common thread between

Southern Virginia and WV Tech is thatthey are both NAIA schools. Typically,this means they are smaller than evenNCAA Division III schools with noway to compete, either in money andresources or on the football field, withschools of McNeese’s caliber.

So why schedule them?I’m not sure, besides themtaking up a space on theschedule and giving theyounger guys a lot moregame experience. A gamelike that doesn’t do a wholelot for McNeese, whichmakes the Savannah Stategame look a lot better inthe long run.

All this leads up to the Tulane gameon Sept. 26 at the Superdome. Theappeal here is nearly limitless. A winover the Green Wave, which is morethan possible, is huge for the Cowboys.The least of all outcomes from a winover Tulane is that the Cowboys proba-bly move into the Top 10 in the SportsNetwork polls.

A more important outcome couldcome at recruiting time. In the last fewyears, Tulane has spent considerableeffort and resources in recruiting play-ers in Southwest Louisiana. Currently,there are just two local players on theGreen Wave roster—Zach Morganfrom Sam Houston High and RossThevenot from St. Louis Catholic—butTulane has had players from Barbe andIowa on the roster the past two sea-sons.

If McNeese beats Tulane, maybe theCowboys get an edge on the GreenWave in the minds of area college-bound football players.

Brandon Shoumaker is a graduateof McNeese State University and has

covered sports for morethan seven years for vari-ous publications. Coachesor parents with story tipsmay contact Brandon [email protected] orsend him a message onTwitter (@bshoumaker).

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This month marks 40 years sincethe Woodstock Music Festival tookplace in upstate New York. For thosewho were there, or even for those whothink we’re talking about Snoopy’sbird, several books have just beenpublished to celebrate the wonder ofWoodstock. That includes the music,yes; but also youth, freedom, hope,optimism, magical thinking, and alonging for peace — peace in theworld and peace in one’s soul.

Taking Woodstock: A True Storyof a Riot, a Concert, and a Life is a

memoir written by Elliot Tiber withTom Monte. Tiber spent his boyhoodin Brooklyn, the son of Russian Jewishimmigrants. The family was dysfunc-tional, and his mother was downrightabusive. Her actions had me saying“Oh, no!” aloud. He writes: “We‘loved’ chocolate and we ‘loved’ ourtelevision set. But we never said thatwe loved each other, and certainly noone in our family was treated with anyreal love.”

In 1955, his parents bought amotel in White Lake, N.Y., but they

By Mary Louise Ruehr

CelebratingWoodstock

ran it very badly, so they persuadedhim to manage it. The motel was inbad shape: “Many of the doors didn’thave doorknobs, and fewer still hadkeys. The mattresses were hard andlumpy; the linoleum, broken andblackened.” They were losing moneyand the bank was closing in.

Meanwhile, Tiber had been organ-izing a small music and arts festivalevery year to bring tourists into thetown. When event producer MichaelLang’s deal fell through for a musicfestival in another town, Tiber con-tacted him, and, using his parents’motel as a base of operations and witha staging area set up on the land of hisfriend, dairy farmer Max Yasgur, theWoodstock Music and Arts Festivalwe all know was born.

Tiber describes all the preparation— “A tent city was taking shape, and asea of people and colors was filling upthe 80 acres that Max had set aside forthe event” — as well as the chaoticdays of the festival itself. He describes

the festival-goers: “They werelong-haired, denim-clad,loose-hipped, barefooted, ban-dannaed, and free. Many hadcolored their hair in shades oforange, pink, red, green, pur-ple, and blue. A lot of themwore beads, peace symbols,and various other ornamentsin their hair and around theirnecks, wrists, and ankles.Some had unkempt beards,very few of them showeredwith any regularity, and fewerstill cared much for the world’sapproval. Everyone sang, itseemed, and everyonelaughed. I had never heard somuch laughter in all of mylife.”

The event ended up attract-ing “about 500,000 peoplethere, plus up to a millionmore stuck in traffic,” whichwas backed up for about 90miles. It became WoodstockNation: “Woodstock was a life

force unto itself, with its own code,and powerful beyond our wildestdreams.”

It’s a fun read. I saw Woodstockfrom a completely different perspec-tive. But it’s a very intimate memoir,and his discussion of his budding sex-uality and his later experiences as agay man were a bit disturbing, partic-ularly because some of them weredangerous. It was a time, after all, ofpersecution of gays by bullies, bigotsand police.

The happenings at Woodstock hada very personal message for him: “Thevalues of Woodstock — to insist onthe freedom to be oneself and to giveand receive love — had transformedme, and there was no going back.”This new paperback edition is a tie-inwith the movie premiering this monthby Academy Award winning directorAng Lee. The book is a fine, well-writ-ten and even funny memoir and, likethe movie, should be rated R.


Children’sMuseum Fund

Save theChildren’sMuseum FundDevastated by a recent fire, the Children’s Museumneeds your help to reopen. The goal is $450,000.

So far, $163,693.79 has been raised! The museum would like to thank all of you who have contributed, including the following: Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors BureauJunior League of Lake Charles, Inc.Calcasieu Parish Police JuryCity of Lake CharlesCity of SulphurSempra Energy Global EnterprisesWilliam & Katherine BlakeWaste ManagementTadlockFirst Federal Bank of LouisianaCameron State BankCharleston Gallery and AntiquesWal-mart (Nelson)Wal-Mart Store # 521 (English Bayou)Lake Area Model RailroadersCrawford Orthodontics Inc.Atlantic Scaffolding CompanyDevall Towing & Boat ServiceJudge Guy E. BradberryKiwanis Club of CalcasieuM.N. Davidson FoundationSenator Willie L. Mount

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By the Time We Got to Woodstock:The Great Rock ’n’ Roll Revolution of1969 by Bruce Pollock is a book-lengthcultural essay by a music historian whoputs Woodstock in its place among theevents of 1968 to 1970, from the elec-tion of Richard Nixon as president tothe May 4, 1970 killings at Kent StateUniversity.

Says the author, “After the crushingdefeats and confusions of 1968, 1969would be a year of radical and pro-found personal risks, changes, andchoices in the way music was perceived,written about, experienced, exploited,played, and disseminated.”

He discusses the interaction ofmusic, personalities and politics; thewar, the draft, the sexual revolution; theend of the Beatles, the death of rockicons, the birth of FM radio; protestsongs, the merging and blending offolk, rock, and country, the birth ofheavy metal; from flower children toHell’s Angels, from “Age of Aquarius” to“Four Dead in Ohio.”

His writing can be a bit hectic, buthis information is fascinating. He addsinsightful quotes from artists, journal-ists and fans about the music and thetimes. For example, Richie Havens talksabout performing at Woodstock: “Thesound was the best I ever played under,and I heard my voice go right out overthe hillside to New York City. It was themost amazing thing. It was the perfectmarriage of sound and air and environ-ment.” The paperback includes twodozen photos, a timeline, index andbibliography.

Here are a few of the other com-memorative books now available:

The Road to Woodstock comesfrom Michael Lang, the festival’s creatorand producer, who looks back at thephenomenon from its conception toculmination.

The Woodstock Story Book byLinanne G. Sackett has 240 full-colorphotographs by Barry Z. Levine. Eventsare arranged chronologically to bring

back the sights of the entire festival.Woodstock: Three Days That

Rocked the World edited by MikeEvans and Paul Kingsbury also gives achronological account of the festival,adding photos, interviews and quotesfrom participants.

Woodstock Revisited: 50 Far Out,Groovy, Peace-Loving, Flashback-Inducing Stories from Those WhoWere There by Susan Reynolds fea-tures stories by and about those in theaudience.

Woodstock: Peace, Music &Memories by Brad Littleproud andJoanne Hague offers 350 photos andhas interviews with performers and

people in the crowd. The authors arethe proprietors of the WoodstockPreservation Society.

Back to the Garden: The Story ofWoodstock is by disc jockey andmusic historian Pete Fornatale, whonot only gives the perspectives of theperformers, but also looks into thebackground of the Woodstock projectitself. With photos.

Only 1,000 copies will be availableof the two-volume boxed set ofWoodstock Experience from GenesisPublications, each one signed byMichael Lang and singer-songwriterArlo Guthrie. The current price in theU.K. is £395.

Copyright (c) 2009 Mary LouiseRuehr.

Mary Louise Ruehr is the BooksEditor for the Record-Courier inRavenna, Ohio. She has a Bachelor ofArts in English from Kent StateUniversity. Mary Louise is interested inall subjects and has many favoriteauthors, including Pearl S. Buck, JamesMichener, and P.G. Wodehouse, as wellas mystery writers Sue Grafton andJanet Evanovich. She blogs athttp://blogs.dixcdn.com/shine_a_light/and you can write to her [email protected]. TJN


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The PinkPanther 2 (DVD Columbia Pictures, 2009)

Steve Martin is no Peter Sellers.But then Peter Sellers was no SteveMartin. (Is this a good thing?)

Remember Peter Sellers, asInspector Clouseau, trying to book a‘room’? No one could understand hisridiculous French accent. Think backto that bit, with Sellers milking it forall it was worth. Fast forward to 2009.A SWAT team is coming in the win-dows of the French Consulaire, andCommissioner Dreyfus (playedextremely well by John Cleese, fillingin for Herbert Lom) needs them toback off. The code word is ‘hamburg-er’. But only Clouseau can pronouncethe word so ridiculously that theSWAT team leader can understand it.Hurry, Clouseau, they’re about toshoot the Commissioner!

This gives you an idea of the dif-ference a generation can make. Theentire Panther 2 movie rushes alongat a frantic pace, desperate not to lose

the attention of ayounger, faster audience.

In the first five minutes of thefilm, an international thief steals theMagna Carta, the shroud of Turin,and the Japanese Imperial Sword. Thethief calls himself “the Tornado.” Adetective “dream team” is assembled,with Clouseau invited to be a mem-ber. No sooner does he step out ofFrance than the Pink Panther, thatgiant diamond and symbol of Frenchpride, is stolen by the thief.

Most of the rest of the movie con-tinues in the Panther tradition. Thereis very little coherence or plot, and alot of fumbling by inspectorClouseau. The gags are clever and fast- paced, maybe a little too fast.

Still, there are some very funnymoments in Panther 2. Clouseaudoes an inspection of a suspect’s man-sion, fumbling and clowning, allwhile being observed on closed cir-cuit security cameras. On a date withhis coworker and romantic interest,Nicole, he gets too close to the winerack. As it tips over, he ends up catch-ing every bottle that falls out of it,juggling them impossibly to waitersand customers around him. Not asingle bottle is broken, until hereturns to his table, causing a chainreaction that ends in burning downthe restaurant.

By Dan Ellender

Director of the Children's Museum

A lot of money went into thismovie, probably more than anyPanther movie that Sellers everstarred in. Even the cast is impres-sive, especially for a comedy, withJohn Cleese Andy Garcia, LilyTomlin, Alfred Molina, and JeanReno all playing major roles, whichthey perform to perfection.

Things finally get moving at theend of the film, with things comingtogether and Clouseau amazingeveryone with his detective skills.There’s no doubt about the comedicskills of Steve Martin either, whoplays the buffoon with the same ener-gy that he put into his first starringrole, The Jerk.

Families take note: The PinkPanther 2 has one scene where Lily

Tomlin, an expert on politically cor-rect speech, coaches Clouseau in thecorrect way to behave around woman.Tomlin’s suggestive language is proba-bly more direct than most parentswould be comfortable with, especiallyfor younger children. Which is ashame, because the rest of the movieis fairly clean.

If you like Steve Martin, you prob-ably will like his over-the-topInspector Clouseau. Some of the fun-niest scenes reminded me of LeslieNielsen in The Naked Gun. However,my favorite parts usually involved thesupporting actors, who added aninternational flair to the film.

All in all, it could have been a lotworse. But it could have been better.

TJN


Dina Politz, Kelly Oursler, Jerry Oursler and Mark Politz

Donna Shields, Louise Nichols and Kay Dimmitt

Libby and Charles Timpa

Brenda Beastly, Sherry Sandifer and Sheila Vincent Toni and James Boudreaux

Jordan Ashworth, Dustie Kulago and Katie McCarty Warren Privette and Lois Manena Sheila and Keith Hardesty

Dana Keel, George Reeves and Annette Thibodeaux

JAMAICA ME CRAZY PARTY FOR A CURE GALAA highly anticipated event presented by the American Cancer Society,

Jamaica Me Crazy Party for a Cure Gala opened this 11th annual gala tothe sounds of the Bayou Katz. Dancing, auction items and other chanceactivities gave guests an opportunity to mix and mingle while contribut-

ing to the cause. O’Charley’s Restaurant provided a buffet of food items toplease even the most discriminating palate. The proceeds from this party

for a cure aids in the continuing research, education, advocacy and serviceof the American Cancer Society. “We save lives to create more birthdays…”

JAMAICA ME CRAZY PATRON PARTYLake Charles native, Dr. Michael Bergeron,

was recognized as the 2009 Honorary Chairat the Jamaica Me Crazy Patron Party recent-ly held at the Gray Plantation Clubhouse. ThePatron Party preceded the Jamaica Me Crazy

Gala held on the following evening at theLake Charles Civic Center. Entertainment was

provided by Alvin Touchet and guestenjoyed a lavish buffet of heavy hors d’oeu-vres. All proceeds from ticket sales and auc-

tion items help in the American CancerSociety’s continuing efforts.


Courtney Corner and Jenny Stegall

Darie Jordan and Verda Anthony Sue and Hal McMillin

Tova Oustalet, Clark Yelverton and Colleen Desselle Mike Fraser, Jack Silverman and Ben Bourgeois Ron and Brent McGinley

Lt. Mike Williams, Glen Bonin and Lloyd Lauw Roland Moss and Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu John Cardone, Mike Huber and Steve Jordan

LEGIS-GATOR LUNCHEONThe Gator was definitely in the house as the Chamber

Southwest Louisiana opened the 2009 Legis-GatorLuncheon at L’Auberge du Lac Casino Resort. Guests heardWashington updates from Congressmen Charles Boustany

and Charlie Melancon; State of Louisiana updates fromAgriculture Commissioner, Dr. Mike Strain, Insurance

Commissioner James Donelon, Attorney General BuddyCaldwell and Public Service Commissioner Clyde Holloway;and reports from SWLA Delegation representatives Senator

Willie Mount and Representative Jonathan Perry. Lt.Governor Mitch Landrieu presented the keynote address.

Getting up close and personal with our Louisiana delegationis always a welcome opportunity for Southwest Louisiana.

Kay and Barry Barnett

Carrie Broussard and Patricia Prudhomme


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JAZZERCISE ON THE MOVE Jazzercise was on the move on a warm

Saturday morning as Brenda Vallier lined every-one up for the Second Line march down Ryan

Street to the new Jazzercise location onCollege Street. A host of classmates and friendsin cars, trucks, decorated golf carts and trailersrolled out at about 8 a.m. to the sounds of the

Second Line beat. At the new location, anabstract rendition of the all-inclusive dancer

painted by artist, Matt Duplichan was unveiled.And then the joint started jumping as

Jazzercise instructors led the group in a livelyround of jazzercise. Congrats on the new digs!


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PIECING IT TOGETHERPiecing It Together, a benefit dinner forthe Autism Support Alliance, hosted by

Nicholas Hunter, chef and owner ofHarlequin Steaks & Seafood included a

wine tasting, silent auction and entertain-ment by Brad Brinkley. The evening’schefs, Nic Hunter, Julio Galan and Leo

Reddoch, presented a first-class dinnerthat included the infamous Mrs. Hunter’s

Bread Pudding as a dessert choice. AutismSupport Alliance is a program of Family &Youth; for information on this and other

programs go to www.fyca.org. TJN

Some very lucky Lake Area folkswon tickets to the Greatest Show onEarth in Houston this summer.

Congratulations to VeronicaBrignac, Wilford Trahan, Tina Frugeand Brandy Guidry, who took theirfamilies to the Ringling Brothers andBarnum and Bailey Circus, courtesyof The Jambalaya News.

Veronica Brignac of LakeCharles brought her four grandchil-dren Karyngton Thomas, MalachiHawkins, Andrae Shillow, and AlexShillow, Jr.—who look like they’rehaving the time of their lives. Gladyou all had so much fun!

The Jambalaya News’ Circus Ticket Winners!

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19• Scotty Pousson & The Pointe aux Loups Playboys @

DI’s Cajun Food & Music, Basile, 6:30 p.m.• Neal Smith @ Sylvia’s Bistro, 7 p.m.• Alvin Touchet @ Blue Duck Cafe, 7:30 p.m.• Thingfish @ Caribbean Hut, 8 p.m.• Do Not Destroy @ Cajun’s Wharf, 8 p.m.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 20• Homer LeJeune @ DI’s Cajun Food & Music,

Basile, 6:30 p.m.• Neal Smith @ Sylvia’s Bistro, 7 p.m.• Joel Martin & Da Classics @ Mikko, Coushatta

Casino, Kinder, 7 p.m.• T-Broussard & The Zydeco Steppers @

Caribbean Cove, Isle of Capri Casino, 8 p.m.• Rick Marcel & Radiance @ Gator Lounge,

Delta Downs, Vinton, 8 p.m.• Eleven @ Jack Daniels Bar & Grill, L’Auberge du Lac

Casino, 10 p.m.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 21• Howard Noel & Cajun Boogie @ DI’s Cajun Food &

Music, Basile, 6:30 p.m.• ISIS @ Mikko, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 7 p.m.• Jerry Jeff Walker @ L’Auberge du Lac Casino, 8:30 p.m.• Rick Marcel & Radiance @ Gator Lounge, Delta

Downs, Vinton, 8:30 p.m.• Sugarhouse @ Sylvia’s Bistro, 9 p.m.• Blues Tonic @ Sam’s Cove, Westlake, 9 p.m.

• Briant Lloyd Smith & Hot Gritz @ Blue Duck Cafe, 9 p.m.

• Ridin High @ Caribbean Cove, Isle of Capri Casino, 9 p.m.

• Loser’s Reunion/The 94’s/Midnight Sons @ Toucan’s, 9:30 p.m.

• Do Not Destroy/Matthew Moss @ OB’s Bar & Grill, 10 p.m.• Red Letter Reverb/Targeting Aorta/

Godspeed the Jackle @ AJ’s Bar & Grill, 10 p.m.• G-Maze @ Festival City, 3 a.m.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 22• Brice Perrin @ Iowa Community Center, 9:30 a.m.• Briggs Brown & The Bayou Cajuns @ DI’s Cajun

Food & Music, Basile, 6:30 p.m.• ISIS @ Mikko, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 7 p.m.• The LakeSide Gamblers/Ganey Arsement @

VFW Post 2130, Lake Charles, 7:30 p.m.• Michael Dolan/Cold Sweat @ The Brick House, 8 p.m.• Black Feratu @ Hawg Wild, Westlake, 8 p.m.• Jerry Jeff Walker @ L’Auberge du Lac Casino, 8:30 p.m.• Bernie Alan @ One-Eyed Jack’s, Elton, 8:30 p.m.• Rick Marcel & Radiance @ Gator Lounge,

Delta Downs, Vinton, 8:30 p.m.• Craig Mouton & Slingshot @ Caribbean Cove,

Isle of Capri Casino, 9 p.m.• The Von Dukes/Blues Tonic @ Toucan’s, 9:30 p.m.• Twangster’s Union @ Yesterday’s, 9:30 p.m.• We Were Wolves/Cheater Pipe/2nd Party Program @

AJ’s Bar & Grill, 10 p.m.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 25• T-Joe Romero @ DI’s Cajun Food & Music, Basile, 6:30 p.m.• Alvin Touchet @ Sylvia’s Bistro, 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26• Al Roger & Louisiana Pride @ DI’s Cajun Food &

Music, Basile, 6:30 p.m.• Mike Zito @ Sylvia’s Bistro, 8:30 p.m.• Aaron Myers & Friends @ AJ’s Bar & Grill, 10 p.m.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 27• Ganey Arsement & The Lakeside Ramblers @

DI’s Cajun Food & Music, Basile, 6:30 p.m.• Motherlode @ Molly’s Lamplighter, 7 p.m.• X-It 43 @ Mikko, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 7 p.m.• Lisa Marshall Tour @ Sylvia’s Bistro, 8 p.m.• Derryl Perry @ Gator Lounge, Delta Downs, Vinton, 8 p.m.• Kadillacs @ Caribbean Cove, Isle of Capri Casino, 8 p.m.• The Murder and The Harlot/Survive the Musical @

AJ’s Bar & Grill, 9 p.m.• Flashback @ Jack Daniels Bar & Grill, L’Auberge du Lac

Casino, 10 p.m.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 28• Cajun August & Friends @ DI’s Cajun Food & Music,

Basile, 6:30 p.m.• Crooks Carnival @ OB’s Bar & Grill, 8 p.m.• Derryl Perry @ Gator Lounge, Delta Downs,

Vinton, 8:30 p.m.• Choke/Goatwhore/Brokenbytheburden @

AJ’s Bar & Grill, 9 p.m.• Southbound @ Sylvia’s Bistro, 9 p.m.• Kadillacs @ Caribbean Cove,

Isle of Capri Casino, 9 p.m.• Bayou Katz @ Mikko, Coushatta

Casino, Kinder, 9 p.m.

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MONDAY NIGHTS:Abita Beer Night

WEDNESDAY NIGHTS:Mondo Martini Night

THURSDAY NIGHTS:Be Well Night

Fri. Aug. 28 @ 9:00SUSAN COWSILL BAND

Sat. Aug. 29 @ 9:00CROOKS CARNIVAL &

RIVERLEFT

Mon. Aug. 31 @ 9:00WILL FERGUSON acoustic

Wed. Sept. 2 @ 9:00SCOTTY DOLAND

Fri. Sept. 4 @ 9:00SUGARFOOT

(from Monroe, La.)

Mon. Sept. 7 @ 9:00WILL FERGUSON acoustic

Wed. Sept. 9 @ 9:00SCOTTY DOLAND

Fri. Sept. 11 @ 9:00OUTLAW NATION

Sat. Sept. 12 @ 9:00SUBROSA UNION

(from Austin, Tx.)

• Briant Lloyd Smith & Hot Gritz @ Blue Duck Cafe, 9 p.m.

• Colorcast Veteran/The Silent Planet/The Last Place You Look @ Toucan’s, 9:30 p.m.

• Steel Shot @ Yesterday’s, 10 p.m.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 29• Bad Habit @ Sam’s Cove, Westlake, 3 p.m.• Howard Noel & Cajun Boogie @ DI’s

Cajun Food & Music, Basile, 6:30 p.m.• Glenn Fontenot @ Frey’s Restaurant,

Jennings, 7 p.m.• George Jones @ Delta Events Center,

Delta Downs, Vinton, 8 p.m.• Derryl Perry @ Gator Lounge,

Delta Downs, Vinton, 8:30 p.m.• Gator/True Spirit @ Sylvia’s Bistro, 9 p.m.• Mothership/The Von Dukes/The

Spoiled Royals @ AJ’s Bar & Grill, 9 p.m.• Cold Sweat @ Caribbean Cove, Isle of

Capri Casino, 9 p.m.• Bayou Katz @ Mikko, Coushatta

Casino, Kinder, 9 p.m.• Hamilton Loomis @ Toucan’s, 9:30 p.m.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1• Don Fontenot & Les Cajuns de la

Prairie @ DI’s Cajun Food & Music, Basile, 6:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2• Hubert Maitre @ DI’s Cajun Food &

Music, Basile, 6:30 p.m.• Happy Papi Band @ Sylvia’s Bistro, 7 p.m.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3• Errol Jenkins & Louisiana Tradition @

DI’s Cajun Food & Music, Basile, 6:30 p.m.• Blues Tonic @ Caribbean Cove, Isle of

Capri Casino, 8 p.m.• Hipbootjoe/Todd O’Neill @ Jack

Daniels Bar & Grill, L’Auberge du Lac Casino, 9 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4• Hotel Cazin Band @ DI’s Cajun Food &

Music, Basile, 6:30 p.m.• Glenn Fontenot @ Frey’s Restaurant,

Jennings, 7 p.m.• ThingFish @ Caribbean Hut, 8 p.m.• Briant Lloyd Smith & Hot Gritz @

Blue Duck Cafe, 9 p.m.• Morgan Bouldin @ Sylvia’s Bistro, 9 p.m.• The Flamethrowers @ Toucan’s, 9:30 p.m.• Magnolia Sons/Broadcast Daylight/

Broadmore @ AJ’s Bar & Grill, 10 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5• Mack Manuel & The Lake Charles

Ramblers @ DI’s Cajun Food & Music, Basile, 6:30 p.m.

• The Von Dukes/Cheater Pipe @ The Wood ‘n Penny, 8 p.m.

• Justin Pierce/Zydesoul @ Wayne & Layne’s, Sulphur, 9 p.m.

• The Devil & The Details/Oh Juliet @ AJ’s Bar & Grill, 10 p.m.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6• Idle Minds @ Fred’s Lounge,

Lake Charles, 6 p.m.• Mac Man Music @ Lake Charles Civic

Center, 7 p.m.• Smokey Robinson @ Delta Event

Center, Delta Downs, Vinton, 8 p.m.• Louisiana Yard Dogs @ L’Auberge du

Lac Casino, 10 p.m.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8• Al Roger & Louisiana Pride @ DI’s

Cajun Food & Music, Basile, 6:30 p.m.• Whiskey South @ Cajun’s Wharf, 8 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9• T-Joe Romero @ DI’s Cajun Food &

Music, Basile, 6:30 p.m.• Choke/Black Feratu @

The Wood ‘n Penny, 8 p.m.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10• Briggs Brown & The Bayou Cajuns @

DI’s Cajun Food & Music, Basile, 6:30 p.m.

• Bernie Alan @ Mikko, Coushatta Casino, Kinder, 7 p.m. TJN


Laurel and the Electric Circus:The Recession Sessions, Michael Jackson, and Woodstock

By Leslie Berman

When I first heard them, in the company ofsome of her starry-eyed fans, Laurel Barineau’sband called themselves The Untouchables, and formy money, they were just that: A high-energycover band fronted by the long-hair-tossing bold-voiced alto, who soared, swooped, and deliveredslinky, sassy, emotionally charged songs that madeeven ludicrous lyrics seem arch, witty, and mean-ing filled. Not another cover band in town couldtouch them.

I can’t even remember most of the long-goneclubs where I saw Laurel play in Lake Charles inthe early years, where I followed her gigs assidu-ously whenever I wanted a guaranteed-to-pleasegirls night out, but I do remember one particularnight at Crystal’s, where Laurel was promoting hernewly released first record, “Sweet Insanity.”

The usual crowd of smoking disco dancerscame to a halt and surged around the band’s setupon the dance floor, listening with rapt attention asLaurel unrolled the new CDs tracks. Having bythen heard all the songs individually, usually sand-wiched between covers of numbers made famousby power-voiced women rockers and R&B artistsfrom Patti Labelle to Melissa Etheridge, I hadthought they were fine for a freshman effort. Thatnight, hearing them spool and tear out of Laurel,one after the other, I found my appreciation forher original music growing exponentially.

Over time, the hurricanes came and TheUntouchables scattered. In the wake of the stormsurge, the old clubs closed, and like many others, Istopped going out for fun. But you can’t keep goodwomen down. Eventually, spring came back intomy soul and Laurel regrouped with The Edge, andreturned to touring. A month ago, with some per-sonnel changes and a new EP, “The RecessionSessions,” her group was reborn as Laurel and theElectric Circus. Which is where we pick up ourheroine, now in the throes of touring the newrecord all over this region.

As I’m writing this, Laurel is tuning up for aspecial in-store gig at The Gap in Prien Lake Mall,where she’ll be competing with 700+ bands acrossthe country for a recording contract. I’m rootingfor her, not only because she’s a client (full disclo-sure: Haven’t done any work for her for severalyears), but because I know she’s a trouper, and in itfor the long haul. Her new EP, which you can getfrom Amazon, iTunes or emusic, includes arocked-out version of a previously releasedacoustic tune, “Could You Love Me.” And if youmissed her at The Gap, you can catch her on Sept.6 at Sam’s Cove in Westlake, or you can join the

Krewe of Illusions and get invited to their poolparty on Sept. 7, or you can see her headline LakeCharles’ first Gay Pride event at the Civic Centeron Sept. 19. Highly recommended, whenever,wherever. You go, girl!

About MichaelAfter promising myself that I would refrain

from commenting on Michael Jackson, I find I justhave to. See, I was just in airports in Houston andNew York, and in all the magazine racks I found atleast a half-dozen different Michael Jackson trib-ute covers, sporting different photos, many fromthe same recent session.

In each of the photos Jackson looks weary butalert, posed in that confident dancer’s casualslouch that will forever make every other videodancer’s moves look forced and formal. And thatmade me realize how much I will miss him. Once,a long time ago, at a New York dance club, mysnarky friend, the club’s booker, persuaded me andmy rock critic husband to come over for a “sur-prise” appearance by Michael Jackson.

This club had a very high, deep stage, and afteran appropriate period of agonized anticipation,staring up at it through colored spots and fogmachine effects, we could just pick out a man in ascarf, a glove, and a porkpie hat, dancing, as wehad seen him do before, to “Billie Jean,” withturns, finger-to-toe points, and moonwalk. My ex-and I were convinced by the smoke and mirrors,but our friend, also a rock critic, refused to betaken in. “Apart from the fact that he’s too tall, tooheavy, and that he’s here,” he said, sneering at thedancing man, “He’s just not smooth enough to beMichael Jackson.”

And in hindsight, I realized he wasn’t. No onewill ever dance that effortlessly, that engagingly,ever again, not really, and the imitators, even all ofthem in the “Thriller”-thons you can watch onyoutube, where you know it’s not and never againwill be him, as great as those sincerest flatteriesmight actually be, that will always leave me feelingjust a little bit poorer for the untimely loss of thedancing master.

Woodstock RevisitedI didn’t go to Woodstock. Let me be clear about

that. Unlike many of my contemporaries who did-n’t go, I don’t even pretend, or fantasize that I did.I went to the warm-up concert at Tanglewood inthe Berkshires, the Tuesday before, to see B.B.King and the Jefferson Airplane warm up for TheWho, making their first U.S. appearance with the

rock opera, “Tommy.”I was in the ninth row in front of Pete

Townshend when he broke his guitar and set it onfire. Of course, I was feeling no pain at the time,so what I tell you I remember about this eventshould definitely be taken with a healthy shaker ofsalt. Do you think I really remember the 60s? Ishould hope I don’t. Otherwise, how could I proveI was actually there?

Anyway, I was deep into Joan Baez’s autobiog-raphy Daybreak (especially interested in herexplanation of her fear of throwing up), out for thestolen weekend away from home with my firstserious boyfriend, and both of us, 16 years old,were so adorable, that everyone treated us like wewere mascots for the winning team, and watchedour backs. Oh, yeah, the music was magical, too.

The Woodstock years have faded from thehearts and minds of most of the attendees (nowon Social Security!), let alone the outsiders peer-ing in with either longing or disgust. But some-how, the beat goes on. Kids grow up assuming it’simportant to be eco-friendly, infant bands learnriffs from Jimi Hendrix via rockstar and wii, andthe Jefferson Airplane/Starship’s Grace Slick showsoff her paintings, saying she’s finally too old torock and roll (will anyone ever get the word out toMick and Keith?).

In Woodstock, New York, where the festivalnever took place, and where I lived for a numberof years, the best sushi in town is at the Wok ‘nRoll, which shows dueling Woodstock films on itswall-mounted TVs all day.

Pete Fornatele, an old NY deejay, and MichaelLang, one of the promoters of the original festival,have both come out with commemorative bookreports, all the major papers’ music journalistshave weighed in on “what it all meant,” and therehave been related documentary films and radioretrospectives going day and night on PBS, MTV,VH-1 and other music-oriented channels.

You’d think after 40 years I would be sick ofthis. I mean, I own a handful of Woodstock booksalready, filled with photos and anecdotes and eye-witness accounts, and I’ve seen at least parts of themovies, oh, maybe 300 times. But I am still look-ing forward to Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock aboutthe run up to the festival, which is soon to be out,I hope, in area theaters. Apparently, it takes forev-er (and a muddy tent city) to teach an old hippiethe same old trick. TJN


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MARK JOHN PHOTO EXHIBIT ATHENNING CENTER THROUGH SEPT. 10

Mark John, owner of Studio Creations,has been a professional photographer, aswell as teacher, for the past 20 years. His pho-tography is now on exhibit at the HenningCultural Center. The exhibit includes both canvas and

framed prints from his most recent trip to Greeceand Turkey, along with works from China, France,

Spain, Egypt, England and the United States. Thebeautiful country of Italy will be highlighted in

one room. For more information about thisexhibit, please call 527-0357.

GUEYDAN DUCK FESTIVAL AUG. 27-30

The Gueydan Duck Festivalwill be held Aug. 27-30. Itincludes live music, a carnival,

food booths, goose and duck callingcompetitions, duck carving and paint-ing demonstrations, dog trials andskeet shooting, and an outdoor cook-off. Gates open at 6 p.m. on Thurs.The parade will roll down Main St. at3 p.m. on Sat. Admission is free allweekend for school-age childrenand on Sunday for everyone. For acomplete schedule, call (337) 536-6456 or see www.duckfestival.org.

LAKE AREA WINE TASTINGSEnjoy wine tastings every

Thursday night at The Wine Storefrom 5-7 p.m. located at 4070Nelson Rd, Ste. 100. For more info,call 477-7017.

Wed, Sept. 2.Hunter’s Harlequin will be having a Dry

Creek Vineyard Wine Dinner on Wed. Sept. 2.The cost $75 per person, all inclusive. Call310-0077 for reservations. Dinner starts at 7.I’ve been to one and it’s a gastronomicaldelight!

Thurs. Sept. 3 Wine Tasting and Food Savoring at the

Harlequin from 6-8 p.m. The fee is $15 perperson. Call 310-0077 for reservations.

THIRD ANNUAL YOUNG AT HEART EXPO AUG. 27The third annual Young at Heart Expo, free to the public

and presented by KPLC, will be held on Aug. 27 in the LakeCharles Civic Center from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Expo, Living Happy

and Healthy after 50, is aone-day event that focuses on

the best in healthcare, financialand leisure information forthose over 50. In addition toseminars, screenings and enter-tainment, 2,000 first come/firstserve, free jambalaya lunchesfrom Mr. Bill’s Seafood will beavailable. Beverages will beprovided by K&K Water andCoca Cola. During lunch,there will be a fashion showwith the latest fashions from TiCi’s, Stacy’sArmoire and Men’s Warehouse. There will also be theopportunity to adopt a pet, give blood and take a photo with KPLC newspersonalities. Door prizes will be given in every seminar. For more infor-mation about the expo or acquiring a booth, call Kathlene Deaville at(337) 437-7551 or download forms from KPLCTV.COM.

THE ANATOMY OF A PAINTING:ART TALK ATHISTORIC CITYHALL AUG. 28

Albino Hinojosa,American realist,will speak on “TheAnatomy of aPainting” at 6:30p.m. on Fri., Aug.28. The art talk isopen to the public,seating will be lim-ited, and refresh-

ments will be served. Hinojosa’s talk compliments the current exhibitionat Historic City Hall, “The New Reality, The Frontier of Realism in the 21stCentury.” Historic City Hall Arts and Cultural Center at 1001 Ryan Streetis open Mon. through Fri., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sat., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Admission is free, but donations are gladly accepted. For more informa-tion, please call 491-9147 or visit www.cityoflakecharles.com.

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LAKE CHARLES AUTHOR TO AUTOGRAPH VIETNAMMEMOIR, AUG. 29

Local author Gene R. Darkwill provide some insight onwar with his new book, TheBrutality of War: A Memoirof Vietnam. Dark, a memberof one of the most decorated marinecompanies to be deployed in Vietnam,will sign copies of his book Sat. Aug. 29,from 10 a.m.–noon at Sam’s Club, 3310Broad St, in Lake Charles. Call LeslieRobinson at (337) 477-2668 or visitwww.generdark.com for more information.

SESAME STREET LIVE AT THE CIVIC CENTER SEPT. 4-6

Bring the whole family to Sesame StreetLive’s “When Elmo Grows Up.” Performanceswill be held at the Civic Center at 7 p.m. onSept. 4, 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Sept. 5,and 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 6. Ticketsare $12 and $16, premium $20, Gold Circle$25. For more information, call the Civic

Center at 491-1432, or go to the Web siteat www.sesamestreetlive.com.

LOUISIANA SHRIMP &PETROLEUM MUSIC

FESTIVAL SEPT. 4-7Head on down to the Morgan City

area for the annual Shrimp and PetroleumMusic Festival. Enjoy live music, fabulous food,

children’s entertainment, a horseshoe tournament,cultural and heritage expo, fireworks, a car show, carni-

val, arts and crafts and so much more! For more informa-tion, call (985) 385-0703 or go to www.shrimp-petrofest.org.

FUNDRAISER FOR USS ORLECK SEPT. 12The USS Orleck, DD-886, a gearing class destroyer,

served this country in both Korea and Viet Nam. Shewas built in Orange, Texas in 1945. After her service

to the US Navy, the Orleck then served the TurkishNavy for many years. She has been returned home, and

is now looking for a permanent berth in LakeCharles. There will be a fundraising dinner on Sept. 12from 4 - 7 p.m. at the American Legion Post 1 on 1530Ninth Street, Lake Charles. The cost is $20 per person.Make checks payable to USS Orleck Naval Museum and

send to Ginger Beningo, P.O. Box 4470, Lake Charles, LA70606-4470. Please RSVP by Sept. 9 to (337) 474-815.

CHILDREN’S MUSEUM’S IMAGINATION CELEBRATION SEPT. 26On Sat., Sept. 26, the Children’s Museum will hold its 7th Annual

Imagination Celebration. The theme this year is “Save Iggy’sHome.” Enjoy fantastic music by the Al Becker Band featuring theCrawford Brothers and John Ieyoub. The event will offer some of thebest food from area restaurants, a cash bar and a good time for all.And don’t forget the silent auction and live auctions that will offerunique, must-have items. Tickets are $50 and are available at themuseum. Table sponsorships are still available. For more information,please call (337) 433-9420 or email [email protected]. TJN

Gene R. Dark

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The Jambalaya News Vol.1, No.11 | August 27, 2009