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Southwest Louisiana is doing its part in the Oklahoma tornado recovery effort. In Westlake, people from all over Southwest Louisiana donated items for the tornado victims. It all started with one manMore >>
Southwest Louisiana is doing its part in the Oklahoma tornado recovery effort.More >>
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The following are closures and changes in garbage collection schedules in Southwest Louisiana related to the Memorial Day holiday: Lake Charles: The City of Lake Charles will observe the Memorial DayMore >>
The following are closures and changes in garbage collection schedules in Southwest Louisiana related to the Memorial Day holiday:More >>
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A 21-year-old Eunice man was arrested early Friday and charged with attempted second-degree murder in connection with a Sunday evening disturbance at a convenience store in Branch where a man was shot. AccordingMore >>
A 21-year-old Eunice man was arrested early Friday and charged with attempted second-degree murder in connection with a Sunday evening disturbance at a convenience store in Branch where a man was shot.More >>
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The following is a story written by Bruce Schultz of the LSU AgCenter: LSU AgCenter rice experts, speaking at the Evangeline Parish Rice Tour on Thursday, said this year's rice crop so far has been unusualMore >>
LSU AgCenter rice experts, speaking at the Evangeline Parish Rice Tour on Thursday, said this year's rice crop so far has been unusual and difficult.More >>
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Travis Matte and the Kingpins will take the stage at "Downtown at Sundown" in Lake Charles from 6:15 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, May 24. Since 2004, the group has blended together various musical stylesMore >>
Travis Matte and the Kingpins will take the stage at Downtown at Sundown in Lake Charles from 6:15 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, May 24.More >>
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Robert Thompson fondly remembers his days in the U.S. Marines during World War Two. Like the time his tank division took part in a patriotic parade in New Zealand.
"That was flag day in New Zealand," recalled Thompson. "It's similar to our 4th of July or Memorial Day. It's a big celebration. They had thousands of people down there and we went through there with five tanks."
Thompson's company took part in the battle Tarawa and Saipan. He drove a Sherman tank.
"We could pick out gun placements that were out of rifle range and knock them out. A few times we took out a few Japanese tanks and knocked them out before they got to us."
Thompson eventually ended up back in Washington D-C when the war ended. He still remembers walking with his wife Josephine, also a Marine, the day Japan surrendered.
"We walked right down through the middle of Lafayette Square right by the White House. People were so thick you just had to elbow your way through."
Thompson wrote down what happened during his war years in a book for his family.
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