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  • EVENTS
    • SEPTEMBER AT PARAGON IS SPECTACULAR … STARTING WITH LABOR DAY WEEKEND
    • LOCAL CHEFS FACE OFF FOR A CAUSE AT “FEAST FOR GOOD”
    • ORBS BLUES CHALLENGE AN OPPORTUNITY: ATTN: BANDS ~ SINGLES/DUOS
    • 100 SEPTEMBER EVENTS
    • PARAGON CASINO RESORT: A PREMIER DESTINATION IN MARKSVILLE, LOUISIANA
    • CUNNINGHAM BUSINESS SYSTEMS, LLC … A CENLA MAINSTAY!
    • THE ELEGANCE AND GRANDEUR OF THE HOTEL BENTLEY
    • OAKWING GOLF CLUB ~ Louisiana’s “Best Kept Secret” …
    • TAMAHKA TRAILS GOLF CLUB ~ A GOLF COURSE WITH SOME TEETH …
    • PIX AROUND LOUISIANA
  • FOOD & DRINK
    • MENUS FROM AREA RESTAURANTS
    • SEPTEMBER AT PARAGON IS SPECTACULAR … STARTING WITH LABOR DAY WEEKEND
    • LOCAL CHEFS FACE OFF FOR A CAUSE AT “FEAST FOR GOOD”
    • CHERRY CHOCOLATE DUMP CAKE
    • PARAGON CASINO RESORT: A PREMIER DESTINATION IN MARKSVILLE, LOUISIANA
    • STAYCATION? YEP, AVOYELLES HAS IT ALL, COME SEE!
    • PITT GRILL: A TASTE OF YESTERDAY, SERVED FRESH TODAY
    • THE BENTLEY ROOM: CAJUN CONTEMPORARY WITH AN ASIAN TWIST, YES PLEASE!
    • HOUSTON’S OWN WILLY WONKA: INSIDE PAPABUBBLE’S CANDY WONDERLAND
    • BROKEN WHEEL BREWERY ~ A FANTASTIC RESTAURANT, NO MATTER WHAT YOU HAVE IN MIND!
    • PEACH COBBLER FACTORY – ALEXANDRIA
    • LOOKING FOR A NIGHT OUT? DOWNTOWN ALEXANDRIA HAS GOT WHAT YOU WANT!
    • BROKEN WHEEL BREWERY … A HOME AWAY FROM HOME WITH EXCELLENT DINING … AND DELICIOUS BREW, TOO!
    • CHRISSY’S CAJUN KITCHEN
    • THE AMAZING DIAMOND GRILL … A DIAMOND, INDEED
    • INTRODUCING THE BEST PLACE TO HAVE FUN IN CENLA … COME TRY THE MIRROR ROOM’S TAPAS LOUNGE
    • A PALATE OF DELIGHTS FROM THE INIMITABLE BENTLEY ROOM
    • THE BEST RESTAURANT FOR MILES RIGHT HERE IN CENLA!!!
    • LOU & LAURA’S
    • THE BENTLEY ROOM – AN AMAZING DINING EXPERIENCE …
    • SOMBREROS
    • THE ELEGANCE AND GRANDEUR OF THE HOTEL BENTLEY
  • 318CENTRAL.COM COOKBOOK
    • CHERRY CHOCOLATE DUMP CAKE
    • BROWNIE BITES
    • ORANGE CHERRY BREAD
    • MEATLOAF WITH RICH TOMATO SAUCE
    • ROASTED CHICKEN AND VEGETABLES
    • PUFF PASTRY APPLE TURNOVERS
    • LEMON GARLIC CHICKEN
    • CHRISTMAS TREATS
    • APPLE PASTRY WRAP
    • AIR FRYER BLUEBERRY HAND PIES
    • DAD’S CUCUMBER SALAD (Improved 😉)
    • MEATLOAF WITH RICH TOMATO SAUCE
    • APPLE PECAN BREAD PUDDING
    • CRANBERRY CHICKEN SALAD
    • PINEAPPLE CAKE
    • VEGETABLE BEEF SOUP
    • ALMOND CHERRY CHOCOLATE DRIZZLE COOKIES
    • ROASTED SWEET POTATOES
    • WHITE CHOCOLATE-CRANBERRY-PECAN COOKIES
    • TWO PERFECT FALL RECIPES TO SATISFY EVERYONE!
    • DIEF’S CHAMPAGNE DRESSING WET SALAD
    • FRESH APPLE CAKE
    • SLOW COOKER ROASTED CHICKEN
    • CAT’S BEST ITALIAN MEAT SAUCE EVER!
    • CENTER CUT PORK CHOPS WITH MUSHROOM GRAVY
    • NEW ORLEANS-STYLE, WITH A CENLA FLARE, RED BEANS & RICE
    • ITALIANO BERRY CAKE
    • TURKEY TENDERS
    • NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER
    • DIEF’S BRAIDED, SMOKED, RUBBED, SMOTHERED IN A TANGY BBQ SAUCE PORK LOIN
    • CHICKEN MARSALA
    • EXTREME NACHOS
    • THE ORIGINAL CUBAN SANDWICH
    • DIEF’S BEEF AND PEPPER TOP SIRLOIN TIPS OVER RICE
    • WESTSIDE BARBEQUE POTATO SALAD
    • SWEET YELLOW SQUASH
    • “DUMP” MEATLOAF AND MORE …
    • GRAM’S SLOPPY JOES
    • “CRACK” DIP …
    • DIEF’S BANANA NUT BREAD …
    • BLACKENED CHICKEN ALFREDO …
    • DIEF’S KEY LIME CHEESECAKE …
    • SHRIMP SCAMPI WITH ANGEL HAIR PASTA …
    • CRAWFISH BOIL, MA CHÈRE …
    • BACON WRAPPED SHRIMP WITH FALL VEGETABLES
    • Louisiana Boiled Shrimp
    • ULTIMATE SEAFOOD GUMBO
    • PECAN PIE MINI MUFFINS
    • CHOCOLATE PECAN BROWNIES
    • Holiday Yams
    • UNCLE DIEF’S SOUL-WARMIN’, HEART-HEALIN’ VEGGIE BEEF SOUP …
    • FOOTBALL SNACKS: Mama Dief’s Chili Dip
    • CHICKEN SOUP TO CURE ALL THAT AILS YOU!!!
    • PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE
    • Castle Burgers
    • JUICY LUCY CHEESBURGER STEAK with LOUISIANA GRAVY
    • SHRIMP CREOLE
    • New Orleans BBQ Shrimp In Garlic Pepper Sauce
    • Chicken Sausage Gumbo
    • SHRIMP REMOULADE
    • FRENCH BREAD PUDDING IN A CLEAR RUM SAUCE
    • COCONUT BEER BATTERED SHRIMP AND SPICY SWEET SAUCE
    • 60 MINUTE CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE’
    • Strawberries Romanoff
    • BUFFALO MOZZARELLA CAPEZIO SALAD
    • FRENCH BREAD PUDDING IN A CLEAR RUM SAUCE
    • SALMON … SIMPLE, BEAUTIFUL, HEALTHY and OH, SO GOOD
    • DIRTY RICE
    • Dief’s Texas Chili
    • Dief’s Salsa
    • NEW ORLEANS RED BEANS AND RICE
    • WORKOUT BOWTIE TUNA SALAD
  • Menus from Area Restaurants
  • MUSIC & ART
    • NATIONAL LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH BRINGS EXCITEMENT AND SURPRISES TO RAPIDES PARISH
    • LIVE ~ AT THE PARAGON ~ BOOSIE BADAZZ
    • ORBS BLUES CHALLENGE AN OPPORTUNITY: ATTN: BANDS ~ SINGLES/DUOS
    • SEPTEMBER AT PARAGON IS SPECTACULAR … STARTING WITH LABOR DAY WEEKEND
    • ANACOCO ARTIST DURHL DAVIS FEATURED IN ONE MAN EXHIBIT AT GALLERY ONE EIIIEVEN
    • PARAGON CASINO RESORT: A PREMIER DESTINATION IN MARKSVILLE, LOUISIANA
    • BIG FISH, SMALL POND: THE SALON PINEVILLE, 40+ YEARS OF SERVICE …
    • ROBERT BUSSEY ~ POET
    • DALE & GRACE
    • BRINGING BACK THE LAUGHS: NETFLIX’S LEANNE RINGS IN THE SITCOM REVIVAL
    • POP CULTURE HOT TAKES: SEPTEMBER 2025
    • THE SALON EXTENSIONS … FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR HAIR AGAIN
    • LOCAL AUTHOR PUBLISHES NEW BOOK
    • DOUG KERSHAW
    • RAPIDES PARISH LIBRARY INVITES YOU TO “CHECK OUT LOUISIANA” – FREE MUSEUM ACCESS NOW AVAILABLE WITH YOUR LIBRARY CARD
    • 97.7 CAJUN RADIO ~ MARKSVILLE, LA
    • CUNNINGHAM BUSINESS SYSTEMS, LLC … A CENLA MAINSTAY!
    • ONE OF CENLA’S MOST CREATIVE, COLORFUL CHARACTERS, VAN ROY… AN AVOYELLES TREASURE
    • POP CULTURE HOT TAKES: SEPTEMBER 2025
    • LOOKING FOR A NIGHT OUT? DOWNTOWN ALEXANDRIA HAS GOT WHAT YOU WANT!
    • THE AMAZING DIAMOND GRILL … A DIAMOND, INDEED
    • STREAM SCENE 2025: THIS YEAR’S BIGGEST MOVIE MOMENTS
    • LET US “COLOR YOUR WORLD …”
    • SEPTEMBER SIGNS
    • HERE IS “THE” BOOK YOU’VE ALWAYS WANTED:
    • THE SALON … A Salon That’s All About YOU!
    • INTRODUCING THE BEST PLACE TO HAVE FUN IN CENLA … COME TRY THE MIRROR ROOM’S TAPAS LOUNGE
    • POPCORN REEL RECAP: 2025 MOVIES SO FAR
    • BROKEN WHEEL BREWERY … A HOME AWAY FROM HOME WITH EXCELLENT DINING … AND DELICIOUS BREW, TOO!
    • THE ELEGANCE AND GRANDEUR OF THE HOTEL BENTLEY
    • Checkout 102.3 JACK fm … They’re “playing what we want” … THEY ROCK!
    • Music Photo Gallery
  • LOUISIANA MUSIC HALL OF FAME
    • DOUG KERSHAW
    • BOBBY CHARLES (FEBRUARY 21, 1938-JANUARY 14, 2010)
    • TAREVA HENDERSON
    • FRANKIE FORD (1939 -2015)
    • JAMES “SUGARBOY” CRAWFORD (OCT. 12, 1934-SEPT. 25, 2012)
    • BILL CONTI (b. April 13, 1942 – )
    • DEACON JOHN MOORE (b. June 23, 1941 – ):
    • ANDY GRIGGS
    • JOHNNY HORTON
    • BUDDY GUY (b. July 30, 1936 – )
    • DICK HOLLER
    • BOBBY CHARLES
    • JIM CARRUTH
    • LEROUX
    • ERNIE K-DOE (Feb. 22, 1936–July 5, 2001)
    • MAHALIA JACKSON (b. Oct. 26, 1911 or 1912 – d. Jan. 27, 1972)
    • PETE FOUNTAIN (b. July 3, 1930-August 6, 2016)
    • DIXIE CUPS
    • FATS DOMINO (February 26, 1928 – October 24, 2017)
    • AARON NEVILLE (JANUARY 21, 1941-)
    • CLARENCE “FROGMAN” HENRY (MARCH 19, 1937)
    • CLIFTON CHENIER
    • LOUISIANA HOMECOMING II INDUCTION CONCERT WILL HONOR ARTISTS STATEWIDE
    • THE BOSWELLS
    • LENNY CAPELLO (SEPTEMBER 22, 1942 – )
    • JIMMIE DAVIS (b. Sept. 11, 1899 – d. Nov. 5, 2000)
    • DALE & GRACE
    • TAB BENOIT (November 17, 1967 – )
    • HAROLD BATTISTE (October 28, 1931 – June 19, 2015)
    • JIMMY CLANTON (b. September 2, 1938)
    • ALLEN TOUSSAINT (JANUARY 14, 1938-NOVEMBER 10, 2015)
    • MAC REBENNACK (DR. JOHN!) Nov. 21, 1940 – June 6, 2019
    • JERRY LEE LEWIS (b. Sept. 29, 1935 – Oct. 28, 2022 )
    • JAMES BURTON (August 22, 1939 -)
    • LOUIS ARMSTRONG (b. Aug. 1, 1901 – d. July 5, 1971)
    • FLOYD CRAMER (b. Oct. 27, 1933 – d. Dec. 31, 1997)
    • SAMMY KERSHAW (FEB 24, 1958 -)
    • DALE HAWKINS (August 22, 1936 – February 13, 2010)
    • LEROUX
    • ALLEN TOUSSAINT (January 14, 1938-November 10, 2015)
    • DAVE BARTHOLOMEW
    • AL “CARNIVAL TIME” JOHNSON
    • LEADBELLY (b. Jan. 15, 20, 21, or 29, 1885, 1888, or 1889 – d. Dec. 6, 1949):
    • MEET MIKE SHEPHERD … A MAN FOR ALL MUSICAL SEASONS AND MORE …
    • HERE IS “THE” BOOK YOU’VE ALWAYS WANTED:
    • LEON MEDICA – A LIVING LEGEND …
  • GREAT GOLFING IN CENLA
    • OAKWING GOLF CLUB ~ Louisiana’s “Best Kept Secret” …
    • TAMAHKA TRAILS GOLF CLUB ~ A GOLF COURSE WITH SOME TEETH …
    • BRINGHURST GOLF COURSE … THE OLDEST PAR 3 COURSE IN AMERICA!
  • SPORTS
    • IT’S FINALLY FOOTBALL SEASON AND, IN LOUISIANA, THAT MEANS MORE!
    • SEPTEMBER SIGNS
    • FINDING HAPPINESS
    • LOOKING FOR MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS? STOP BY SOUTHERN HERITAGE BANK TODAY
    • TAMAHKA TRAILS GOLF CLUB ~ A GOLF COURSE WITH SOME TEETH …
    • BRINGHURST GOLF COURSE … THE OLDEST PAR 3 COURSE IN AMERICA!
  • NEWS
    • LETTER FROM THE EDITOR ~ SEPTEMBER, 2025
    • SOUTHERN HERITAGE BANK IN OLLA UNVEILS DEDICATED “LOGGER’S LANE” FOR LOCAL LOGGERS
    • BOM COMMUNITY SERVICES
    • BOM IN OUR COMMUNITIES!
    • THE HIDDEN COST OF CREDIT UNION PURCHASES: LOUISIANA COMMUNITIES STAND TO LOSE MILLIONS IN LOCAL TAX REVENUE
    • BOM STAYS BUSY HELPING!
    • FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS GROUP
    • BOM IS BUSY IN THE NEWS!
    • BOM IN THE NEWS AROUND THE STATE
    • THE DIAMOND GRILL, THE BENTLEY & MIRROR ROOMS—PARTNER WITH GLASS ACT RECYCLING
    • PARAGON CASINO RESORT: A PREMIER DESTINATION IN MARKSVILLE, LOUISIANA
    • BOM HELPS!
    • CUNNINGHAM BUSINESS SYSTEMS, LLC … A CENLA MAINSTAY!
    • BOM STAYS BUSY HELPING …
    • LOOKING FOR MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS? STOP BY SOUTHERN HERITAGE BANK TODAY
    • A PALATE OF DELIGHTS FROM THE INIMITABLE BENTLEY ROOM
    • SOUTHERN HERITAGE BANK …
    • LET US “COLOR YOUR WORLD …”
  • LOUISIANA LAW ENFORCEMENT NEWS
    • OAKWING GOLF CLUB ~ Louisiana’s “Best Kept Secret” …
    • THE SALON … A Salon That’s All About YOU!
    • TAMAHKA TRAILS GOLF CLUB ~ A GOLF COURSE WITH SOME TEETH …
  • EDUCATION ACROSS OUR GREAT STATE
    • ALEXANDRIA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MARINE CORPS JROTC EARNS PRESTIGIOUS NAVAL HONOR SCHOOL DESIGNATION
    • NSU INDUCTS SEVEN INTO THE LONG PURPLE LINE
    • THE LOUISIANA CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE LIVING (TFL)
    • CUNNINGHAM BUSINESS SYSTEMS: Who’s Your Copyman?
    • TONY BROWN • KTTP 1110AM WEEKDAY MORNINGS 6-9 AM
    • CUNNINGHAM BUSINESS SYSTEMS, LLC … A CENLA MAINSTAY!
    • THE ELEGANCE AND GRANDEUR OF THE HOTEL BENTLEY
    • AROUND NATCHITOCHES
  • MEDICAL HEALTH & BEAUTY
    • BIG FISH, SMALL POND: THE SALON PINEVILLE, 40+ YEARS OF SERVICE …
    • FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS GROUP
    • THE SALON EXTENSIONS … FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR HAIR AGAIN
    • THE LOUISIANA CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE LIVING (TFL)
    • THE SALON PINEVILLE HAS YOU IN MIND!
    • LOOKING FOR A NIGHT OUT? DOWNTOWN ALEXANDRIA HAS GOT WHAT YOU WANT!
    • THE SALON … A Salon That’s All About YOU!
    • SOUTHERN HERITAGE BANK …
    • LET US “COLOR YOUR WORLD …”
    • LOOKING FOR MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS? STOP BY SOUTHERN HERITAGE BANK TODAY
    • THE ELEGANCE AND GRANDEUR OF THE HOTEL BENTLEY
    • THE SALON EXTENSIONS … FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR HAIR AGAIN
  • HUMAN INTEREST STORIES
    • AROUND THE STATE: HUEY P. LONG AND THE TUNNEL
    • THE DIAMOND GRILL, THE BENTLEY & MIRROR ROOMS—PARTNER WITH GLASS ACT RECYCLING
    • NATIONAL LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH BRINGS EXCITEMENT AND SURPRISES TO RAPIDES PARISH
    • MESA DE ANGUILA
    • “FLAUNTING THEIR FINERY AND AUDACIOUSNESS …”
    • THE ELEGANCE AND GRANDEUR OF THE HOTEL BENTLEY
    • THE SALON … A Salon That’s All About YOU!
    • HEALTHIER AIR FOR ALL
    • GRAHAM KRAMER
    • CHARLES AMMEN AND HIS FAMOUS ANTISEPTIC POWDER
    • INTRODUCING THE BEST PLACE TO HAVE FUN IN CENLA … COME TRY THE MIRROR ROOM’S TAPAS LOUNGE
    • ALEXANDRIA’S FIRST LIBRARY
    • LOOKING FOR MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS? STOP BY SOUTHERN HERITAGE BANK TODAY
    • SOUTHERN HERITAGE BANK …
    • MOVED BY THE SPIRIT(S)
    • SEPTEMBER SIGNS
    • SPOTLIGHT ON STARFISH BOOK NOOK AND JAKE’S PLACE
    • MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS: GRAY ROCKING
    • FINDING HAPPINESS
    • BROKEN WHEEL BREWERY … A HOME AWAY FROM HOME WITH EXCELLENT DINING … AND DELICIOUS BREW, TOO!
    • LIVING IN DIVINE ORDER
    • ONE OF CENLA’S MOST CREATIVE, COLORFUL CHARACTERS, VAN ROY… AN AVOYELLES TREASURE
    • JAMES HARMON CLINTON (Self-made man and Poet)
    • HENRY KISSINGER IN CENLA
    • MOVED BY THE SPIRIT(S)
    • FAITH UNFADED: FALLING APART … OR FALLING INTO PLACE?
    • LET US “COLOR YOUR WORLD …”
    • THE LOUISIANA CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE LIVING (TFL)
  • TRAVEL
    • HERE FOR HOUSTON
    • CHASING SUNSETS ON THE TEXAS COAST
    • MEMPHIS: MUSIC, MUSEUMS, AND A CITY FULL OF SOUL
    • LAKES, LAUGHS, AND THERMAL BATHS: MY HOT SPRINGS ESCAPE
    • STAYCATION? YEP, AVOYELLES HAS IT ALL, COME SEE!
  • ARCHIVE LIBRARY
  • EVENTS
    • SEPTEMBER AT PARAGON IS SPECTACULAR … STARTING WITH LABOR DAY WEEKEND
    • LOCAL CHEFS FACE OFF FOR A CAUSE AT “FEAST FOR GOOD”
    • ORBS BLUES CHALLENGE AN OPPORTUNITY: ATTN: BANDS ~ SINGLES/DUOS
    • 100 SEPTEMBER EVENTS
    • PARAGON CASINO RESORT: A PREMIER DESTINATION IN MARKSVILLE, LOUISIANA
    • CUNNINGHAM BUSINESS SYSTEMS, LLC … A CENLA MAINSTAY!
    • THE ELEGANCE AND GRANDEUR OF THE HOTEL BENTLEY
    • OAKWING GOLF CLUB ~ Louisiana’s “Best Kept Secret” …
    • TAMAHKA TRAILS GOLF CLUB ~ A GOLF COURSE WITH SOME TEETH …
    • PIX AROUND LOUISIANA
  • FOOD & DRINK
    • MENUS FROM AREA RESTAURANTS
    • SEPTEMBER AT PARAGON IS SPECTACULAR … STARTING WITH LABOR DAY WEEKEND
    • LOCAL CHEFS FACE OFF FOR A CAUSE AT “FEAST FOR GOOD”
    • CHERRY CHOCOLATE DUMP CAKE
    • PARAGON CASINO RESORT: A PREMIER DESTINATION IN MARKSVILLE, LOUISIANA
    • STAYCATION? YEP, AVOYELLES HAS IT ALL, COME SEE!
    • PITT GRILL: A TASTE OF YESTERDAY, SERVED FRESH TODAY
    • THE BENTLEY ROOM: CAJUN CONTEMPORARY WITH AN ASIAN TWIST, YES PLEASE!
    • HOUSTON’S OWN WILLY WONKA: INSIDE PAPABUBBLE’S CANDY WONDERLAND
    • BROKEN WHEEL BREWERY ~ A FANTASTIC RESTAURANT, NO MATTER WHAT YOU HAVE IN MIND!
    • PEACH COBBLER FACTORY – ALEXANDRIA
    • LOOKING FOR A NIGHT OUT? DOWNTOWN ALEXANDRIA HAS GOT WHAT YOU WANT!
    • BROKEN WHEEL BREWERY … A HOME AWAY FROM HOME WITH EXCELLENT DINING … AND DELICIOUS BREW, TOO!
    • CHRISSY’S CAJUN KITCHEN
    • THE AMAZING DIAMOND GRILL … A DIAMOND, INDEED
    • INTRODUCING THE BEST PLACE TO HAVE FUN IN CENLA … COME TRY THE MIRROR ROOM’S TAPAS LOUNGE
    • A PALATE OF DELIGHTS FROM THE INIMITABLE BENTLEY ROOM
    • THE BEST RESTAURANT FOR MILES RIGHT HERE IN CENLA!!!
    • LOU & LAURA’S
    • THE BENTLEY ROOM – AN AMAZING DINING EXPERIENCE …
    • SOMBREROS
    • THE ELEGANCE AND GRANDEUR OF THE HOTEL BENTLEY
  • 318CENTRAL.COM COOKBOOK
    • CHERRY CHOCOLATE DUMP CAKE
    • BROWNIE BITES
    • ORANGE CHERRY BREAD
    • MEATLOAF WITH RICH TOMATO SAUCE
    • ROASTED CHICKEN AND VEGETABLES
    • PUFF PASTRY APPLE TURNOVERS
    • LEMON GARLIC CHICKEN
    • CHRISTMAS TREATS
    • APPLE PASTRY WRAP
    • AIR FRYER BLUEBERRY HAND PIES
    • DAD’S CUCUMBER SALAD (Improved 😉)
    • MEATLOAF WITH RICH TOMATO SAUCE
    • APPLE PECAN BREAD PUDDING
    • CRANBERRY CHICKEN SALAD
    • PINEAPPLE CAKE
    • VEGETABLE BEEF SOUP
    • ALMOND CHERRY CHOCOLATE DRIZZLE COOKIES
    • ROASTED SWEET POTATOES
    • WHITE CHOCOLATE-CRANBERRY-PECAN COOKIES
    • TWO PERFECT FALL RECIPES TO SATISFY EVERYONE!
    • DIEF’S CHAMPAGNE DRESSING WET SALAD
    • FRESH APPLE CAKE
    • SLOW COOKER ROASTED CHICKEN
    • CAT’S BEST ITALIAN MEAT SAUCE EVER!
    • CENTER CUT PORK CHOPS WITH MUSHROOM GRAVY
    • NEW ORLEANS-STYLE, WITH A CENLA FLARE, RED BEANS & RICE
    • ITALIANO BERRY CAKE
    • TURKEY TENDERS
    • NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER
    • DIEF’S BRAIDED, SMOKED, RUBBED, SMOTHERED IN A TANGY BBQ SAUCE PORK LOIN
    • CHICKEN MARSALA
    • EXTREME NACHOS
    • THE ORIGINAL CUBAN SANDWICH
    • DIEF’S BEEF AND PEPPER TOP SIRLOIN TIPS OVER RICE
    • WESTSIDE BARBEQUE POTATO SALAD
    • SWEET YELLOW SQUASH
    • “DUMP” MEATLOAF AND MORE …
    • GRAM’S SLOPPY JOES
    • “CRACK” DIP …
    • DIEF’S BANANA NUT BREAD …
    • BLACKENED CHICKEN ALFREDO …
    • DIEF’S KEY LIME CHEESECAKE …
    • SHRIMP SCAMPI WITH ANGEL HAIR PASTA …
    • CRAWFISH BOIL, MA CHÈRE …
    • BACON WRAPPED SHRIMP WITH FALL VEGETABLES
    • Louisiana Boiled Shrimp
    • ULTIMATE SEAFOOD GUMBO
    • PECAN PIE MINI MUFFINS
    • CHOCOLATE PECAN BROWNIES
    • Holiday Yams
    • UNCLE DIEF’S SOUL-WARMIN’, HEART-HEALIN’ VEGGIE BEEF SOUP …
    • FOOTBALL SNACKS: Mama Dief’s Chili Dip
    • CHICKEN SOUP TO CURE ALL THAT AILS YOU!!!
    • PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE
    • Castle Burgers
    • JUICY LUCY CHEESBURGER STEAK with LOUISIANA GRAVY
    • SHRIMP CREOLE
    • New Orleans BBQ Shrimp In Garlic Pepper Sauce
    • Chicken Sausage Gumbo
    • SHRIMP REMOULADE
    • FRENCH BREAD PUDDING IN A CLEAR RUM SAUCE
    • COCONUT BEER BATTERED SHRIMP AND SPICY SWEET SAUCE
    • 60 MINUTE CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE’
    • Strawberries Romanoff
    • BUFFALO MOZZARELLA CAPEZIO SALAD
    • FRENCH BREAD PUDDING IN A CLEAR RUM SAUCE
    • SALMON … SIMPLE, BEAUTIFUL, HEALTHY and OH, SO GOOD
    • DIRTY RICE
    • Dief’s Texas Chili
    • Dief’s Salsa
    • NEW ORLEANS RED BEANS AND RICE
    • WORKOUT BOWTIE TUNA SALAD
  • Menus from Area Restaurants
  • MUSIC & ART
    • NATIONAL LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH BRINGS EXCITEMENT AND SURPRISES TO RAPIDES PARISH
    • LIVE ~ AT THE PARAGON ~ BOOSIE BADAZZ
    • ORBS BLUES CHALLENGE AN OPPORTUNITY: ATTN: BANDS ~ SINGLES/DUOS
    • SEPTEMBER AT PARAGON IS SPECTACULAR … STARTING WITH LABOR DAY WEEKEND
    • ANACOCO ARTIST DURHL DAVIS FEATURED IN ONE MAN EXHIBIT AT GALLERY ONE EIIIEVEN
    • PARAGON CASINO RESORT: A PREMIER DESTINATION IN MARKSVILLE, LOUISIANA
    • BIG FISH, SMALL POND: THE SALON PINEVILLE, 40+ YEARS OF SERVICE …
    • ROBERT BUSSEY ~ POET
    • DALE & GRACE
    • BRINGING BACK THE LAUGHS: NETFLIX’S LEANNE RINGS IN THE SITCOM REVIVAL
    • POP CULTURE HOT TAKES: SEPTEMBER 2025
    • THE SALON EXTENSIONS … FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR HAIR AGAIN
    • LOCAL AUTHOR PUBLISHES NEW BOOK
    • DOUG KERSHAW
    • RAPIDES PARISH LIBRARY INVITES YOU TO “CHECK OUT LOUISIANA” – FREE MUSEUM ACCESS NOW AVAILABLE WITH YOUR LIBRARY CARD
    • 97.7 CAJUN RADIO ~ MARKSVILLE, LA
    • CUNNINGHAM BUSINESS SYSTEMS, LLC … A CENLA MAINSTAY!
    • ONE OF CENLA’S MOST CREATIVE, COLORFUL CHARACTERS, VAN ROY… AN AVOYELLES TREASURE
    • POP CULTURE HOT TAKES: SEPTEMBER 2025
    • LOOKING FOR A NIGHT OUT? DOWNTOWN ALEXANDRIA HAS GOT WHAT YOU WANT!
    • THE AMAZING DIAMOND GRILL … A DIAMOND, INDEED
    • STREAM SCENE 2025: THIS YEAR’S BIGGEST MOVIE MOMENTS
    • LET US “COLOR YOUR WORLD …”
    • SEPTEMBER SIGNS
    • HERE IS “THE” BOOK YOU’VE ALWAYS WANTED:
    • THE SALON … A Salon That’s All About YOU!
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THE MONSTER BALL ~ BEST FUN OF ALL ~ HALLOWEEN, THAT IS!!!

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NATCHITOCHES: CONGRATULATIONS, LANAN! RAPIDES: CONGRATULATIONS, CARMAN! CADDO/BOSSIER: WELCOME, KATHERINE! SABINE: BO

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IT’S FINALLY FOOTBALL SEASON AND, IN LOUISIANA, THAT MEANS MORE!

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