December 2021

New Senior Living Community Coming to Southwest Louisiana

The Villages of Imperial Pointe Sales Showroom Opens in Lake Charles To better serve the growing senior living demand in Southwest Louisiana, a new state-of-the-art active senior community is under construction. The Villages of Imperial Pointe will provide high-end, inspired independent living in a resort-style setting, featuring an abundance of […]
December 2021

SWLA Gift Guide A-Z

by Angie Kay Dilmore Often, the best gifts are those centered on experiences that create lasting memories. Fortunately for those on YOUR gift list, Southwest Louisiana boasts a wide variety of activities and gift items sure to please even the pickiest friend or family member. Adventure Point marks a starting […]
December 2021

Say I Do in 2022: Your 2022 Wedding Planner

After over a year of postponed, scaled back, and masked up nuptials, 2022 is predicted to be a comeback year for weddings. According to The Wedding Report, there will be approximately 2.5 million weddings in 2022 — that’s more than we’ve seen in almost 40 years. If you and your […]
December 2021

Simplify Your Beauty Routine

by Kerry Andersen Perhaps it’s a symptom of the pandemic and our changing lifestyle, but women everywhere are craving a more simplified routine, and that extends to beauty. We want to look fresh and polished for Zoom meetings and family outings without spending an hour in front of the bathroom […]
December 2021

Holiday Style: What To Wear Where

by Kerry Andersen It’s time to do something that many of us have not experienced for the longest time – dress up. The holidays are upon us, and our wardrobes could use a shot of holly jolly! Festivities in 2021 may not include large formal gatherings, but friends and family […]
December 2021

Recovery Spotlight: The Legacy Center

McNeese Basketball to Return to a Repaired and Renamed Arena in January After hosting basketball games at Burton Coliseum for many years, McNeese Athletics, as well as their b-ball fans, were thrilled when the Department of Health and Human Performance (H&HP) Complex opened in 2018. All was well until 2020, […]
December 2021

SWLA Good Samaritans

by Angie Kay Dilmore A volunteer is defined as a person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task with no payment expected or given. And where would our community be without volunteers? Non-profit organizations that strive to make Southwest Louisiana a better place to […]
December 2021

Holiday Traditions and Memories

Everyone has their favorite holiday memories and family traditions . . . special recipes, annual destinations, tree trimming festivities, loaded stockings hanging from the mantle on Christmas morning, or special New Year’s celebrations. What comes to mind when you wax nostalgic over the holidays? Thrive caught up with several folks […]
December 2021

Alliance for Positive Growth’s Annual Banquet Featured National Speaker

The Alliance for Positive Growth (APG) held their Annual Positive Growth Banquet on November 4 at L’Auberge Casino & Resort. The theme for the event was “United for a Better SWLA,” words that Faith Hooks, APG Executive Director, said have taken on new meaning in the region after the economic challenges […]
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