On Aug. 1, 2021, World Lung Cancer Day was observed to recognize lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths in the world, nation and Ark-La- Tex.

For the 37th time, the gates will swing open this Memorial Day weekend on the Mudbug Madness Festival for three days of music, entertainment and, of course, the small freshwater decapod crustacean bearing a strong resemblance to a lobster. And this year's event boasts a new sponsor in Southwestern Electric Power Company.

“We would go to festivals, competitions and different home brewery events around not just Louisiana, but Texas and all over the country,” Cardenas said. “We ended up winning some awards with our beers. We decided that maybe, one day, we could start a brewery.

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