Contents
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In This Issue Wining & Dining 6 COVER STORY:
Regular Features
How Do You
2 By the Numbers 1 14 First Person with Mark Landry 20 Who’s News 34 Business Buzz 64 McNeese Corral 65 Happenings 66 Solutions for Life
8 Louisiana Brothers Bring Gumbo to the Big City 10 Browsing the Freezer Isle? Don’t Skip the Seafood
Places & Faces 16 Walnut Grove Pays Tribute to the Majestic Hotel 18 Blackbird Fly Named Best Book of the Year 22 SPECIAL SECTION: Mardi Gras in u
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Money & Career 30 Quick Money Management Tips for 2016
32 7 Things Highly Successful People Might Be Doing That You Aren’t
Home & Family 36 Fightling Sibling Rivalry? 38 The Giving Season Isn’t Over 40 Your Memorial Wishes: A Final Gift to Your Family
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Style & Beauty 44 4 Weird and Beautiful Things People Are Doing with Glitter 46 Floral Prints for Men are In
Mind & Body 50 Shedding Pounds Together: Make it Work for You & Your Partner
52 Baby Boomers Play the Waiting Game with Their Health 60 How Is Your Technology Hurting You? DON’T JUST LIVE, THRIVE!
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Thrive Magazine for Better Living
January 2016