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Mama’s Home Cooking

“EVERYTHING I COOK, I COOK IT WITH LOVE. I’m not going to do it any other way,” says Reta Nell Durgan, chef and owner of Mama Reta’s Kitchen in downtown Lake Charles. At her restaurant, Reta serves a simple menu of soul

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