Rick Hickman

<p class="p1">Preparations are underway at the Civic Center for the Louisiana Pirate Festival, which will kick off along the shoreline of Lake Charles on Friday when the buccaneers take over the city and force Mayor Nic Hunter to walk the plank. The carnival attractions will open at 4 p.m. today.</p>window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({mode:'alternating-thumbnails-a', container:'taboola-below-article-thumbnails', placement:'Below Article Thumbnails', target_type: 'mix'});