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UPDATE: Calcasieu, Jeff Davis schools closed Monday
All Calcasieu Parish School Board schools and facilities will be closed on Monday, April 29. “Due to the ...
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WEATHER UPDATE: Tornado watch through 2 am
A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Southwest Louisiana until 2 a.m. Monday morning. “We are ...
McNeese Sports
Cowboys add kicker
McNeese State added a kicker to its football roster over the weekend. Tyler Larco became the 14th player ...
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Hext provides grand finale
Cooper Hext changed the course of the Cowboys’ next three weekends with one mighty swing. And he did ...
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Protecting the young and vulnerable: Family & Youth’s Children’s Advocacy Center stands as a champion for children
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and experts at Family & Youth are using this time as an ...
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Special School Board meeting set for April 30 to review April 10 weather event
The Calcasieu Parish School Board will hold a special meeting after the administrative and personnel meeting at 5 ...
life
SW La. school lunch menus April 29-May 3
The following menus for April 29-May 3 for area schools have been submitted by supervisors of food services. ...
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Jim Beam column: Citizens need public records
When people go into a restaurant and order a meal, do they go into the kitchen to make ...
life
Spring Art Walk: Downtown LC to transform into vibrant art market today
The annual Arts & Humanities Council of SWLA Spring Art Walk — one of Southwest Louisiana’s largest free ...
Sports
LHSAA state softball tournament semifinal scores, finals schedule
Softball Semifinals Friday at North Frasch Park in Sulphur Nonselect Division I No. 4 Ponchatoula 8, No. 8 ...
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Hard one for Oakdale to stomach, Montgomery hits walk-off HR
SULPHUR — No. 7 Oakdale was one out Friday afternoon from a trip to the nonselect Division IV ...
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Local prep baseball regional round scores and stats, April 26
Friday Baseball Regional playoffs Best-of-3 Nonselect Division I #1 Barbe 3 #17 Sulphur 0 BAR 003 000 0 ...
McNeese Sports
Keeton’s home run review lifts Cowboys
A home run that was first ruled a double became a game-winning blast for the Cowboys. Chase Keeton’s ...
Crime
Conviction stands for man who killed wife, injured stepdaughter
The conviction and sentence for a Lake Charles man who killed his wife because he thought she had ...
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Residential storm debris collection underway
City Solid Waste Crews are working alongside a storm debris removal contractor to complete the collection of residential ...
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Crime
Two arrested in 18th Street apartment complex shooting
Lake Charles Police have arrested two people in connection with the early Wednesday morning fatal shooting at an ...
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4/26: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Leonard Davis Dillon Jr., 38, Houston — two counts ...
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Children invited to make coffee filter flowers during STEAM program at library
Children are invited to join the Sulphur Regional Library for an easy and fun STEAM activity. Children in ...
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WEATHER WATCH: Windy Friday, rainy Sunday
Windy conditions are expected across Southwest Louisiana today and into the weekend, followed by the potential for some ...
Sports
Laborde changes Oakdale’s fortunes, Warriors set for first semifinal game
Since Stuart Laborde took over the Oakdale softball program in 2020, he has been building up the Warriors ...
Teacher of Week
Martha ‘Ann’ Wilrye drives students to school, teaches when she gets there
Martha “Ann” Wilrye, 38, has always loved to help. It has been her passion for as long as ...
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Local prep baseball regional playoff scores/stats, April 25
Baseball Regional playoffs Best-of-3 Nonselect Division I #1 Barbe 3 #17 Sulphur 2 SHS 020 000 0 — 2-5-0 ...
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Barbe rallies again to beat Sulphur to open playoff series
Three times, Barbe has faced Sulphur this year railed. And three times, they have found a way to ...
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BREAKING: Rousse chosen as eighth president of McNeese State University
Wade Rousse has been unanimously chosen as the eighth president of McNeese State University by the Board of ...
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Moss Lake Partners wants to build pipeline to SW La., export facility in Hackberry
Moss Lake Partners submitted its pre-filing to FERC earlier this month for a $4.5 billion project. The Houston-based ...