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Meet Your Neighbor: Robert Brevelle to head La. Genealogical and Historical Society
Leesville native Robert Brevelle has been appointed chairman of the Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Society (LGHS). LGHS is ...
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State News
House OKs bill to make it easier for companies to cancel home insurance policies
By Jacob Matthews | LSU Manship School News Service The Louisiana House approved a bill this week to ...
McNeese Sports
Cowgirls earn their 3-peat
With three games to play, the Cowgirls figured there was no reason to delay what is becoming the ...
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Geymann’s three carbon capture bills move through committee
Three carbon capture bills by Republican Rep. Brett Geymann of Moss Bluff have been approved by the Senate ...
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Fish consumption advisory issued for Vernon Lake
The Louisiana Departments of Health, Environmental Quality and Wildlife and Fisheries have issued a fish consumption advisory for ...
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Sports
No. 1 Aggies are no joke, Johnson sees it as opportunity for LSU
There are no light touches in Southeastern Conference baseball this season. But this year’s Texas A&M team (39-6, ...
life
SLT to host showings of ‘Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith’
In celebration of May the Fourth, Southlake Theater, 4720 Nelson Rd. Suite 110, will be hosting three immersive ...
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Run for the Roses: Derby-themed party with a purpose chock full of festivities
Locals can get ready to get dressed in the spirit of the Kentucky Derby for “Run for the ...
Sports
Cowboys control their fate, in contention for SLC tourney
A week earlier, their chances of making the postseason were in doubt. Now the Cowboys hold their hopes ...
Sports
Magic No. 1: Cowgirls can clinch three-peat
For the Cowgirls the math is simple: 1=3. With one win this weekend McNeese State will claim its ...
Sports
Broncos, Bucs one series from tournament
Barbe and Sam Houston have been two of the most consistent high school baseball programs in Southwest Louisiana. ...
Sports
Running with a purpose, indoor loss motivates LCCP
A matter of inches prevented the Lake Charles College Prep boys from winning the Division II indoor track ...
Teacher of Week
Donna Barger: Teaching ‘feeds my soul’
Donna Barger, 65, has been a part of Our Lady Queen of Heaven school for the majority of ...
Politics
Jurors in Trump hush money trial hear recording of pivotal call on plan to buy affair story
Jurors in the hush money trial of Donald Trump heard a recording Thursday of him discussing with his then-lawyer and personal fixer ...
Sports
Lakeshore takes Game 1 from Iowa in quarterfinals
WESTLAKE — The rematch of last year’s nonselect Division II baseball state championship game went extra innings Thursday ...
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DeQuincy blanks Lakeside in quarterfinals, gets rematch with Oak Grove
WESTLAKE — No. 4 DeQuincy made some big plays late in its nonselect Division IV quarterfinal game against ...
life
Ben Carson in LC for National Day of Prayer
Dr. Benjamin S. Carson Sr., M.D. spoke at the 2024 National Day of Prayer at the Lake Charles ...
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VIDEO: Ben Carson credits success in life to mother’s prayers
Ben Carson was this year’s National Day of Prayer speaker at the Lake Charles Events Center on Thursday.
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Ground broken for new city park on Anita Drive
By this fall, District C should have a new park nestled in a residential neighborhood. The city of ...
State News
Cassidy calls out Biden Administrations for playing fast, loose with law on offshore energy leasing
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today held the Biden administration’s feet to the fire for their failure to adequately ...
Crime
5/2: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Desummer Rose Blakely, 17, 623 1/2 Rose St. — ...
McNeese Sports
Cowgirls add two inside players
After spending the first part of his offseason recruiting and working on getting more athletic with guards, Lynn ...
life
Sara Judson column: What you do for yourself dies with you; what you do for others lives forever
Autism Awareness Month has been celebrated in a variety of ways during April and on this last day ...
weather
WEATHER UPDATE: Showers, thunderstorms will persist throughout day
Showers and thunderstorms will persist through at least the morning hours across Southwest Louisiana today. Residents won’t receive ...