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This is Home: Fourth annual celebration of SWLA music and culture returns Saturday
Celebrate Southwest Louisiana’s unique culture, enjoy great weather, connect with friends and make new ones at the Fourth ...
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McNeese Sports
UPDATE: Voodoo disappear from Lake Charles
Rumors of the Voodoo’s move to Lafayette became official late Thursday night. Team officials confirmed the news which ...
Teacher of Week
Jessica Veulema: Education the only career right for me
Jessica Veuleman has a gift for instilling the love of writing in her fifth-grade students. She has taught ...
Business
UPDATE: Entergy may be raising its rates again
Entergy could be raising its rates again, but the process is being rushed through leaving little to no ...
McNeese Sports
Wade’s Cowboys will play Bulldogs next season
Coming off their record-setting season, the Cowboys were looking to upgrade their non-conference schedule. It has not been ...
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Apr. 17 Southwest La. prep softball regional scores, quarterfinal schedule
Wednesday Softball Regional playoffs Nonselect Division IV #1 Logansport 15 #16 Lake Arthur 0, 4 inns. LAHS 000 ...
Local News
BREAKING: McNeese presidential search down to two
Two finalists have been selected for the search for McNeese State University’s new president: Andy Benoit Jr. and ...
Crime
4/17: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Michael Joseph Leger, 47, 1714 Legion St. — unauthorized ...
Local News
UPDATE: O’Banion ready to listen to parents, teachers, bus drivers concerns — ‘in no way is this issue over’
Following the Calcasieu Parish school district’s decision not to close school despite warnings of severe weather last week, ...
Business
Higgins, Scalise urge approval of Venture Global Calcasieu Pass II LNG project
U.S. Congressman Clay Higgins and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, both Louisiana Republicans, have sent a letter to ...
Sports
PREP BASEBALL: Three area teams draw No. 1 seed
A trio of No. 1 seeds will lead Southwest Louisiana high school baseball teams into the state playoffs. ...
Local News
Jennings City Council OKs liquor permit week after initial request
The Jennings City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a local beer and liquor permit for Hebert’s Boudin and ...
Sports
Apr. 16 Southwest La. prep softball scores and stats
Softball Regional round Nonselect Division I #6 Sam Houston 10 #22 Neville 0, 5 inns. NHS 000 00 ...
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Suicide prevention training becomes issue in teacher legislation
The chief executive officer of Peer Initiative, a teen suicide prevention nonprofit, has expressed opposition to legislation removing ...
Informer
The Informer: Unanimous decision not required by grand jury to indict
How many jurors are on the grand jury, and must the vote be unanimous to return a true ...
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Jim Beam column: Vehicle inspection bill alive
The future of Louisiana vehicle inspections is still up in the air. The author of a third attempt ...
Politics
Facing a Republican revolt, House Speaker Johnson’s plan for US aid to Ukraine, allies uncertain
Defiant and determined, House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed back Tuesday against mounting Republican anger over his proposed U.S. aid package ...
McNeese Sports
Barthelemy, Cowboys end skid
Needing a lift, the Cowboys got big one from Brock Barthelemy. The senior right-hander came in throwing strikes ...
Sports
Rosepine upsets Kinder in the playoffs again
KINDER — Rosepine played the part of spoiler for the second consecutive season on Monday and upset No. 3 ...
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CPSO to conduct free boater education course
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office Marine Division will be conducting a boater education course on Tuesday, June 4, ...
Local News
UPDATE: School bus drivers pack house at tonight’s Calcasieu School Board meeting
Following the Calcasieu Parish school district’s decision not to close school despite warnings of severe weather last week, ...
McNeese Sports
Cowgirls go for milestone win
While this may not be the smoothest of seasons for the Cowgirls, it is right on target ...
Crime
UPDATE: Bond $1.3M for Jennings High gunman
Bond has been set at $1.3 million for a man who entered Jennings High School early Monday through ...
Crime
Conviction stands for man who killed friend then burned body in DeQuincy
The conviction of a Lake Charles man sentenced to life in prison for killing his friend and then ...
Local News
University UMC to host National Faith and Climate Forum
The National Faith and Climate Forum 2024 will be livestreamed in the Safe Harbor Worship Center at University ...