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Perez powers Cowgirls
When the season began Bella Perez wasn’t sure how much she would play. As a freshman, she was ...
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Business
Public Service Commission approves Entergy plan, rate hike
The Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) approved a plan proposed by Entergy Louisiana to spend $1.9 billion over ...
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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 ...
Crime
Five arrested in shooting at Easter block party celebration
Lake Charles Police have arrested five people in connection to an Easter block party shooting in the 3000 ...
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 ...
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Iowa slips by DeRidder in Game 1
IOWA — Game 1 between No. 12 Iowa and No. 21 DeRidder was a fast-paced pitchers’ duel, but it was the game’s lone error that decided the ...
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 ...
Sports
April 18 Prep baseball bi-district scores, updated schedule
Thursday Baseball Bi-district playoffs Nonselect Best-of-3 series Division II #12 Iowa 1 #21 DeRidder 0 DHS 000 000 ...
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Teams like move from single-elimination
Playing best-of-three series in the postseason adds an extra step to preparations, but it has not hindered Southwest ...
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Jim Gazzolo column: Learning to keep them home
It wasn’t that long ago when athletes seemed to be fleeing Lake Charles rather than racing toward it ...
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 ...
Crime
UPDATE: Man on the lam found hiding in doghouse
Welsh man who allegedly threatened to shoot his mother and fled from police was found hiding in a ...
Local News
Kennedy announces $14.7 million in Hurricanes Laura, Ida aid
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $14,730,190 in Federal Emergency ...
Business
Entergy asks Public Service Commission to approve rate hike for its customers
The Public Service Commission (PSC) will vote on Entergy’s proposal of a $1.9 billion plan for grid hardening ...
Crime
Manhunt underway for man who threatened mother with gun
The Welsh Police Department is searching for a local man who threatened his mother with a gun Thursday ...
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Tonight: Westlake High Theatre presents ‘Phantom of the Opera’
About this time last year, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Phantom of the Opera” presented its 13,981st and final show ...
Sports
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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...