American Press: Photos and Video

NPF Championship Series (8/31)

kwink — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:00:59 +0000

Jamborees kick off season (8/30)

kwink — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:22:53 +0000

Landmark smokestack imploded (8/29)

vdeggins — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:51:49 +0000

On the Street (8/29)

kwink — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:31:22 +0000

Compiled by Karen Wink

Downtown Leesville (8/29)

kwink — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:30:14 +0000

Locals say that the downtown Leesville has changed a lot over the years. The bars that once dotted the street during the town’s World War II and Vietnam era are long gone. The nightspots have been replaced by storefronts, a cafe, an art gallery, banks and offices. See the full story in Sunday’s American Press (August 29, 2010)

Flatlanders jam in Westlake (8/28)

kwink — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:04:37 +0000

Riders from Lake Charles, New Orleans and Houston hosted a flatlanders’ jam at the Pinderosa Park in Westlake on August 22, 2010. Flatland is a freestyle bike riding style in which the rider performs tricks, jumps, spins and stands without placing a foot on the ground. This local jam was held in honor of a Westlake native, Kevin Lewis, who suffers from multiple sclerosis.

Buddy Ball (8/27)

bpuckett — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:02:29 +0000

On the Street (8/22)

kwink — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:29:56 +0000

Compiled by Karen Wink

On the Street (8/15)

kwink — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:17:35 +0000

Compiled by Karen Wink

Grave Houses of Istre Cemetery (8/15)

dprice — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:03:41 +0000

By Donna Price, American Press

Istre Cemetery, on Swift Road off La. 92 in Mermentau Cove, Louisiana was founded in 1886. It is home to three burial structures known as grave houses — from Acadian burial customs of a bygone era. The houses look a lot like real houses in miniature. They cover traditional in-ground burials. At one time there were 40 of these little cypress wood houses in Istre Cemetery, and hundreds more were scattered across Acadia, Evangeline and Vermilion parishes. Now only three of those original ones remain. Read more about the grave houses at Istre Cemetery in the Sunday, Aug. 15 edition of the American Press.