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Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys

GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly

gay boys to be accepted as Scouts.

Of the local Scout leaders voting at their annual meeting in Texas, more than 60 percent supported the proposal.

Under the proposal ...

News

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Committee votes to approve sale of land to save teacher jobs

The Calcasieu Parish School Board's Budget Committee voted Thursday to approve the sale of property the board owns in Mossville to Sasol for $9.5 mill ...

Crime Roundup: Lake Charles man charged with possession of child porn

A 41-year-old Lake Charles man has been charged with pornography involving juveniles, state police said.

Sgt. James Anderson said Charles Brent Compt ...

Grand jury empaneled to review Medicaid contract

BATON ROUGE (AP) — The Louisiana attorney general's office says a special grand jury has been selected to look into possible criminal activity i ...

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Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys

GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly

gay boys to be acce ...


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Sports

Cowboys' season ends with loss to Cardinals in Southland tournament

SUGAR LAND, Texas — Things fizzled fast for McNeese State after a promising start to what ended up being the season’s final

game.

Lamar ...

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Louisiana anglers get 15 more days to catch red snapper

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana anglers will get 15 more days to catch red snapper this season than they thought.

Federal regulators had said the ...

Saints waive defensive end Greg Romeus

METAIRIE (AP) — New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says the club has waived defensive end Greg Romeus, a 2011 draft choice who nev ...

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Swashbucklers folding after nine seasons; Saturday's game canceled (with photo gallery)

The Louisiana Swashbucklers have walked the plank.

After nine seasons the area’s professional indoor football team called it quits Thursday mor ...


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Scene

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List of entertainment events in Southwest Louisiana

The American Press compiles a list of entertainment events scheduled for Southwest Louisiana. The full list is posted online each Wednesday night whil ...

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Lake Charles Community Band prepares for 2013 concert series

The Lake Charles Community Band, a

volunteer group, will kick off its free summer concert series at 7 p.m.

Monday, June 3,

at the Arcade Amphitheat ...

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Laek Charles summer camp sessions open for registration

The City of Lake Charles Recreation and

Parks Department is currently taking registration from 9 a.m.-3:30

p.m., 3rd floor,

City Hall, 326 Pujo St. ...

Peking Garden offers two different lunch specials each day during the work week. The meals, at $8.75, come with rice, soup and egg roll. (Michael Cooper / American Press)<br>

Peking Garden regulars share favorite entrees

If a restaurant can stay viable for almost three decades, it must be doing something right.

Mr. and Mrs. Jay Huang opened Peking Garden Chinese Resta ...


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