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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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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Sports
Baseball’s head games, Oft-injured Hollins battles ups, downs
Braley Hollins had his share of ups and downs in his first season as a Cowboy. The infielder ...
Opinion
Jim Gazzolo column: Sam gets chance to beat odds
It’s never the destination that defines one’s character but rather the journey. If that is true, Andre’ Sam ...
Sports
Reeves girls on track for repeat, Three-day state track championships begin today
Defending Class C girls track and field champion Reeves will try to add another state title today at ...
Sports
Prugahn captures state title, Benton beats Barbe in playoff
The Barbe girls golf teams split a pair of sudden-death playoffs at the Louisiana High School Athletic Association ...
Business
Merchants & Farmers Bank promoting financial literacy through comics
Merchants & Farmers Bank has collaborated with Marvel Comics and Visa to nurture financial literacy in local communities. ...
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Airline passengers advised to know gun laws when traveling
No gun training? No gun permit? No problem for law-abiding people in Louisiana. Conceal it and carry it. ...
life
John Bradford doesn’t just grow daylilies, he makes new varieties of them
The Day the Earth Stood Still. Vampire Romance. Witches Stitches. Lipstick Lips. These are just a few of ...
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Grants available to those who provide summer programs for low-income youth
United Way of Southwest Louisiana is allocating funds to organizations providing summer programs for low-income youth in Allen, ...
State News
Advocates say Supreme Court must preserve new, mostly Black US House district for 2024 elections
Voting rights advocates said Wednesday they will go to the Supreme Court in hopes of preserving a new ...