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Lake Charles Regional rebounding after storms
Lake Charles Regional Airport Executive Director Heath Allen said Monday that the number of passengers has largely rebounded ...
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New rules for oil field tank batteries after Ragley teen’s death
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana regulators have established new rules for oil field tank batteries after an explosion killed ...
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Report: Tigers pull Kelly away from Notre Dame
It appears there was a big coaching whale left out for LSU after all. Yahoo Sports national reporter ...
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Troopers delivered death notifications to 16 families during Thanksgiving holiday
As family and friends gathered for Thanksgiving festivities, Louisiana State Police troopers investigated multiple fatality crashes throughout the ...
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Back on the market: Citizen decommits from LSU
Lake Charles College Prep’s TreVonte Citizen, a consensus top ten running back recruit in the country, announced Sunday ...
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SW La. school lunch menus Nov. 29-Dec. 3
The following menus for Nov. 29-Dec.3 for area schools have been submitted by supervisors of food services. Menus ...
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New meets old, young Cowgirls introduced to ULL rivalry
For the young Cowgirls everything is a new experience. Several of the McNeese State players even got their ...
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Jim Beam column:GOP critics become experts
Some Republican leaders in the Louisiana Legislature and others in the GOP have apparently decided that they are ...
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Bye, bye, Bébé: Orgeron wins final game at LSU
BATON ROUGE — Things couldn’t have looked much more bleak for LSU late against Texas A&M. It bordered ...
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‘The Brutality of War’: Written over a decade ago, Gene Dark’s memoir about his time in Vietnam is still a compelling read
Gene Dark of Lake Charles doesn’t talk much about his year serving in Vietnam as a U.S. Marine. ...
95th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
‘Celebration Gator’ alerts nation Louisiana is back
The 95th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade featured a taste of Louisiana this year as “Celebration Gator” made ...
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Logansport beats Basile with quick strikes
BASILE — Going into the Class 1A quarterfinals, No. 9 Basile knew it couldn’t give up big chunks ...
Class 1A quarterfinals
Tornado defense stymies Hornets
GRAND LAKE — No. 6 Haynesville dominated possession and field position en route to a 17-0 Class 1A ...
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FAITH & FAMILY: House fire brought him closer to God
Amos Jones is 92, but he vividly remembers the day he cried out to God. It was Labor ...
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Jennings in process of amping up Christmas lights
JENNINGS — Mayor Henry Guinn remembers as a child seeing Christmas lights throughout the town. It was a ...
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Orgeron’s dream coming to end, coaching final home game
Not to start any coaching rumors or anything, but FlightAware.com on Thursday night showed a big jet flying ...
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Beauregard man charged in father’s death
A Beauregard Parish man has been arrested in connection with the death of his father who was discovered ...
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Overnight work on underground utilities starts next week
The city of Lake Charles contractors will be performing work on underground utilities from 7 p.m. until 7 ...
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Carheel working to give people opportunity, skills for employment
McDonald Carheel said he created a quote that he repeats while helping people secure the job of their ...
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Volunteers rewire, restring, restore Founders Park light display
JENNINGS — Mayor Henry Guinn remembers as a child seeing Christmas lights throughout the town. It was a ...
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Historic City Hall exhibits open for Thanksgiving weekend
Southwest Louisiana families are invited to view traveling cultural exhibits free of charge at Historic City Hall Arts ...
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Photo Gallery: Community celebrates Thanksgiving
Hundreds attend the annual community Thanksgiving dinner Thursday morning at the Sulphur Parks and Recreation Center. The meal ...
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Scooter Hobbs column: Hate to lose budding A&M rivalry
So this comes just when things were looking so promising, too … Just when it looked like LSU ...
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Pick on someone your own size, St. Francis offers Cowboys measuring stick
After playing above their pay grade and below, McNeese State will get a look today at a team ...
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Basile believes in ball control, will play keep-away from Logansport
The Basile Bearcats have overcome a few challenges this football season. They had no preseason scrimmage or jamboree ...