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Hurricane season prep: Donelon gives 4-point plan for insurance
At the start of every hurricane season, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration makes its forecast and Louisiana ...
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Port Wonder Family Fun Day offers sneak peek at what’s to come
A public sneak peek of the greatly anticipated Port Wonder will be hosted tomorrow, June 3, from 10 ...
Business
BREAKING: Fire reported at Port of Lake Charles
The Lake Charles Fire Department is containing a fire at the Port of Lake Charles that broke out ...
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VIDEO: Girlie Girls Mentoring Program opens new facility
Anita Barker, founder of the Girlie Girls Mentoring Program, speaks at the ribbon cutting for the program’s new ...
State News
Cameron Parish joins suit against FEMA over flood insurance pricing system
Cameron is one of 43 parishes — and Louisiana one of 10 states — that has filed a ...
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2023 Atlantic hurricane season is now underway
It’s time for residents along the southeastern U.S. coastlines to make sure their storm plans are in place ...
Business
Downtown Jennings undergoes revitalization
Downtown Jennings will soon see significant sidewalk, landscaping and lighting upgrades as part of a Main Street streetscape ...
Sports
Missed projection: Defending champions get bogged down in mediocrity
Winning raises exceptions and changes perspectives. Over recent years the McNeese State baseball team has done its share ...
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Teacher Lauren ‘Paige’ Lirette looks for the positive in each day
Teaching fell into the lap of Lauren “Paige” Lirette, 28, “in the most wonderful way possible” in 2017. ...
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BREAKING: LC man convicted of killing two in intentional house fire
A Lake Charles man who set fire to a mobile home with people trapped inside has been convicted ...
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Teen Read-A-Thon planned at Moss Bluff Library
Celebrate the end of school with a fun Read-a-Thon at the Moss Bluff Library Teens can enjoy a ...
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5/31: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Samantha Ann Nourse, 58, 125 Decker St. — simple ...
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NOAA continues to monitor system in northeastern Gulf of Mexico
The National Hurricane Center is continuing to monitor a weak low-pressure are in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. ...
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PHOTO GALLERY: Welsh Farmers Market
The weekly Welsh Farmer’s Market, which is held 2-6 p.m. Tuesdays, features home grown vegetables, canned goods and ...
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Police Jury and city announce summer food service kickoff
The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Human Services Department and city of Lake Charles will begin the annual Summer ...
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Sports
Always there: Touchets ride to state championships with late grandfather in mind
SULPHUR — If ever there was a time for siblings Lane and Lydia Touchet to hang up their ...
life
The Informer: Different roles, responsibilities for police juries, city councils
How do the roles of the police jury and city council differ? Thirty-eight of Louisiana’s 64 parishes operate ...
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Jim Beam column: Protect records of juveniles
A retired New Orleans juvenile judge had a fitting description for a proposed Louisiana law making criminal records ...
State News
Audit finds money handling, internal control issues with Louisiana state museums
By Victor Skinner | The Center Square Money handling and internal control issues persist at the Office of ...
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NOAA: Low chance of tropical cyclone development in Gulf
There is a 20 percent chance of tropical cyclone development over the next seven days in the Gulf ...
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Cassidy: FEMA approves $20M in aid for Calcasieu School Board
Nearly $21 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency hurricane recovery aid has been approved for the Calcasieu Parish ...
Crime
Sulphur man charged in rape of child under 10
A Sulphur man was arrested over the weekend in the rape of a girl under the age of ...
National News
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia, The Carter Center says
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia, her family announced Tuesday. Carter, now 95, remains at home with ...
Crime
5/30: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list
The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury reported the following arrests: Joseph Bernard Peeples Sr., 61, 8511 Gulf Highway No. ...
Crime
Shots ring out during annual Down Home Reunion festival
Police are looking for a 15-year-old male juvenile charged with attempted second-degree murder in the shooting of a ...