Business
BREAKING: Former Capital One building being put up for sale
Hertz Investment Group assured the city they wanted to repair the tower. They just needed more time to ...
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Tax renewals on Saturday ballot in Jeff Davis
Voters in rural areas of Welsh, Laccassine and Woodlawn will head to the polls Saturday to decide on ...
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Art Under the Oak: Easter Bunny encounters, open-air market, art exhibit on tap for Saturday at Imperial Calcasieu Museum
With Easter right around the corner, Imperial Calcasieu Museum’s Art Under the Oak will be returning to Lake ...
Sports
Barbe head coach Mike Cutrera retires
After more than four decades associated with Barbe High School, 12 as head football coach, Mike Cutrera has ...
National News
Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for US gov’t workers
President Joe Biden’s order that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 has been blocked by a federal appeals court. The ...
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Cowgirls host first SLC series
The first-place McNeese State softball team will play a home Southland Conference series for the first time this ...
Local News
Nature photographer getting grandson hooked on her hobby
Vicki Sensat received her first camera when she was 12. Today, she photographs local events just for fun ...
Sports
Sign of poise: Saints extend win streak to nine behind another one-run victory
LONGVILLE — St. Louis Catholic has developed a knack for winning close ball games. A day after beating ...
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Get Growing: Southwest Louisiana Garden Conference & EXPO opens Friday
Home vegetable gardening, fruit production and ornamental and landscape gardening might sound like work to some, but not ...
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Riverside Drive at West Sallier Street intersection to permanently close
Beginning Monday, March 27, Riverside Drive at its intersection with West Sallier Street will be closed permanently, creating ...
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UPDATE: Severe weather possible across SW La. Friday afternoon
Severe weather is possible across Southwest Louisiana Friday afternoon ahead of a cold front making its way to ...
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PHOTO GALLERY: Jeff Davis Parish Special Olympics
More than 80 students in grades 3-12 competed for gold medals and ribbons during Thursday’s second annual Jeff ...
Crime
Local man charged with indecent behavior with a juvenile
A Iowa, La., man has been arrested for indecent behavior with a juvenile after sending a 15-year-old girl ...
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Sowela to host inaugural Flying Tiger Fest this Saturday
Sowela Technical Community College will host its first-ever Flying Tiger Fest 1-4 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at its ...
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VIDEO: Driver sought in Moss Bluff hit-and-run
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office is searching for the driver involved in an early morning hit-and-run that occurred ...
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Sports
Jim Gazzolo column: Brave new world of NCAA hoops
Just two weeks ago the Southland Conference played its basketball championship game at McNeese State. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ...
Sports
PHOTO GALLERY: St. Louis edges Kinder 2-1
St. Louis Catholic won its District 3-3A opener against Kinder on Wednesday at McMurry Park in Sulphur. St. ...
life
Military spouse finds joy teaching back home in SW La.
After spending much of her adult life traveling the world with her husband, Lake Charles native Shon Merritt, ...
Sports
Triple Play: Streaking Knights, Saints collide
In this edition of the Triple Play, staff writers Rodrick Anderson and Warren Arceneaux discuss area baseball and ...
Sports
Opportunistic Saints capitalize on Kinder errors to extend win streak
SULPHUR — St. Louis Catholic couldn’t find much offense in its District 3-3A opener but got enough to ...
Local News
Oil exec held for 5 years in Venezuela sues Citgo for $100M
One of the Citgo oil executives who was held for nearly five years in Venezuela has sued his company ...
Crime
East Beauregard teacher, coach charged with sexual misconduct
Collin Ryan Corbett, a 25-year-old high school teacher and coach at East Beauregard High School, has resigned following ...
Local News
Hollie named Beauregard school superintendent
Larry Hollie has been named superintendent for the Beauregard Parish School Board. He had been serving as the ...
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3/22: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Dramon Javier Edwards, 27, 523 Robert’s Roost Drive — ...
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UPDATE: Shelter in place lifted after BioLab chlorine release
A shelter in place has been lifted after a BioLab chemical release Wednesday afternoon in Westlake. Louisiana State ...