Crime
24-year-old will spend life behind bars for Sherry Street shooting
A 24-year-old Sulphur man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for fatally shooting a man ...
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State News
Kennedy files for ballot access in Louisiana
Special to the American Press The Kennedy campaign today announced it has submitted the required fee and forms to gain ...
Local News
VIDEO: TrashFormer at work
McNeese student Chiamaka Onwude, a computer engineering major, talks about how she and a team of other students ...
life
Sowela’s Caitlyn Dionne earns gold at national competition
Sowela students dominated at Nationals earlier this summer. One broke a record. The National SkillsUSA Championships recognizes excellence ...
Local News
Lake Charles native achieves one-star rank, promoted to brigadier general
By Sgt. Danny Hough | Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office The Louisiana National Guard promoted Guardsman Jason Paul ...
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Sports
Paris aims for audacious Games and a wow opening
By The Associated Press PARIS — Paris has long been a city of dreamers: Just look at the ...
Sports
US Olympic basketball team is eager to find balance
By The Associated Press PARIS — The U.S. men’s basketball team is headed to the athletes village on ...
Opinion
Scooter Hobbs column: LSU flavor at Paris Olympics
At first glance, there will seem to be a very strong Louisiana bayou flavor when what is officially ...
Local News
Secretary of State Landry wants La. to be first in election integrity
Louisiana is ranked in the top 10 states for election integrity. The 45th Louisiana Secretary of State, Nancy ...
Local News
Meet the Trashformer: McNeese students build trash-grabbing robot
Litter management has a new champion in Calcasieu Parish. The new TrashFormer robot, designed and built by McNeese ...
Local News
Man on motorized bike fatally struck in Sulphur
A Lake Charles man was killed Wednesday night when his motorized bike collided with a car on High ...
McNeese Sports
Cowboys hope competition equals wins
Iron sharpens iron. It is a commonly used phrase, especially by coaches. The Cowboys hope their acquisitions this ...
World News
Netanyahu will meet with Biden, Harris at a crucial moment for US, Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to make a long-awaited White House visit Thursday to meet with President Joe Biden and ...
Scene
Cameron Fishing Fest: Get ready to reel in plenty of fun Aug. 1-3
The Cameron Lions Club is set to catch a crowd with its 20th Annual Cameron Fishing Festival line ...
McNeese Sports
Jim Gazzolo column: Cowboys have a lot on the line
With giant chips on their shoulders, the Cowboys began their redemption tour Wednesday as camp officially opened. Coming ...
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Local News
Higgins announces $3.7M for three La. airports
U.S. Congressman Clay Higgins, R-La., announced today that three airports in Louisiana’s 3rd District will receive $3,763,738 in ...
weather
Excessive rainfall, flooding on today’s docket
Excessive rain and flooding continues to be a concern in Southwest Louisiana as another cluster of slow-moving thunderstorms ...
World News
Israel-Hamas war latest: Netanyahu addresses Congress, vows to achieve ‘total victory’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress in Washington on Wednesday as he sought to bolster the United States’ support ...
National News
Biden delivers solemn call to defend democracy as he lays out his reasons for quitting race
President Joe Biden on Wednesday delivered a solemn call to voters to defend the country’s democracy as he laid ...
Sports
Underway: Rain causes delay, but Cowboys take first step
A few hours delayed, but the Cowboys’ latest rebuild is officially under construction. To beat the heat and ...
Local News
High-speed chase ends in crash
A Welsh man was injured Thursday in a motorcycle crash after leading Jennings police on a high-speed chase ...
Crime
7/24: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Jennifer Lynn Materne, 45, 501 E. Burton St., Sulphur ...
Local News
Louisiana students maintain LEAP gains made over last two years
Following two years of student proficiency growth, Louisiana students “maintained recent gains.” The Louisiana Department of Education released ...
Crime
LC man charged with raping family member under 12
A Lake Charles man has been charged with raping a family member under the age of 12. Calcasieu ...
National News
FBI director: Trump rally gunman looked online for information about JFK assassination
The gunman in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump is believed to have done a Google search one ...