education
SW La. school lunch menus March 27-31
The following menus for March 27-31 for area schools have been submitted by supervisors of food services. Menus are subject to change. Allen Lunch MONDAY: ...
Crystal Stevenson, Author at American Press
Weather Watch
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 the area. National Weather Service Lake Charles ...
by Crystal Stevenson, Thursday, March 23, 2023 4:15 pm
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 a sexually explicit video of himself. Calcasieu ...
by Crystal Stevenson, Thursday, March 23, 2023 2:03 pm
crime
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 — turning movements and required signals; three counts ...
by Crystal Stevenson, Wednesday, March 22, 2023 2:41 pm
#industry
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 Police confirmed a chemical cloud hovering over ...
by Crystal Stevenson, Wednesday, March 22, 2023 2:12 pm
#industry
UPDATE: Bio Lab linked to chemical release hovering over area
Louisiana State Police have confirmed a possible hazardous chemical cloud hovering over the West Calcasieu area has been linked to a chlorine release from Bio ...
by Crystal Stevenson, Wednesday, March 22, 2023 11:44 am
crime
BREAKING: Man sentenced to life in death of wife
A Lake Charles man will serve a life sentence for fatally shooting his wife in 2022 and severely injuring her daughter. Judge Michael Canaday sentenced ...
by Crystal Stevenson, Wednesday, March 22, 2023 11:09 am
#industry
UPDATE: Possible hazardous chemical cloud hovering over Westlake-Sulphur
Employees of Phillips 66 are lining the gates on the outside of the industrial facility as a possible hazardous chemical cloud hovers over the West ...
by Crystal Stevenson, Wednesday, March 22, 2023 10:35 am
Weather Watch
Second cold front expected Friday
The National Weather Service’s Lake Charles office said it has increasing confidence in the potential for severe weather across the area on Friday. “All modes ...
by Crystal Stevenson, Wednesday, March 22, 2023 9:02 am
local
Stine: Crime, tax policy, insurance major themes of upcoming session
Lawmakers in Louisiana are taking a page from their Texas counterparts and going after “rogue” prosecutors who they say refuse to enforce state laws for ...