hurricane laura
$450M added for SW La. recovery
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Tuesday an allocation of $450 million in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery funding to aid Southwest ...
John Guidroz, Author at American Press - Page 5 of 20
local
Carriage rides returning to downtown Lake Charles
A Carlyss-based business will soon be offering carriage rides in downtown Lake Charles, following action by the City Council earlier this week. After a public ...
by John Guidroz, Sunday, March 20, 2022 4:06 pm
Meet Your Neighbor
Jim Davidson: COVID-19, hurricanes made for tough career transition
Jim Davidson’s career in hospital leadership has taken him many places over the years, such as Massachusetts, Chicago, Oklahoma and Arkansas. “I’ve unpacked a lot ...
by John Guidroz, Friday, March 18, 2022 12:27 pm
Road to Recovery
Remediation even more complicated after asbestos discovery in Central School
The historic Central School Arts and Humanities Center in downtown Lake Charles remains closed since Hurricane Laura’s Category 4 landfall in August 2020 left it ...
by John Guidroz, Thursday, March 17, 2022 4:02 am
Just Imagine
Residents get a view of proposed Just Imagine projects envisioned for SW La.
Residents gathered at the Lake Charles Civic Center Tuesday to view 10 projects and choose which ones they believed could best jumpstart economic growth, improve ...
by John Guidroz, Wednesday, March 16, 2022 4:16 pm
court
Judge: Port of Lake Charles owes IFG $124.5 M
U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Kathleen Kay ruled Monday that the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District owes Infrastructure Funding Group (IFG) Port Holdings LLC ...
by John Guidroz, Tuesday, March 15, 2022 3:51 pm
Meet Your Neighbor
Sierra Meche-Higgins: Preparing next generation of nurses
Sierra Meche-Higgins said she has never lost her small town roots, but she is forging her own path in Lake Charles by teaching a future ...
by John Guidroz, Friday, March 11, 2022 5:17 pm
Hurricane Recovery
Recovery funds for SW La. left out of spending bill
Local elected officials expressed their disappointment Thursday in additional federal disaster aid for Southwest Louisiana being left out of the House-approved omnibus spending bill. Lake ...
by John Guidroz, Friday, March 11, 2022 7:09 am
calcasieu parish
Waste Management contract extended; $2.58 rate increase per household
Calcasieu Parish police jurors on Thursday approved a five-year extension of its existing contract with Waste Management of Louisiana to keep providing residential curbside garbage ...
by John Guidroz, Saturday, March 5, 2022 8:25 am
Meet Your Neighbor
Kimberly Knepper: Teaching little ones in a close-knit family environment
Kimberly Knepper’s roots are embedded in Lake Charles, and she said she wouldn’t have it any other way. The 35-year-old lifelong Lake Charles resident said ...