education
CPSB to start redistricting process for its board members
The Calcasieu Parish School Board will soon begin the process of redistricting for the purposes of board member representatives. Based on the 2020 Census data, ...
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Volunteer of Week
Westlake teen on mission to ‘restore’ community
Olivia Delano, a junior at Westlake High School, is using her leadership in the Future Business Leaders of America club as an opportunity to literally ...
by Marlisa Harding, Monday, February 7, 2022 4:27 am
education
Students collect largest donation in food pantry’s history
A.A. Nelson Elementary School students recently hosted a record-breaking canned food drive for Manna Ministries, delivering more than 8,500 cans to the non-profit on Thursday. ...
by Marlisa Harding, Thursday, February 3, 2022 8:51 pm
scene
Hearse used to carry Martin Luther King Jr. to be in Lake Charles
The city of Lake Charles, McNeese State University and the Ward 3 Marshal’s Office will present “Carry on the Dream,” a touring Dr. Martin Luther ...
by Marlisa Harding, Thursday, February 3, 2022 3:57 pm
education
Survey: SW La. families continue at a disadvantage following pandemic, hurricanes
A new publication from the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children and the Louisiana Department of Education reveals the difficulties parents of young children are still ...
by Marlisa Harding, Tuesday, February 1, 2022 11:16 am
education
Road to Recovery: After the storms, Sowela will be ‘pretty much a new campus’
Sowela Technical Community College’s hurricane repairs are 95 percent complete. The campus — which sustained damage to nearly every building — recently opened one of ...
by Marlisa Harding, Tuesday, February 1, 2022 4:41 am
Volunteer of the Week
Family fills survival bags for SW La.’s homeless
Nadine Bertrand, a Sulphur mom who home-schools her children, used last month’s winter weather as a teachable moment for her children. The family had been ...
by Marlisa Harding, Monday, January 31, 2022 5:00 am
scene
ICCS PTO Panther Run includes 5K, one-mile color run
The 2022 Immaculate Conception Cathedral School PTO Panther Run returns on Saturday. Featuring a 5K and one mile Color Run, participants will enjoy the scenic ...
by Marlisa Harding, Friday, January 28, 2022 2:51 pm
education
COVID closures continue to impact childcare providers
Louisiana Policy Institute for Children recently announced survey results from early childhood education providers painting a moderately improved outlook for services that were greatly impacted ...
by Marlisa Harding, Sunday, January 23, 2022 7:03 pm
economy
Cassidy touts SW La. benefits of infrastructure bill
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, recently announced a $643,360,450 allocation for the state from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The allocation will help ...