Hurricane Recovery
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 settle with their insurance company. Now, the ...
Rita Lebleu, Author at American Press
Local News
Recognitions, honors highlight Westlake City Council meeting
The city of Westlake’s Fire Department is the only one in Southwest Louisiana to have two firefighters with advanced Emergency Medical Training certification. Recognizing those ...
by Rita Lebleu, Friday, March 24, 2023 6:24 pm
Meet Your Neighbor
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 or to help out a friend. Her ...
by Rita Lebleu, Friday, March 24, 2023 7:59 am
scene
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 for those folks who are chomping at ...
by Rita Lebleu, Thursday, March 23, 2023 6:05 pm
Cook of the Week
Spencer Joseph: He’s cooking with the Word
Spencer Joseph might tell you patience is necessary in the kitchen and it will also help a person navigate the challenges of life. Spencer H. ...
by Rita Lebleu, Wednesday, March 22, 2023 8:48 am
local business
Harvesting the power of the sun: New 2,000-acre solar farm in Beauregard to begin at end of 2023
Solar farms are cropping up across Louisiana as part of the plan to shift the state toward a clean, renewable and resilient power grid. At ...
by Rita Lebleu, Tuesday, March 21, 2023 9:58 am
Faith & Family
Witnessing revival: The Rev. Lee Thomas attends Asbury event
The Rev. Lee Thomas has been behind the pulpit for 50 years. As an evangelist, he has preached revivals. He has pastored churches in revival, ...
by Rita Lebleu, Sunday, March 19, 2023 8:14 am
Reunion
LaGrange Gators and Barbe Bucs: A 50-year double reunion
Before Barbe High School graduated its first class in 1973, before LaGrange seniors turned their tassels from right to left that same year, the two ...
by Rita Lebleu, Saturday, March 18, 2023 5:39 am
Meet Your Neighbor
Hospital celebrates heritage on St. Patrick’s Day
Patricia Hardy Prudhomme considers herself part of the generation that grew up calling the medical complex on South Ryan (now Michael DeBakey Drive), “St. Pat’s.” ...
by Rita Lebleu, Friday, March 17, 2023 8:58 am
Cook of the Week
St. Paddy’s Day at McFarlane’s: ‘A week’s worth of business in one day’
MacFarlane’s Celtic Pub Owner and Chef James Bittner III is gearing up for St. Paddy’s Day. “Yeah, it’s a long day,” he acknowledged. “We open ...