i-10 bridge
DOTD wants to move on I-10 toll bridge now
The state Department of Transportation and Development is ready to get the go-ahead for a new, tolled Calcasieu River-Interstate 10 bridge. State Rep. Les Farnum, ...
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Matilda Stream
Philanthropist and conservationist Matilda Stream dies at 99
World-renowned art collector, architectural preservationist, philanthropist and lover of the land Matilda Gray Stream has died. She was 99. In 2007, Louisiana Public Broadcasting named ...
by Rita Lebleu, Tuesday, October 17, 2023 2:48 pm
Environmental Summit
Honoré to be guest speaker at this week’s environmental summit in Sulphur
Micah 6:8 Mission is hosting the first event of its kind in Southwest Louisiana Wednesday and Thursday in the Sulphur West Cal Event Center. The ...
by Rita Lebleu, Tuesday, October 17, 2023 4:41 am
Faith & Family
FBCA’s Miranda Vinson: Obeying orders to enlarge the tent
First Baptist Christian Academy (FBCA) started as a Mother’s Day Out program over 40 years ago. About three years ago, Miranda Vinson became principal of ...
by Rita Lebleu, Monday, October 16, 2023 1:01 pm
election
ELECTION RESULTS: Calcasieu Police Jury seats decided
Voters in Calcasieu Parish District 1 chose Darby Quinn over Reath Chauvin for the police jury according to results from the Secretary of State’s office. ...
by Rita Lebleu, Saturday, October 14, 2023 11:12 pm
election
ELECTION RESULTS: Guillory will be Calcasieu’s next sheriff
There’s a new sheriff in town. Calcasieu Parish voters hit the polls on Saturday to name Gary “Stitch” Guillory, no party, as their next sheriff. ...
by Rita Lebleu, Saturday, October 14, 2023 10:40 pm
tellurian
Tellurian requesting 3 more years to finish LNG export plant in Carlyss
Tellurian is asking for three more years to finish the Driftwood LNG export plant in Carlyss. “The request for an extension is simply a “just ...
by Rita Lebleu, Friday, October 13, 2023 2:59 pm
sulphur
Sulphur mayor, council address water discoloration issue
Two important concerns – water discoloration in the western part of the city and an unstriped Maplewood Drive – were addressed at the Sulphur City ...
by Rita Lebleu, Friday, October 13, 2023 1:02 pm
scene
One big downtown party: 2023 Chuck Fest poised and ready to rock Lake Charles this Saturday
Chuck Fest returns for a full day for one of the biggest music, art, food and culture experiences in the Lake Area. This year, the ...
by Rita Lebleu, Thursday, October 12, 2023 8:14 am
Salt Cavern
Salt dome cavern not ‘past the point of no return’
Nothing the Office of Conservation has seen at the Sulphur Salt Dome thus far indicates the cavern “is past the point of no return,” according ...