salvation army
Salvation Army Empty Bowl fundraiser: Eat the soup, keep the bowl
A good bowl of soup can make a person feel all warm inside in more ways than one. Getting to keep the one-of-a-kind bowl created ...
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scene
Gemma Campbell plays both harp and cello — two instruments larger than she is
Gemma Campbell started piano lessons when she was 5, but her dream has always been to play the harp. Despite challenges, the 18-year-old McNeese State ...
by Rita Lebleu, Friday, March 29, 2024 4:04 pm
School choice
Pelican Institute touts school choice program
Only one-third of Louisiana’s 800,000 school-aged children in the public school system are on grade level, according to the state’s latest assessment. Erin Bendily, VP ...
by Rita Lebleu, Friday, March 29, 2024 10:56 am
life
Marshal’s Office showing a little ‘senior love’
Three men in blue left the Lake Charles home of Leola Stevenson on Wednesday, each with a piece of homemade birthday cake in hand. Ward ...
by Rita Lebleu, Thursday, March 28, 2024 11:35 am
#eclipse
Local photographer plans to capture total solar eclipse from Arkansas
The upcoming eclipse is getting plenty of attention and with good reason. Monday, April 8, will be the last time a total solar eclipse passes ...
by Rita Lebleu, Tuesday, March 26, 2024 4:37 pm
Bridge collapse
What does collapsed Baltimore bridge mean for others?
Giant container ships like the one that struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Md., early Tuesday morning do not pass under the Lake ...
by Rita Lebleu, Tuesday, March 26, 2024 11:35 am
Meet Your Neighbor
Vinetta Celestine reflects on lifetime in law enforcement
There was a time when 64-year-old Vinetta Celestine would have chafed at the job she has now. It’s a nine-to-five day gig, in a comfortable ...
by Rita Lebleu, Tuesday, March 26, 2024 8:12 am
carc
CARC gearing up for brighter days ahead
CARC is seeing light at the end of the tunnel, and its clients, “some of the brightest lights in the community” will soon see increased ...
by Rita Lebleu, Monday, March 25, 2024 12:40 pm
Our Faith
Shoebox Ministry changing lives
Southwest Louisiana volunteers and donors put together 19,451 Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes in 2023. Some of them gathered at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Lake ...
by Rita Lebleu, Monday, March 25, 2024 4:26 am
election
Saturday’s Presidential Primary is a closed primary
Are you registered to vote as a Democrat, Republican, Independent, Green Party or Libertarian? On Saturday, March 23, only voters registered as Democrat or Republican ...