The Beauregard Parish School Board intends to have students return to classes in-person this August, with minor adjustments to be made in response to current pandemic precautions, officials announced this week. Read more

JENNINGS – A Jennings mother has launched an online petition to nix face masks requirements for students when they return to school this fall in Jeff Davis Parish. Read more

Ward 3 City Marshal Vic Salvador has announced he will not run for re-election in November. Read more

JENNINGS — The Jeff Davis Parish school district has unveiled plans for reopening schools on Aug. 14 that would require masks, social distancing and a blend of both in-person and remote learning. Read more

U.S. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has announced that more than $2.3 million in federal funds has been awarded to the Vernon Parish School Board to be used for the parish’s Head Start program. Read more

Two eighth-grade Bishop Noland Episcopal Day School students were recently honored for achieving an exceptional score on the ACT. Porter Pourciau and Rachael Riquelmy took the above-grade-level test as participants in the Duke University Talent Identification Program. Read more

An attempt to rezone 180 acres of property in north Lake Charles to an industrial classification won’t be considered by the City Council because the applicant withdrew it, according to city officials. Read more

A Change.org petition has garnered more than 3,000 signatures calling for Saint Louis Catholic High School to “stop racism and discrimination.” The petition, started by Saint Louis Alumni for Change, calls for the private high school to take an active stance against racism through its polici… Read more

“Everyday is a new day, everyday is different and we’re just taking on the challenges as they’re presented to us. Where’s the need, what can we do, and let’s just do it,” said Denise Durel, president and CEO of United Way of SWLA for 11 years. Read more

Fort Polk and its Joint Readiness Training Center will be getting a newly constructed Information Systems Facility next year, after U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, announced this week the military bases will receive a combined $73 billion from the Senate’s National Defense Authorization Act. Read more

Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter said over recent weeks he has tried to do more listening than talking and has sought wisdom and advice from people he respects. In doing so, Hunter announced Friday on his social media account he feels the South’s Defenders Memorial Monument should have no place… Read more

A vintage World War II training plane buzzed the Chennault runway Friday morning to signal the kickoff of the one-year countdown to the 2021 Chennault International Airshow. Read more

The Louisiana Department of Education released guidelines and standards on Thursday regarding the way in which schools can safely re-open in August. The development of the guidance is a partnership between the Louisiana Department of Health, the Resilient Louisiana Commission and the Louisia… Read more

JENNINGS – The first female African American veteran was buried Thursday at the newly opened Southwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Jennings. Read more

Southwest Louisiana's five-parish area had 442 newly identified positive cases of COVID-19 over the past seven days. It was the highest week-long total since the pandemic began, local officials said Thursday. Read more

It's not everyday that people have the drive and motivation to do a marathon, much less run across the country. Read more

The Leesville City Council postponed its vote on Monday to approve the annexation of Entrance Road, after the mayor disclosed that public legalities had not been met in time. Read more

Gov. John Bel Edwards said on Wednesday the new rise in coronavirus cases statewide indicates the state is "heading in the wrong direction" as it combats the public health crisis. Read more

Calcasieu Parish police jurors are "in a period of active listening" regarding the South's Defenders Monument, a long-standing Confederate symbol located in front of the parish courthouse that has sparked controversy and calls for its removal over the years. Read more

The rise of new COVID-19 cases has prompted more local restaurants and bars to temporarily close their doors for the second time. The closures came as Gov. John Bel Edwards announced on Monday that Phase 2 of reopening would continue for another 28 days. Read more

OBERLIN — Allen Parish school officials want to know from the public what they want next school year to look like with the impact of the coronavirus lingering. Read more

The DeRidder police officer who tendered his resignation amid an internal investigation into his social media activity has been identified as William Reed, employed by the department for just over two years, according to officials. Read more

JENNINGS – Whoever is elected the next mayor will get a substantial pay raise due to action by the city council. Read more

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, addressed a number of federal issues with statewide implications during a teleconference Tuesday. He said Washington has been focused on coronavirus economic recovery but "too many people in Louisiana have not felt it." Read more

Lake Area residents can expect the next several days to be rainy, one local weather official said on Monday. Read more

LAKE ARTHUR — A weather balloon launched by the National Weather Service office in Lake Charles was discovered Sunday along the lake by a 10-year-old Delcambre boy visiting his grandparents. Read more

Leesville City Council members, along with members of the city’s planning commission and Mayor Rick Allen, will be touring a hemp production facility in Singer this week as they determine whether the council will hear a request to approve a similar facility within its own city limits. Read more