Special to the American Press  Hunter Lundy, former Louisiana gubernatorial candidate who ran as an independent in 2023, has ...

A Florida woman believed to be involved in a series of retail thefts along the Interstate 10 corridor, spanning from Florida ...

Lake Charles Police are investigating an early morning fatal shooting that occurred across the street from the McNeese State ...

During the mid-1980s, the unpredictability of electric power rates led two refiners and a chemical producer to consider ...

More than 50,000 bodies remain unidentified — unmourned, unnamed, but not forgotten — across the country. Jennifer Randolph ...

Southwest Louisiana startup HUNT Tech, the makers of scent- and DEET-free insect repellent sprays and lotions, is making a ...

Curtis Deville and Tre’Vonte Citizen came home last season hoping to restart their careers and thrill local fans. Each was a big-time prep star from the Lake Charles area who went off to play at major ...

A Celebration of Life service for Helen Fern Doucet will be held Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025 at 11 a.m., with a time of visitation starting at 10 a.m., at First Baptist Church of Westlake. Helen passed ...

Oakdale Ward 5 Marshal Michael “Freck” Slaney has resigned from his position. Slaney tendered his resignation effectively ...

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Derrick Shawn Hollins, 44, 204 Sharon Lane — domestic ...

The Trump administration is canceling plans to use large areas of federal waters for new offshore wind development, the ...

Ashley Royer, interim director of the Imperial Calcasieu Museum, puts the art in he(art). She thrives on the enrichment it brings her life and wants to pass on that experience to each patron who ...