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Athletic, band programs to benefit from funding in Allen Parish

The Allen Parish School Board will soon be adding lights to the baseball and softball fields at Elizabeth ...

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Jim Beam column:Swing states now in control

“Louisiana no longer a swing state,” which was a Sunday headline in The Advocate, caught my attention. I ...

life

Sam Houston Jones State Park set for major upgrades

Tuesday marked the start of major upgrades to Sam Houston Jones State Park. The park is slated to ...

Local News

11-year-old dies after ATV crash in Sulphur

Special to the American Press An 11-year-old died Monday in Sulphur following an ATV wreck. At about 11 ...

Sports

Week 6 rewind: Dual-threat QBs step up

A handful of Southwest Louisiana dual-threat quarterbacks led their teams to big wins in Week 6 of the ...

News

Davey ready to return

For Micah Davey, it was hard to watch. As Houston Christian ran for a school-record 414 yards in ...

Local News

Early voting starts Friday

Early voting for the Nov. 5,  open primary presidential/congressional election will  be conducted 10 days, Friday, Oct. 18– Tuesday, Oct. ...

Local News

Stine makes economic, cultural case for Louisiana during France trip

Special to the American Press State Sen. Jeremy Stine of Lake Charles just completed an intense two-week mission ...

weather

Fire Weather Watch issued for SW La.

Temperatures will be significantly cooler starting mid-week in Southwest Louisiana, but forecasters are warning of dry, windy weather ...

McNeese Sports

Cowboys get back to work

After taking the weekend off, the Cowboys got back to work with practice Monday morning. After 11 straight ...

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Crime

10/14: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Steven Wade Daley, 60, 1907 Katherine St. — operating ...

Business

Driftwood LNG renamed Woodside Louisiana LNG

Driftwood is now Woodside Louisiana. It was announced in July that the Tellurian LNG export facility construction project ...

Local News

Exhibit honors World War II pilots: 17 aviation prints on display at City Hall

An exhibit honoring World War II pilot veterans is being displayed in the first-floor lobby of Lake Charles ...

Local News

DOTD introduces plan for roundabout in Lacassine

Plans for a proposed $3.5 million roundabout at U.S. 90 and La. 101 were introduced Thursday when the ...

McNeese Sports

BREAKING: Cowboys make history, receive preseason votes

McNeese State received votes in the Associated Press Top 25 preseason poll for the first time in program ...

News

Hobbs column: LSU may have seen the light in comeback

Here’s a handy little rule of thumb if you’re going to lead a college football game only once: ...

Business

Jeff Davis Police Jury denies request to rezone farm for business venture

Jeff Davis Parish police jurors denied a request Wednesday to rezone a 10-acre farm west of Lacassine to ...

life

McNeese announces new, interim deans

Special to the American Press McNeese State University began the semester with several new deans. Dr. Charles Stewart ...

Local News

Improvements on way for S. Beauregard, E. Beauregard and Merryville schools

The Beauregard Parish School Board awarded two bids for repairs and upgrades to BPSB campuses at Thursday’s regular ...

National News

Historic ocean liner could soon become the world’s largest artificial reef

The conservancy that oversees a storied but aging ocean liner and its landlord have resolved a years-old rent dispute that ...