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    LC Police building —designed to withstand storms — ready for officers

    The city of Lake Charles will be better prepared for any future storms with the new Lake Charles ...

    life

    PHOTO GALLERY: Gingerbread houses bring sugar, smiles

    Children create their own sweet holiday tradition using graham crackers, ice cream cones, candy and icing at the ...

    Local News

    Big Brothers Big Sisters, McNeese expanding Study Buddy program

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Louisiana has partnered with McNeese State University’s Burton College of Education to ...

    life

    ‘Celebrate!’ exhibit at Gallery By The Lake great ‘mood-setter’ for holidays

    Gallery by the Lake has announced the opening of its latest group exhibition, “Celebrate!,” at the Historic City ...

    Jim Gazzolo

    Jim Gazzolo column: Teams have shared traits but their own personalities

    It is hard not to compare one team to the other, especially when they are separated by just ...

    Local News

    Cassidy: La. awarded $15M grant to improve student literacy skills

    U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy said Louisiana has been awarded a $15 million federal grant through the U.S. Department ...

    McNeese Sports

    Cowgirls back to work

    After loss, McNeese must step up play It’s never as easy as we think, or hope. The Cowgirls ...

    State News

    Louisiana to fast-track new power plants serving data centers

    By Nolan Mckendry | The Center Square Louisiana utility regulators on Wednesday agreed to fast-track the process for building ...

    Local News

    Lake Charles Menorah Lighting: ‘A celebration of light to outshine the darkness’

    A nine-foot Hanukkah menorah lit the sky Tuesday night for the third night of Hanukkah in Lake Charles ...

    Crime

    12/17: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list

    The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Javeon Jaquez Lemoine, 25, 6675 U.S. 90 East No. ...

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    Business News

    Hungary signs deal to buy US LNG, but Russia will stay its top supplier

    By Alton Wallace | The Center Square Hungary’s state-owned MVM Group on Tuesday signed a five-year agreement with ...

    Crime

    UPDATE: Ex-Marine planned attack in New Orleans that would ‘recreate’ Waco, officials say

    Plans to “carry out an attack” in New Orleans were thwarted after an ex-Marine was arrested while on ...

    Politics

    Senate passes $901 billion defense bill that pressures Hegseth for boat strike video

    The Senate gave final passage to an annual military policy bill Wednesday that will authorize $901 billion in ...

    McNeese Sports

    Landreneau lands summer job

    McNeese softball coach will skipper Gumbeaux Gators Having won more games than any other softball coach in McNeese ...

    Local News

    School counselors help students navigate complex college application process

    Every year, countless high school seniors go through the post secondary and financial aid application process in hopes ...

    Local News

    Jim Beam column: Good news not always good

    What is good news for one person may also be bad news for another one. With that in mind, here are, ...

    Local News

    Qualifying begins for empty state representative seat

    Qualifying begins today for a special election to fill the District 37 state representative seat left vacant by ...

    Sports

    Sulphur hires coaching veteran David Feaster

    Sulphur High School made a huge hire Tuesday to fill its vacant head football coach position by luring ...

    life

    PHOTO GALLERY: Lake Arthur Christmas Winter Wonderland

    The family-friendly Lake Arthur Christmas Winter Wonderland celebration featured a gumbo cook-off, live music, parade, visits with Santa, ...

    McNeese Sports

    Big second half lifts Pokes

    Bill Armstrong has spent the first dozen games of his coaching career trying to find the right combination ...