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Coach Doug Dietz: ‘I feel very blessed to have spent my entire career at one school’
For nearly four decades, Coach Doug Dietz has been a cornerstone of Our Lady Queen of Heaven School. ...
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McNeese Sports
Second half, second chances
The Cowboys say they are moving on from a tough first half as they open the second part ...
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Allen schools enhance school security with metal detectors, lockdowns, active shooter drills
Allen Parish schools are enhancing security with new measures, including metal detectors and ongoing lockdowns and active shooter ...
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Chuck Fest returns to downtown Lake Charles this weekend
Lake Charles’ premier music event, Chuck Fest, returns on Saturday. The downtown festival began in 2014 as a ...
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City Council defers decision on indoor sports complex location a third time
The vote on the future location of a proposed indoor sports complex has been postponed a third time. ...
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Crime
Appeals court: Ford conviction in DeRidder kidnapping, murder stands
A mandatory life sentence will stand for a Beauregard Parish man convicted for his part in the 2020 ...
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Landry orders moratorium on new carbon capture projects, industry pushes back
By Alton Wallace | The Center Square Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, while citing the economic potential of carbon capture ...
Sports
Area volleyball teams race to secure playoff berths
With just over two weeks left until the end of the regular season, time is running out for ...
State News
Supreme Court hears argument on Louisiana redistricting map
By Nolan Mckendry | The Center Square Louisiana’s redistricting fight arrived at the U.S. Supreme Court with a 40-year ...
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5th Circuit to rehear Louisiana case on Ten Commandments law
By Michael Carroll | The Center Square A majority of the judges of the Fifth Circuit Court of ...
National News
Kirk awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom of what would have been his 32nd birthday
President Donald Trump on Tuesday posthumously awarded America’s highest civilian honor to Charlie Kirk, the assassinated activist who ...
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Petal It Forward: Movement aims to promote mental wellness through free flowers
Those out and about in Lake Charles this morning might receive a bouquet from a stranger. The catch? ...
life
PHOTO GALLERY: Jeff Davis Special Olympics
Students from Welsh Elementary and High School cheer on athletes Friday during the 4th annual Jeff Davis Parish ...
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Solar manufacturing facility opens in Laccassine
Ice Industries Inc., an Ohio-based industrial manufacturer and supplier, celebrated the grand opening of its new $6 million ...
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Jim Beam column:Some memories last lifetime
(Editor’s Note: Jim Beam has a tendon problem on his right hand and will publish some columns from ...
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Scooter Hobbs column: Maybe it’s time to take Vanderbilt seriously
It’s different this week for LSU. You can feel it. Something’s in the air, something purple and gold ...
McNeese Sports
Know the foe: HCU
Houston Christian has never had a winning football season. The closest the Huskies have come is 2023, when ...
Local News
Grammy winner Jennifer Holliday will reign as queen of Krewe of Bridge for next year’s Mardi Gras
Broadway legend Jennifer Holliday will be the Queen of Krewe of Bridge for Mardi Gras 2026. The Krewe ...
Sports
Week 6 rewind: LCCP rallies to beat Jennings with four fourth-quarter TDs
After a brief absence, Lake Charles College Prep has returned to the Louisiana Sports Writers Association Class 3A ...
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LSWA Week 7 prep football polls
LSWA Top 10 Polls State high school football polls as voted by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association after ...
Politics
Government shutdown could be the longest ever, House Speaker Johnson warns
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson predicted Monday the federal government shutdown may become the longest in history, saying he “won’t negotiate” with ...
McNeese Sports
Cowboys hit reset button
Matt Viator knows he can’t erase the first half of the season, but he is hitting the reset ...
Crime
10/13: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list
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Scooter Hobbs column: Panic setting in as LSU wins again
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