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Susan Smith denied parole 30 years after drowning two sons
A parole board decided Wednesday that Susan Smith should remain in prison 30 years after she killed her sons by ...
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Westlake mayor discusses I-10 bridge plans with City Council
There’s been plenty of talk. Now, in Westlake, there’s finally something to report about the progress of the ...
McNeese Sports
Miles of road traveled
Not every college football player’s path is a smooth one. Some find their road rocky, filled with potholes ...
life
Coushatta Tribe celebrating the past while looking ahead to future
The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana is celebrating its past with a vision for the future. On Tuesday, tribal ...
Sports
Garrard upgrades training for title defense, eager to swim in state meet
Driven by the state championship he won a year ago as a sophomore, Westlake junior Talen Garrard is ...
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Bi-district playoffs rewind: Hornets rally to advance
Grand Lake pulled off another big comeback to extend its high school football season another week. Down by ...
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Students show skills with underwater robotics challenge
Students from Lake Arthur, Jennings and Hathaway made a big splash Monday as they showed off their engineering ...
McNeese Sports
Cowboys wrestle past UNT
Monday night was not for the faint of heart. In a game of bully ball, the Cowboys wrestled ...
World News
Moscow warns US over allowing Ukraine to hit Russian soil with longer-range weapons
The Kremlin warned Monday that President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russia with U.S.-supplied longer-range missiles ...
McNeese Sports
QB question surrounds finale
The more things change, the more they truly stay the same. That is especially true it seems when ...
Crime
11/18: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Jacob Michael Tesko, 21, 1601 Stevenson St., Vinton — ...
Crime
LC man accused of stealing five cars, burglarizing camper
A Lake Charles man is currently in custody after stealing five vehicles and burglarizing a camper in Allen ...
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27-year-old LC man dies in motorcycle crash
Special to the American Press A 27-year-old Lake Charles man died as the result of a Saturday morning ...
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Specialized pediatric therapy coming to Southwest La.
Southwest Louisiana will soon be one of the few places in the state where special needs children can ...
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Court-martialed military veteran sentenced to over 4 years in prison for Capitol riot attack
A former U.S. Army soldier who was court-martialed for fatally shooting a handcuffed civilian in Iraq was sentenced ...
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life
PHOTO GALLERY: Glitter & Garland
More than 50 food, craft and merchandise booths, as well as live music and train rides greeted attendees ...
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Jennings Council moves forward with street sign replacement plan despite some objections over cost
The Jennings City Council voted Tuesday to move forward with a nearly $600,000 historic district street sign replacement ...
Football
Hobbs column: Can it get any lower for LSU?
So it turns out LSU went all the way to Florida to announce to the world that — ...
Business
Retail group says holiday shopping sales to grow more slowly
By Kevin Bessler | The Center Square The largest retail group in the country says it expects consumers to ...
Local News
United in gratitude: LC will be only site in state with Vietnam Veterans Memorial
In a country where people are free to disagree — and express those differing opinions — Veterans Day ...
life
SW La. school lunch menus Nov. 18-22
The following menus for Nov. 18-22 for area schools have been submitted by supervisors of food services. Menus ...
McNeese Sports
Cowboys run over Demons
There will be no losing season this year for the Cowboys. For the first time since 2019, McNeese ...
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Boil advisory issued in Mossville
Calcasieu Waterworks District No. 8 of Wards 3 and 8 has issued a boil advisory, effective immediately for a portion ...
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PHOTO GALLERY: Mistletoe & Moss
Mistletoe & Moss, a 30-year holiday shopping tradition and the major fundraising event for the Junior League of ...
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LC hosts Leaders Against Litter Summit
Keep Louisiana Beautiful and the Office of the Lieutenant Governor stopped by Lake Charles for the annual Leaders ...