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Vehicle dropping off a shooting victim struck 3 nurses, critically wounding 1

A vehicle fleeing a Philadelphia hospital after dropping off a gunshot victim early Saturday struck three nurses who ...

life

SW La. school lunch menus Oct. 14-18

The following menus for Oct. 14-18 for area schools have been submitted by supervisors of food services. Menus ...

Business

Names in the News: People shaping the future of Lake Area business

Bank announces promotions JENNINGS —  JD Bank is pleased to announce that Jared Doucet has been promoted to ...

Local News

Setting down roots: Initiative to recruit, retain, return military service members to La. gaining ground

A new not-for-profit hopes to keep military service members in Louisiana after their term of duty ends. Launched ...

Local News

‘Wave of Light’ Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day event set Oct. 15 in DeRidder

A global “Wave of Light” is cast over Earth every year on Oct. 15 in observance of Pregnancy ...

Local News

Jeff Davis police jurors reject ambulance proposal

Jeff Davis Parish police jurors have said no to an ordinance that would have limited the licenses for ...

life

Center Circle Park ready for play after one-two punch from hurricanes

Sulphur Center Circle Park’s early years were recalled and its exciting  re-creation celebrated with a ribbon cutting ceremony ...

Local News

Jim Beam column:Landry tax plan complicated

Louisiana voters are getting bits and pieces of Republican Gov. Jeff Landry’s tax reform plan that they may ...

Sports

Southwest La. prep football scores and stats, Oct. 11

District 3-5A Sulphur 28 New Iberia 21 SCORE BY QUARTERS Sulphur 7 7 7 7 — 28 New Iberia ...

Sports

Iowa stops Ford, wins 3-4A opener

IOWA — The Iowa Yellow Jackets did what no team has really been able to do in three ...

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Local News

Landowner calculates costs for new development standards

New business and housing developers along La. 1256/La. 27 South in South Sulphur/Carlyss and La. 385 (Common Street/Gulf ...

Sports

New district, familiar foe, Iowa opens league play against Ford-led Leesville

As the second half of the high school football regular season gets underway, area district races will intensify. ...

life

T.S. Cooley earns National Blue Ribbon Award, recognized as a high-achieving school

T.S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School is a nationally recognized blue beacon of academic excellence beaming from Southwest Louisiana. ...

weather

Residents slog through flooded streets, clear debris after Hurricane Milton tore through Florida

Florida residents slogged through flooded streets, gathered up scattered debris and assessed damage to their homes on Friday ...

life

‘Shining light’ sophomore promotes urban 4-H in Calcasieu, beyond

V. Todd Miller | LSU AgCenter The motto of Washington-Marion Magnet High in Lake Charles is “Forward. Onward. ...

News

Hobbs column: There will be light in TIger Stadium

Just an educated hunch here, but I’d say that when LSU and Ole Miss convene in Tiger Stadium ...

McNeese Sports

Cowboys hold own future in hands

Just over halfway through the season the Cowboys have four wins, which is the same number they had ...

Crime

Moss Bluff Middle student charged with terrorizing

A 13-year-old Moss Bluff Middle student has been charged with terrorizing. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Kayla Vincent ...

Teacher of Week

Misty Zimmerman has 17 years of education experience under her belt

Misty Zimmerman, 47, fell in love with teaching special education as a substitute teacher more than 15 years ...

Sports

Southwest La. prep football scores and stats, Oct. 10

Thursday District 4-1A Elton 34 Oberlin 18 RECORDS — Elton: 5-1, 1-0. Oberlin: 2-3, 0-1.   Nondistrict S. ...