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