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Crews continue to battle fires amid dry conditions
Calcasieu, Beauregard, and Vernon Parishes remain under a burn ban after dry conditions led to multiple fires across ...
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State News
La. budget could face shortfalls starting in 2027
By Gracie Thomas, Dakota Laszlo and Kylah Babin | LSU Manship School of Communications BATON ROUGE – Federal and ...
McNeese Sports
McNeese shocks LSU, hands Tigers first loss of the season
LSU wasn’t going to go undefeated this year. But McNeese was not a likely candidate to hand the ...
McNeese Sports
Tough night for Cowgirls
The Cowgirls picked a bad time to have a bad night. Freshman Brookelyn Taylor, who was named the ...
Crime & Justice
UPDATE: Delays continue in former mayor’s trial
Delays continue to plague proceedings in the trial of former DeRidder mayor Misty Roberts, as jury selection was ...
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Jury selection begins for second time in former mayor’s trial
Jury selection got underway Monday for the second time in the trial of former DeRidder mayor Misty Roberts ...
Crime & Justice
2/23: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Jordan Scott Bushnell, 41, 111 W. Sixth St., Iowa, ...
Scene
McNeese Banners Series: New season to challenge your mind, senses
By Mary Richardson The opening reception for the McNeese State Banners Series on March 1 will inaugurate another ...
State News
BREAKING: Fifth Circuit allows 10 Commandments to be displayed in Louisiana schools, for now
By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square The full Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled it was premature to determine ...
McNeese Sports
Cowgirls host LSU softball
It has been an interesting start to the season for the McNeese State softball team. Through 17 games, ...
Scene
Artist’s light touch brings art to life
Lisa Reinauer, a retired McNeese State University professor of art for 32 years, presents a solo exhibit “A ...
News
LSU completes sweep of Jacksonville tournament
Live Like Lou Jax Classic Sunday’s Game LSU 11, Central Florida 0 (7 innings) By Scooter Hobbs ...
National News
Armed man shot and killed after entering secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service says
An armed man drove into the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Florida, ...
McNeese Sports
Kansas sweeps Cowboys
It was a tough weekend for the McNeese baseball team, still looking to find itself. The Cowboys were ...
Sports
Williams scores hat-trick, Saints’ big comeback sends them to finals for first time since 2017
Apparently, a two-goal deficit isn’t enough to rattle the St. Louis Catholic boys soccer team. The Saints scored ...
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McNeese Sports
Cowboys host RGV in home finale
Coming off their second-seed clinching victory Saturday night, the Cowboys will get an even bigger test in their ...
Life
Unlocking their potential: Free, personalized tutoring available for local students
The Martin Luther King Center is bustling on Tuesday nights, offering free, in-person tutoring with the goal of ...
Informer
The Informer: End of Imperial Calcasieu came at close of 1912
Three parishes were carved from Imperial Calcasieu on Jan. 1, 1913, and became Allen, Beauregard and Jeff Davis ...
McNeese Sports
Johnson is next man up
Freshman leads Cowboys to second seed With the future status of reigning Southland Conference Player of the Year ...
News
LSU stays unbeaten with 9-4 win over Notre Dame in Jacksonville
By Scooter Hobbs American Press LSU wasted little time Saturday. After having to come alive late on ...
McNeese Sports
Selfish Cowgirls claim crown
Win SLC title in Guzzardo’s first season The Cowgirls are too selfish, worked too hard, done too much ...
Crime & Justice
Police: Man tried to enter school with machete
A DeRidder man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly attempting to enter DeRidder High School with a backpack and ...
Local News
Police chief will be stepping down at end of year
After 24 years with the Oberlin Police Department, including 16 years as police chief, Chief Grady Haynes has ...
Sports
PHOTOS: Sulphur Tors open playoffs with in over rival Barbe
The Sulphur Tors opened the Non-select Division I girls basketball playoffs on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, with a ...
Local News
City moving forward with Sallier Street project
The Lake Charles City Council accepted a $15 million bid this week, allowing the city to move forward ...