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    Jim Beam column:GOP officials chasing ghosts

    Republicans in Congress are pushing a SAVE voting bill in an effort to catch ghosts that they believe ...

    McNeese Sports

    Kansas takes series opener

    Big 12 Conference Kansas took advantage of McNeese’s struggles on the mound to beat the Cowboys 11-2 Friday ...

    McNeese Sports

    Daigle hits memorable HR

    McNeese rallies twice for big wins Malayna Daigle won’t soon forget her first college home run. Nor will ...

    News

    UPDATE: LSU uses big inning to rout Indiana

    Friday was the first time this baseball season that LSU has trailed as late as the eighth inning. ...

    high-school Sports

    Girls basketball bi-district playoff scores and stats

    Thursday Basketball Girls Bi-district round Non-select Division I #5 Sulphur      49 #28 Barbe       27 Barbe (12-21): Davelyn Richard ...

    Sports

    Girls basketball playoffs: Sulphur takes out rival Barbe in first round

    In a rematch with rival Barbe to open the Non-select Division I playoffs Thursday evening, Sulphur met each ...

    McNeese Sports

    Cowboys look to take first step

    McNeese clinch No. 2 seed with victory The Cowboys are heading back to primetime.  For the second time ...

    World News

    Supreme Court strikes down bulk of Trump’s tariffs

    By Brett Rowland | The Center Square The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday said a 1977 law doesn’t give ...

    Local News

    LC Council moves to limit short-term rentals

    The Lake Charles City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a revision to the city’s existing code of ordinances ...

    McNeese Sports

    Sibley shoots down RGV

    Cowgirls clinch share of SLC title For just the third time in their history, and first in the ...

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    National News

    Eric Dane, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star, has died at 53

    Eric Dane, the celebrated actor best known for his roles on “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Euphoria” and who later ...

    Local News

    ROADWORK: Upcoming road closures across the region

    The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announces a right lane closure along U.S. 90 at the PPG ...

    Crime

    Vinton woman accused of setting fire to church

    A Vinton woman has been arrested in connection with an intentionally set fire at a Vinton church while ...

    Crime

    UPDATE: Arrest made in shooting at Pappy’s

    Lake Charles Police have arrested a 23-year-old man in a Mardi Gras shooting that occurred at Pappy’s Sports ...

    Jim Gazzolo

    Jim Gazzolo column: Thanking Richards, Garcia

    McNeese State will celebrate its Senior Night on Monday. It won’t be the end of an era, but ...

    Sports

    Playoff opener, area girls basketball teams begin Road to Hammond

    The South Beauregard High girls basketball program has had a long string of playoff success, while Sulphur looks ...

    State News

    Louisiana begins restricting food stamp purchases

    By Nolan McKendry | The Center Square Louisiana residents enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program can no ...

    World News

    BREAKING: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over ties to Epstein

    Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former British prince who was stripped of his royal titles because of his links to convicted sex ...

    Crime

    UPDATE: Arrest warrant issued in officer-involved shooting

    Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s detectives have obtained a warrant for the arrest of a 29-year-old Lake Charles man who ...

    Crime

    Three shootings, 12 arrests on Fat Tuesday

    The city of Lake Charles is considering adjustments to the timing of Mardi Gras events and parades next ...