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UCLA up next for LSU in Omaha (with notebook and stat comparison)
TONIGHT’S GAME: LSU vs. UCLA / 6 p.m. (ESPN) OMAHA, Neb. — LSU showed in its College World Series ...
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UPDATE: Israel, Iran trade strikes for a third day as hundreds reported dead
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel unleashed airstrikes across Iran for a third day Sunday and threatened even greater force as ...
World News
Trump vetoed Israeli plan to kill Iran’s supreme leader, US official says
President Donald Trump rejected a plan presented by Israel to the U.S. to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ...
life
Passion project: Local man on mission to save historic First Baptist Church
It’s been 1,752 days since Hurricane Laura struck the former First Baptist Church in the historic district of ...
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Anderson pitches LSU past Hogs in CWS opener
OMAHA, Neb. — Never mind that it’s probably not the way you’d map out your opening game of the ...
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Israel strikes Iran’s nuclear sites and kills its top generals. Iran retaliates with missile barrage
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Jim Gazzolo
Jim Gazzolo column: Time to reap the rebuild
It has been five years since the devastation. Five long years of rehabilitation. Now, McNeese hopes it’s ready ...
News
Softball staff has familiar ring
While James Landreneau will have an entirely new coaching staff next year, most of the names will be ...
life
Shadow puppeteer bringing show to SW La.
Special to the American Press Join the Calcasieu Parish Public Library for a delightful experience as poetry comes ...
Scene
Juneteenth Freedom Festival celebrates community, culture
Juneteenth — short for June 19 — is an annual celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the ...
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Hit-and-run bill created after Welsh fatality signed into law
Special to the American Press A new law significantly increasing the penalties for deadly hit-and-run crashes in Louisiana has ...
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Army restores the names of seven bases — including Fort Polk
Seven Army bases whose names were changed in 2023 because they honored Confederate leaders are all reverting back ...
State News
Tulane scientist resigns citing university censorship of pollution, racial disparity research
A Tulane University researcher resigned Wednesday, citing censorship from university leaders who had warned that her advocacy and ...
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Editorial: Senate makes wise budget changes
The Louisiana Senate made some major changes in the state budget that it received from the House for ...
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PHOTO GALLERY: Camp Coushatta
Visitors can experience stations demonstrated by Coushatta youth— including tomahawk throw, archery, nature station, toys and games, drum ...
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Jim Beam column: Bad bills often surface late
Writing about the Louisiana Legislature the day before it has to adjourn the next day at 6 p.m. ...
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Iowa Council rejects budget plan after controversy over reductions in funding to police
The Iowa Town Council rejected the town’s proposed 2025-26 budget following a 90-minute public hearing. The council, town ...
Crime
Recently paroled local man charged with rape
A Jennings man, has been charged with second-degree rape following an alleged assault. According to Jennings Police, Tristan ...
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Lake Charles boater fatally struck by propeller after being ejected
Special to the American Press The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is investigating a fatal boating incident ...
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Cowboys learn tourney schedule
Last November, the Cowboys used a trip to the U.S. Virgin Islands to help build the camaraderie that ...
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Chamber CEO: ‘We can’t accept the status quo’
Scott Walker, the new president and CEO of the Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance, told Calcasieu Parish police ...
McNeese Sports
Poncho back with Cowgirls
McNeese head softball coach James Landreneau hit a home run on the recruiting circuit Tuesday, and he never ...
State News
Landry aims to address ‘legacy lawsuits’ against oil and gas companies
By Nolan McKendry | The Center Square Last week, lawmakers passed legislation to address “legacy lawsuits” against oil and ...
Sports
NCAA settlement fallout: McNeese has NIL plan as it enters new economic era
The term student-athlete died on Friday. For years, the NCAA has attempted to distinguish its players from professionals, ...
life
At 100, Emma Frazier still helps at church and visits residents in nursing homes
“Resilient” is one word Emma Frazier’s children use to describe their mother. Born June 2, 1925, she has ...
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Cameron couple killed in house fire
State Fire Marshal deputies are investigating a deadly fire in Southwest Louisiana that claimed the lives of a ...