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20-year-old arrested in fatal shooting of man found in ditch

A 20-year-old Iowa, La., man was arrested Thursday following a fatal shooting. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office said it was contacted by the Iowa Police ... Read more

by American Press Staff, Saturday, March 29, 2025 10:37 am

veterans

Louisiana veterans invited to attend Baton Rouge ceremony

Special to the American Press BATON ROUGE —Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Charlton J. Meginley, Col (Ret), USAF invites all veterans and veteran supporters ... Read more

by American Press Staff, Thursday, March 27, 2025 12:37 pm

Lake Charles Event Center

Ticket sales skyrocket at LC Events Center

The Lake Charles Event Center is celebrating a milestone start to the year, reporting a 75 percent increase in public-ticketed events compared to any first quarter ... Read more

by American Press Staff, Wednesday, March 26, 2025 9:49 pm

Sen. Johnston

Longtime senator Johnston dies at 92

Longtime U.S. Sen. J. Bennett Johnston, a Democrat, died Tuesday at the age of 92. Johnston died in a hospital in Virginia where he was ... Read more

by American Press Staff, Wednesday, March 26, 2025 3:35 pm

Christopher “Elmo” Istre

Jennings man accused of raping 79-year-old  

Special to the American Press A Jennings man has been taken into custody following allegations of dragging an elderly woman into a bathroom and raping ... Read more

by American Press Staff, Tuesday, March 25, 2025 3:11 pm

Hyundai

Hyundai plans $5.8B steel plant in Louisiana

By Steve Wilson | The Center Square Louisiana’s Ascension Parish will be home to a $5.8 billion Hyundai steel mill supplying its plants in Alabama and ... Read more

by American Press Staff, Tuesday, March 25, 2025 6:52 am

guatemala

Gratitude in Guatemala: Seeing beauty beyond the poverty

By Mary Richardson Sometimes you have to be hit over the head to be grateful. That happened to me when I was in Guatemala with ... Read more

by American Press Staff, Sunday, March 23, 2025 10:06 am

Local News

Higgins letter says he will not run for Senate

U.S. Congressman Clay Higgins has published an open letter to Louisiana residents announcing his decision not to run for the U.S. Senate in 2026. “For ... Read more

by American Press Staff, Friday, March 21, 2025 9:13 am

nelson road

City: Collapsed sidewalk due sewer line damaged during dig

Special to the American Press The city of Lake Charles Utilities Division provides the following update on an ongoing lane closure on Nelson Road. While ... Read more

by American Press Staff, Thursday, March 20, 2025 1:41 pm

department of education

Louisiana school districts wonder about future of federal funding

By Grace Thompson and Gracelyn Farrar | LSU Manship School News Service With President Donald Trump slashing the federal education budget, Louisiana school superintendents are scrambling ... Read more

by American Press Staff, Thursday, March 20, 2025 9:58 am

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