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Local News

Hurricane Katrina’s wounds reopened in ‘Race Against Time’

On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina — one of the deadliest and most devastating natural disasters in U.S. ... Read more

Crime

LC man facing multiple rape charges

A 44-year-old Lake Charles man has been accused of raping two girls multiple times. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office ... Read more

Crime

Driver sought in hit-and-run of pedestrian

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating the early Tuesday morning hit-and-run of a pedestrian in Westlake. Spokesperson ... Read more

McNeese Sports

VIDEO: Cowboy Stadium renamed Navarre Stadium

McNeese State University’s football stadium was renamed Navarre Stadium on Wednesday. The donation by the Navarre family for ... Read more

Crime

39-year-old LC man accused of raping boy

A 39-year-old Lake Charles has been charged in the rape of a boy under the age of 10. ... Read more

Crime

6/22: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Markel Vashune Edwards, 24, 1917 9th St. — drug ... Read more

Crime

UPDATE: Victim identified in LC Event Center Seawall shooting

A 26-year-old man has been identified as the victim in Sunday’s fatal shooting at the Lake Charles Event ... Read more

Crime

6/21: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Emma Rae Butler-Guillory, 26, 3535 Knight Lane No. 12 ... Read more

Crime

BREAKING: Early morning homicide reported at Events Center seawall

Lake Charles Police are investigating an early morning shooting at the Events Center seawall that left one dead. ... Read more

Informer

The Informer: New prison was expected to become vocational village

In 1990, about one-half mile off U.S. 165 — some four miles south of Oberlin — the Allen ... Read more