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School Board approves Lotte-Westlake Chemical tax exemption

Calcasieu Parish School Board members on Tuesday approved one industrial tax exemption while denying two others. The board unanimously approved a 10-year, 80 percent industrial ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Wednesday, October 20, 2021 9:12 am

Road to Recovery

Chennault recovering from storms, pushing forward

Chennault International Airport is dealing with an estimated $130 million in repair costs related to Hurricanes Laura and Delta. Still, Director Kevin Melton said Monday ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Monday, October 18, 2021 8:38 pm

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Tenants could be back in shopping center by next summer

The head of the Baton Rouge-based real estate company that owns and manages the Oak Park Square Shopping Center in Lake Charles said there are ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Saturday, October 16, 2021 11:45 pm

Meet Your Neighbor

Charla Blake: Project Build A Future work rewarding, humbling

Since taking over as executive director for Project Build A Future in 2017, Charla Blake said she has settled into the most rewarding job she’s ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Friday, October 15, 2021 8:53 am

Road to Recovery

LC Housing Authority finally gets insurance money year after Laura

More than a year after Hurricane Laura, the Lake Charles Housing Authority has finally received insurance money and is awaiting contracts to repair three public ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Wednesday, October 13, 2021 10:01 pm

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Four-time cancer survivor beats COVID-19

Bonnie Coleman is a survivor, having beaten breast cancer more than three decades ago, along with three bouts of Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in the past 10 ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Monday, October 11, 2021 8:08 pm

Local News

Restored nesting island ‘big victory for state bird’

State agencies and officials are celebrating the completion of a $16.4 million effort to restore 102 acres at Rabbit Island in Cameron Parish — Southwest ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Friday, October 8, 2021 8:05 pm

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FEMA awarding additional $112.4M to Calcasieu School Board

FEMA officials announced Thursday that it will grant $112.4 million in reimbursement to the Calcasieu Parish School Board for remediation costs related to 76 campuses ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Thursday, October 7, 2021 7:34 pm

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National Guard soldiers return from Middle East deployment

Stacie Collins shed tears of joy Wednesday when her son, Louisiana National Guard Sgt. Colby Collins, arrived at Chennault International Airport after being deployed in ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Wednesday, October 6, 2021 5:43 pm

Hurricane Recovery

Cameron devising strategic plan as it awaits federal disaster funding

The amount of federal disaster supplemental funding Southwest Louisiana will get to help with long-term recovery from Hurricanes Laura and Delta remains to be seen. ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Tuesday, October 5, 2021 6:43 pm

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