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Business

Owner: Empty 22-story Capital One Tower will be repaired

The owner of the hurricane-damaged Capital One Tower in downtown Lake Charles said in a statement Wednesday that there are plans to start “construction of ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Wednesday, April 6, 2022 8:48 pm

local

Governor commits $150M to coastal restoration

Gov. John Bel Edwards announced on Tuesday a proposal to commit $150 million in surplus funds for more than a dozen coastal restoration and protection ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Tuesday, April 5, 2022 5:00 pm

local

Students doing their part to restore coastal land

Roughly 150 students from area schools met at Prien Lake Park Friday to plant grasses on 10 large floating islands that were taken by boat ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Friday, April 1, 2022 2:52 pm

Kathryn Shea Duncan

Meet Your Neighbor

Kathryn Shea Duncan sees bright future for LC

Lake Charles still has a long road ahead in its recovery from Hurricanes Laura and Delta. However, Kathryn Shea Duncan is optimistic about the city’s ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Friday, April 1, 2022 5:43 am

Local News

Work will soon start on new LNG terminal near Carlyss

Officials with the Houston-based Tellurian announced Monday that its contractor, Bechtel Energy Inc., can move forward with phase one of construction on the $16.8 billion ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Tuesday, March 29, 2022 5:00 am

parks and recreation

Mayor: Most of city’s parks should be open by end of year

Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter said he understands the public being frustrated with parks throughout Southwest Louisiana not being fully open since Hurricane Laura’s landfall ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Monday, March 28, 2022 5:00 am

election

Harvey newest member of Lake Charles City Council

The Lake Charles City Council has a new District A councilman following Saturday’s election. Ronnie Harvey Jr. received 870 votes, or 72 percent, while T.A. ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Saturday, March 26, 2022 9:47 pm

Meet Your Neighbor

Mike Nodier: Promoting his vision for Bayou Greenbelt

Lake Charles’ bountiful natural resources motivated Mike Nodier to move to Lake Charles in the mid 1990s. More than 20 years later, his concept to ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Friday, March 25, 2022 3:50 pm

Hurricane Recovery

Hurricane debris removal will also include damaged trees still standing

The debris removal contract between the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury and Tetra Tech was amended Thursday so that arborists can identify hurricane-damaged trees in and ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Friday, March 25, 2022 6:23 am

14th Judicial District Court

Judge: Sam Houston High cheerleaders kicked off team didn’t get chance to defend actions

After a more than five-hour hearing Monday, 14th Judicial District Court Judge Derrick Kee ruled that three Sam Houston High School students who were dismissed ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Thursday, March 24, 2022 4:46 am

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