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hurricane laura

$450M added for SW La. recovery

 The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Tuesday an allocation of $450 million in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery funding to aid Southwest ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Tuesday, March 22, 2022 10:21 pm

local

Carriage rides returning to downtown Lake Charles

A Carlyss-based business will soon be offering carriage rides in downtown Lake Charles, following action by the City Council earlier this week. After a public ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Sunday, March 20, 2022 4:06 pm

Meet Your Neighbor

Jim Davidson: COVID-19, hurricanes made for tough career transition

Jim Davidson’s career in hospital leadership has taken him many places over the years, such as Massachusetts, Chicago, Oklahoma and Arkansas. “I’ve unpacked a lot ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Friday, March 18, 2022 12:27 pm

Road to Recovery

Remediation even more complicated after asbestos discovery in Central School

The historic Central School Arts and Humanities Center in downtown Lake Charles remains closed since Hurricane Laura’s Category 4 landfall in August 2020 left it ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Thursday, March 17, 2022 4:02 am

Just Imagine

Residents get a view of proposed Just Imagine projects envisioned for SW La.

Residents gathered at the Lake Charles Civic Center Tuesday to view 10 projects and choose which ones they believed could best jumpstart economic growth, improve ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Wednesday, March 16, 2022 4:16 pm

court

Judge: Port of Lake Charles owes IFG $124.5 M

U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Kathleen Kay ruled Monday that the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District owes Infrastructure Funding Group (IFG) Port Holdings LLC ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Tuesday, March 15, 2022 3:51 pm

Meet Your Neighbor

Sierra Meche-Higgins: Preparing next generation of nurses

Sierra Meche-Higgins said she has never lost her small town roots, but she is forging her own path in Lake Charles by teaching a future ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Friday, March 11, 2022 5:17 pm

Hurricane Recovery

Recovery funds for SW La. left out of spending bill

Local elected officials expressed their disappointment Thursday in additional federal disaster aid for Southwest Louisiana being left out of the House-approved omnibus spending bill. Lake ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Friday, March 11, 2022 7:09 am

calcasieu parish

Waste Management contract extended; $2.58 rate increase per household

Calcasieu Parish police jurors on Thursday approved a five-year extension of its existing contract with Waste Management of Louisiana to keep providing residential curbside garbage ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Saturday, March 5, 2022 8:25 am

Meet Your Neighbor

Kimberly Knepper: Teaching little ones in a close-knit family environment

Kimberly Knepper’s roots are embedded in Lake Charles, and she said she wouldn’t have it any other way. The 35-year-old lifelong Lake Charles resident said ... Read more

by John Guidroz, Friday, March 4, 2022 10:58 am

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