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Cook of the Week

Johnny Sanchez Restaurant soon to open at L’Auberge

L’Auberge Casino Resort, Lake Charles, will open a Johnny Sanchez Restaurant this summer. Owner Aaron Sanchez, popular TV chef personality, opened the first Johnny Sanchez ... Read more

by Rita Lebleu, Wednesday, January 11, 2023 8:17 am

Hurricane Recovery

BREAKING: Owners of Capital One tower settle with insurers

The owners of the Capital One building have finally reached a settlement with their insurance company. Hurricane Laura obliterated many of the tower’s windows in ... Read more

by Rita Lebleu, Monday, January 9, 2023 5:30 pm

local

Landry named Police Jury president, Brame vice president

The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury named Chris Landry president for 2023 at the Thursday meeting. Guy Brame, District 8, was elected vice president. Landry of ... Read more

by Rita Lebleu, Saturday, January 7, 2023 9:50 am

Faith & Family

Jennie Finch Daigle: ‘Faith has played major role in who I am’

Sulphur resident and Olympic gold medalist Jennie Finch Daigle was dubbed the “most recognizable softball player in the world” by the New York Times. She ... Read more

by Rita Lebleu, Saturday, January 7, 2023 8:38 am

local

Public Trust Authority votes to continue Asset Builders of SW Louisiana program

The program that allows certain qualified individuals to quadruple their savings for home purchase will continue this year. The Calcasieu Parish Public Trust Authority met ... Read more

by Rita Lebleu, Friday, January 6, 2023 12:38 pm

scene

First-of-its-kind 12th Night Kick-Off Festival is Saturday

Saturday, Jan. 7 marks the first Twelfth Night celebration of its kind in Southwest Louisiana. The opportunity to bid farewell to last year’s royalty and ... Read more

by Rita Lebleu, Thursday, January 5, 2023 4:05 am

Cook of the Week

Derek Gaspard, owner of Insane Sausages, says ‘it was challenge to see how crazy I could get’

Derek Gaspard, owner of Insane Sausages, is opening a second location in Sulphur. For the uninitiated who have heard the name of Gaspard’s place and ... Read more

by Rita Lebleu, Wednesday, January 4, 2023 8:34 am

crime

21-year-old charged in New Year’s Day rape

Lake Charles Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Brenda Treadway said a home invasion and sexual assault occurred Sunday in the 300 block of West McNeese Street. ... Read more