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PHOTO GALLERY: Veterans Cemetery Memorial Day observances
Area residents and local veterans gathered Monday at the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Jennings to celebrate, honor…
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PHOTO GALLERY: Avenue of Flags
With the addition of 50 new flags this year, the total number of casket flags displayed at this…
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UPDATE: Future promising for British sailboat that washed ashore in Johnson Bayou
United Kingdom native Alex Carter has been in Louisiana for three weeks tending to his beloved Acid Rain.…
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Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park opens in Lake Charles
Just in time for summer, locals have an exciting new vacation option with the opening of Yogi Bear’s…
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Memorial Day closures announced
All Calcasieu Parish Public Library branches and facilities will be closed on Monday, May 26, for the Memorial…
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PHOTOS: School’s out for summer
J.J. Johnson II Elementary School students board their school bus and head home as their teachers line dance…
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Downtown at Sundown returns Friday
Downtown at Sundown — a celebration of the diverse culture and local businesses of downtown — returns for its…
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Graduation times two: DeQuincy student earns high school, college degrees same year
DeQuincy High School student Alli Richard will grace two graduation stages this May. She is graduating from DeQuincy…
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Jennings student in serious accident days before graduation
JENNINGS – An 18-year-old student from Jennings High School was involved in a serious ATV accident on Saturday,…
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Red Cross installing free smoke alarms in Lake Charles
Special to the American Press Home fires remain the nation’s most frequent disaster, and the American Red Cross…