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Jim Beam column:Ethics, campaigns on hit list
Louisiana legislators have obviously decided they don’t want to have to worry much about whether they are performing ...
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After nearly six years, no answers in missing person case
It’s been nearly six years since Bradley Stracener went missing — and there are still no answers as ...
Crime
Life sentence stands for DeRidder man accused of sexually assaulting 3 girls
The conviction of a Beauregard man serving life in prison for sexually assaulting three girls will stand. A ...
Crime
New Orleans jail worker is charged after admitting he helped inmates to escape
A New Orleans jail maintenance worker has been arrested on accusations that he turned water off to a ...
State News
Video of the Nottoway Plantation fire sparks jubilation. It’s about anger and pain over slavery, too
After a fire engulfed a mansion at Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation, one of the largest remaining pre-Civil War houses in ...
Crime
Lake Charles Police investigating early morning shooting
Lake Charles Police are investigating an early morning fatal shooting in the 500 block of Central Parkway. Lt. ...
McNeese Sports
More good than bad
For three quarters of the season, McNeese State was the surprise of college baseball. Not just the Southland ...
Crime
5/19: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Aré Diaz Rosette, 25, 2720 Southern Ridge Drive — ...
Local News
Marginal risk for isolated thunderstorms Tuesday night
Southwest Louisiana could be at risk for isolated showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night as a cold front moves ...
Crime
Reward increased for capture of escaped New Orleans inmates as 7 remain on the lam
Officials increased the reward for the capture of seven inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail by fleeing ...