National News
Things to know about the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and its funding cuts
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which helps pay for PBS, NPR, 1,500 local radio and television stations as…
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Crime
Woman suspected in spree of retail thefts across South arrested in Jennings
A Florida woman believed to be involved in a series of retail thefts along the Interstate 10 corridor,…
Local News
Building solar-powered rovers, making slime part of NASA Astro Camp experience
Youth in Allen Parish are currently immersed in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) learning at NASA Astro…
Crime
Police investigating early morning fatal shooting outside local bar
Lake Charles Police are investigating an early morning fatal shooting that occurred across the street from the McNeese…
Informer
The Informer: Power-hungry group creates their own energy source
During the mid-1980s, the unpredictability of electric power rates led two refiners and a chemical producer to consider…
Local News
Jim Beam column: Delayed justice disrupts lives
Two of the most disturbing news stories I have read in a long time deal with the slow…
Local News
DNA Doe Project helping crack cold cases of unidentified John and Jane Does
More than 50,000 bodies remain unidentified — unmourned, unnamed, but not forgotten — across the country. Jennifer Randolph…
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Four-vehicle crash results in death of LC man
Special to the American Press A 43-year-old Lake Charles man died after a four-vehicle crash Thursday morning near…
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Ralph Wilson Center of Opportunities opens its doors
Friday marked a new beginning for a Calcasieu Parish school. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for the newly-named…
Local News
Police jurors commend animal shelter team for successes
The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury has rejected a bid from Hill’s Pet Nutrition for canine and feline food…