Local News
PHOTO GALLERY: Local World War II veteran laid to rest
U.S. Marine Harry LeBert, who was killed in World War II during the Battle of Saipan, was buried…
Crime
7/2: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Moree Kristene Carsten, 22, 2324 Fasske St., Sulphur —…
Crime
UPDATE: Second murder suspect turns self in
Two men wanted in the death of a man whose body was found late Sunday night on the…
Crime
Bryan Kohberger pleads guilty to murder in stabbings of 4 Idaho students to avoid death penalty
Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to murder Wednesday in the brutal stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students in 2022…
Crime
UPDATE: One of two murder suspects caught in Beaumont
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office has issued warrants for two Lake Charles men accused of second-degree murder. Sheriff…
Local News
Audit finds Louisiana stadium commission received less hotel tax revenue in 2024
By Steve Wilson | The Center Square According to a state audit, hotel tax revenues that support some…
Crime
Diddy convicted of prostitution offenses, not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering
Sean “Diddy” Combs dropped to his knees and prayed in the courtroom after he was acquitted Wednesday of sex…
State News
Gulf Coast Amtrak route to start on Aug. 18, cost $15 per trip
By Steve Wilson | The Center Square Amtrak announced on Tuesday it will start new, twice-daily service connecting…
Crime
BREAKING: Body of man found on side of road riddled with gunshot wounds
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office has issued warrants for two Lake Charles men accused of second-degree murder. Sheriff…
Local News
Jim Beam column:Kennedy asks, ‘Where is Putin?’
When Louisiana’s Republican U.S. Sen. John Kennedy joined Congress in 2017, the Huffington Post in 2018 called him…