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Jim Beam column: Legislators approve tax reform

Members of the Louisiana Legislature ended their special session Friday after moving quickly to overwhelmingly approve eight tax ...

Local News

Public’s thoughts sought on proposed 2025 parish budget of $350.7 million

The proposed Calcasieu Parish Police Jury budget for 2025 is $350.7 million. A public hearing is set for ...

Crime

Lake Charles Police Department plans to add robot dog to force 

The Lake Charles Police Department will soon add a new robotic canine to its force. “Spot” is a ...

Local News

UPDATE: Deaths of 2 women result of murder-suicide

Calcasieu Parish investigators have determined that the death of two women Nov. 12 on Topsy Road in Lake ...

Teacher of Week

Amy Willard: I do a back handspring for the class if they all get an A on a test

Amy Willard, 35, started as a paralegal. Now, she teaches 4th and 5th graders at St. Margaret’s Catholic ...

life

LC dancer back home for ‘The Nutcracker’ performance

This year, the Lake Area Ballet Theatre celebrates a decade of sugar plum fairies dancing across the stage, ...

Crime

Jennings man convicted in fatal shooting outside convenience store

A Jennings man who fatally shot another man during an altercation outside a local convenience store will be ...

Local News

Louisiana schools show continuous post-pandemic growth

Louisiana’s performance score and national rankings continue to rise. This year, Louisiana earned a record-breaking national placement, moving ...

Local News

State Treasurer Fleming advocates abolishing personal income taxes

State Treasurer John Fleming wants to abolish personal income taxes to attract more businesses and industries to Louisiana. ...

Local News

Roadwork: Extended closures announced

Beginning at 7 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21, both lanes of Creole Street — between Louie and Penn ...

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