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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 ...

life

Mayor announces Arts Award recipients

Special to the American Press The city of Lake Charles and the Arts & Humanities Council of SWLA ...

Local News

Calcasieu zoning board denies solar farm application

Hundreds of neighbors from the Moss Bluff, Birdnest and Topsy area attended the Calcasieu Parish Planning and Zoning ...

Local News

Maplewood, Citgo celebrate 80-year partnership

The Maplewood community and Citgo Lake Charles Refinery celebrated Maplewood Elementary and Middle Schools’ 80th birthday this week with ...

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