life

Bravo for Broadway: Lake Charles Symphony bringing New York to La.

From “Wicked” to “Chicago” to “The Phantom of the Opera,” the magic of Broadway will grace Lake Charles…

National News

Musk says he’s forming a new political party after split with Trump over tax cuts law

Elon Musk said he’s carrying out his threat to form a new political party after his fissure with President…

National News

UPDATE: Texas floods leave at least 51 dead, 27 girls missing as rescuers search devastated landscape

The grueling, desperate search for 27 missing girls stretched into a third day on Sunday after raging floodwaters…

State News

Louisiana Fire Marshal’s Office joins rescue teams in Texas

A combined 12-member team from Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office has deployed to Texas to support ongoing emergency…

Informer

The Informer: Calcasieu River Bridge ‘monument to community effort’

Some five years of construction and years of previous planning were brought to an end on Sept. 28,…

Crime

Fourth of July shooting leads to one fatality

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a Fourth of July shooting that left one dead. Spokesperson Kayla Vincent…

Local News

Jim Beam column:Checks, balances don’t exist

Today’s Republican members of Congress and conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court have apparently forgotten about the…

National News

Swimming with Sharks: Behind the (underwater) lens

Patience is a crucial virtue for a cinematographer — in particular for underwater cameraman Dan Beecham. Beecham was…

weather

UPDATE: Multiple deaths, several children among missing in Texas floods

Months worth of heavy rain fell in a matter of hours on Texas Hill Country, killing at least…

weather

At least 6 dead and more missing in Texas Hill Country after severe flash flooding

Texas Hill Country was beset by death and disaster Friday as at least six people were killed and…