State News

Trump grants exemptions to Louisiana chemical facilities

By Nolan McKendry | The Center Square President Donald Trump issued a proclamation exempting certain chemical manufacturing facilities from…

Crime

UPDATE: Justice Department will meet with Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s imprisoned girlfriend

Justice Department officials were set to meet on Thursday with Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned girlfriend of financier and convicted sex…

National News

Hulk Hogan, icon in professional wrestling, dies at age 71

Hulk Hogan, the mustachioed, headscarf-wearing icon in the world of professional wrestling, has died at the age of…

Local News

Beauregard Police Jury to seek estimates to replace Health Unit vehicles

The Beauregard Parish Police Jury at its special session meeting on Monday approved a motion to get price…

Scene

Marshland Festival is back: Annual celebration packed with star-studded lineup

The Marshland Festival is this weekend in the Lake Charles Event Center. The Louisiana-focused festival will hold two…

Politics

House Oversight subcommittee — which Higgins chairs — votes to subpoena DOJ for Epstein files

A House subcommittee on Wednesday voted to subpoena the Department of Justice for files in the sex trafficking…

National News

BREAKING: Appeals court finds Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship unconstitutional, upholds block

A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s order seeking to end birthright citizenship is unconstitutional, affirming a…

McNeese Sports

VIDEO: Cowboy Stadium renamed Navarre Stadium

McNeese State University’s football stadium was renamed Navarre Stadium on Wednesday. The donation by the Navarre family for…

Crime

BREAKING: Oakdale businessman pleads not guilty to federal charges

An Oakdale businessman will remain in a Rapides Parish detention center pending a trial date after pleading not…

Crime

39-year-old LC man accused of raping boy

A 39-year-old Lake Charles has been charged in the rape of a boy under the age of 10.…