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Local pair recognized as Youth of the Year by Family & Youth
Hathaway High School senior Ryleigh Leger and St. Louis Catholic’s Jonah Austin have dedicated themselves to better their…
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Sowela nursing students building experience in expanded simulation lab
In the fall, the nursing students at Sowela Technical Community College will have full access to expanded simulation…
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Pre-planning: What to know about prepaid funeral plans
Death is inevitable. It is something everyone will have to face and it’s something that’s not usually brought…
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PAR talks pharmacy bill, possible Medicaid cuts
Prescription costs and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) were a target at the tail end of the 2025 legislative…
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Lake Arthur under boil advisory
The town of Lake Arthur is currently under a boil order due to an emergency water outage. This…
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Stream to reign over Washington Mardi Gras
Special to the American Press Lake Charles businessman and philanthropist W. Gray Stream has been named king of…
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Teenager killed in weekend UTV crash
An Allen Parish teenager was killed and two other people injured early Sunday in a utility terrain vehicle…
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Imperial Pour fundraiser offers wine, art with a sip of culture
Locals will have an opportunity to sip on hand-selected wines and learn some history next week at the…
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ICE detains Marine Corps veteran’s wife who was still breastfeeding their baby
Marine Corps veteran Adrian Clouatre doesn’t know how to tell his children where their mother went after U.S.…
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‘Home of the Happy: A Murder on The Cajun Prairie’: New book looks at 1983 kidnapping, murder
Jordan LaHaye Fontenot grew up not knowing much about her late great-grandfather, Aubrey LaHaye, who was kidnapped and…