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An established relationship with a community bank is invaluable in times of crisis
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Crime Brief
CPSO arrests Vinton woman on bank fraud and 6 counts identity theft
News Release Lake Charles — On December 19, 2019 Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives received a call from ... Read more
McNeese Sports
Cards escape with win streak intact
Survive last-minute scramble On Saturday afternoon, a McNeese State women’s basketball team that got more undermanned as the ... Read more
Local News
Living a life like ALICE
Poverty simulation puts tough decisions into perspective United Way of Southwest LouisianaSpecial to the American Press Forty community ... Read more
Editorials
Running out of time to energize voters
The American Press <p class="indent">The campaign to replace Louisiana’s third highest ranking state official, the Secretary of State, ... Read more
Local News
Protecting the most vulnerable
How to keep elderly residents from being abused Heather Regan White / The American Press Boomers & Beyond ... Read more
Crime
Singer men sentenced for DeQuincy bank robbery
Two men from Singer were sentenced this week for robbing a DeQuincy bank of just under $16,000 last ... Read more
Local News
Authority cleaning house in Fenton
Forgery and theft charges lead to removal of executive director, others FENTON — Nearly a year after a ... Read more
Outdoors
Fishing report
Joe Joslin Outdoors Capt. Buddy Oakes of Hackberry Rod and Gun said, “The only thing hotter than the ... Read more