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Lindsay Gaar represents city at Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C.

Local student Lindsay Gaar represented Lake Charles at the Junior National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C. last ... Read more

Local News

DeRidder High graduate latest $10,000 Sunny Brown Scholarship recipient

The 32nd recipient of the Sunny Brown scholarship is recent DeRidder High School graduate Will Granger. Each year, ... Read more

Local News

Sulphur pool player wins national 9-ball shootout championship in Vegas

Ashton Richard’s journey as an amateur poolplayer started as a young child playing on the family pool table at home ... Read more

Local News

Meet Your Neighbor: Robert Brevelle to head La. Genealogical and Historical Society

Leesville native Robert Brevelle has been appointed chairman of the Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Society (LGHS). LGHS is ... Read more

Local News

Vinetta Celestine reflects on lifetime in law enforcement

 There was a time when 64-year-old Vinetta Celestine would have chafed at the job she has now. It’s ... Read more

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Martha ‘Jo’ Guillory Schexneider on overcoming obstacles: ‘I think I just have a drive that things can always be better’ 

When Martha “Jo” Guillory Schexneider, 66, was faced with high hurdles at a young age, she simply jumped ... Read more

Teacher of Week

Educator Kasha Deason’s first students were her stuffed animals

Kasha Deason, 46, holds the connections and relationships she has formed during her time as a student and ... Read more

Local News

Sowela’s Walter: Preparing students for employment in the petro-chemical field

Southwest Louisiana native Sarah Walter built the Sowela Chemical Laboratory Technology Program from the ground up. Through this ... Read more

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Ashlyn Graves: Scholarship winner passionate about advocacy

Recent DeRidder High School graduate Ashlyn Graves is on her way to Baylor University in Waco, Texas, with ... Read more

McNeese Sports

MSU Cowboy Braden Duhon dubbed ‘The Mustache Man’

McNeese Cowboy Braden Duhon is a fan favorite in Rockford, Illinois this summer, and so is his facial ... Read more

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