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Errors help Oak Grove walk off in semifinal win over DeQuincy

SULPHUR — DeQuincy and Oak Grove’s second meeting Tuesday at the Louisiana High School Athletic Association state baseball ...

McNeese Sports

Westenburg leads Cowboy onslaught

Conner Westenburg led the charge as the Cowboys stayed hot in a midweek demolition of Southern Tuesday night ...

State News

Judges say they’ll draw new Louisiana election map if lawmakers don’t by June 3

Federal judges who recently threw out a congressional election map giving Louisiana a second mostly Black district said Tuesday ...

Business

TikTok sues US to block law that could ban the social media platform

TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance are suing the U.S. over a law that would ban the popular video-sharing ...

Local News

Oasis A Safe Haven opens for first time since 2020 hurricane

The shelter at Oasis A Safe Haven has officially reopened its doors. On Tuesday, Oasis held a ribbon-cutting ...

Politics

Stormy Daniels describes meeting Trump during occasionally graphic testimony in hush money trial

Stormy Daniels took the witness stand Tuesday at Donald Trump’s hush money trial, describing for jurors a sexual encounter the ...

Local News

Speaker Johnson delivers address at US Holocaust Memorial Days of Remembrance ceremony

U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., delivered an address today at the Days of Remembrance Ceremony. ...

Local News

McNeese names spring 2024 outstanding graduates 

McNeese State University students Sam Gil of Ville Platte and Chrisnina Sutopo-Putri of Lake Charles were named the ...

Crime

5/7: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Hunter Sevan Hebert, 26, 5046 Manchester Road, Iowa, La. ...

weather

WEATHER WATCH: Cold front, thunderstorms expected on Thursday

A cold front is expected to move through the region Thursday afternoon accompanied by scattered showers and thunderstorms. ...

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life

Sowela offering emergency medical training at Leesville campus

Sowela Technical Community College’s Office of Workforce Solutions is now registering for Emergency Medical Training (EMT) with classes ...

National News

Boy Scouts of America changing name to more inclusive Scouting America after years of woes

The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become ...

Business

But Wait, There’s More: National Center for LNG Safety to be located in LC, too

U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) has confirmed with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg that the National Center of Excellence ...

Sports

DeQuincy takes another shot at Oak Grove

The fourth-ranked DeQuincy Tigers have had a year to think about their 12-inning loss to Oak Grove in ...

Local News

Local teen graduating two years early, has $1M in scholarship offers

A 16-year-old Jennings teen, who is graduating from high school two years early, has received more than 60 ...

Local News

Fort Johnson a driving economic force for central, SW La.

Fort Johnson is an economic tether for Vernon Parish — and the Louisiana Armed Forces Alliance (LAFA) aims ...

Local News

A groundbreaking day: LNG Center of Excellence now under construction

The LNG Center of Excellence at McNeese State University is under construction at last. At Monday’s groundbreaking celebration, ...

Local News

BREAKING: Superintendent LaFargue announces retirement

Calcasieu Parish School Board Superintendent Shannon LaFargue is officially announcing his retirement effective, June 28. LaFargue became Superintendent ...

Business

VIDEO: LNG Center ‘an amazing feather in LC’s cap’

“This LNG Center of Excellence could have been anywhere in the country and its right here in Lake ...

Local News

Driver sought in hit-and-run on You Winn Road

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a hit and run that occurred on Friday, April 26, on ...