Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury President Butch Lafargue is pushing for changes after two residents were hospitalized in ...

In the late winter of 2012, Mike Smith took his softball team to the Arizona desert to open his first season at McNeese State ...

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following April arrests: Kendall Dwayne Pouchie, 31, 1717 Jackson St. — ...

While most pilots steer clear of dangerous weather, the U.S. Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron fly ...

After the discovery of new street-drug variants being used in New Orleans during Super Bowl LIX and Mardi Gras in 2025, an LSU lab is seeking to expand the use of wastewater treatment methods to help ...

A Louisiana woman who had Alzheimer’s sent me an email message telling citizens who are concerned about that disease that there is hope. She is now in remission, thanks to two new drugs. I wrote about ...

The landscape of Southwest Louisiana has officially changed with the opening of the LNG Center of Excellence at McNeese State University. This isn’t just a new building on campus; it is a specialized, ...

Mayor Marshall Simien officially reopened the gates to Millennium Park on Thursday following the completion of planned improvements. The project, which began in late March, replaced the park’s ...

Lake Charles College Prep won its third consecutive boys Region II-3A track and field championship on Tuesday at McNeese State. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press) ...

For Cheryl Duhon, volunteerism is more than a simple act of charity — it is a deeply ingrained commitment to the people and the future of Southwest Louisiana. “The organizations I choose to support ...

Mayor Michael D. Harris says he will not be participating in a Mayor Candidate Forum being held Thursday at the Family Life Center at the United Pentecostal Church in DeRidder. The Greater Beauregard ...