James Dobson, a child psychologist who founded the conservative ministry Focus on the Family and was a politically influential campaigner against abortion and LGBTQ+ rights, died on Thursday. He ...

Special to the American Press With forecasters predicting an active hurricane season, Second Harvest Food Bank has opened two new disaster-ready distribution centers in the cities of Lake Charles ...

Louisiana utility regulators on Wednesday approved Entergy Louisiana’s plan to build new natural gas plants and transmission lines to power a $10 billion Meta data center in Richland Parish. The ...

“American Idol” auditions are coming to a live Zoom near you. Louisiana auditions are scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 27. It will be the sixth year in a row for “Idol Across America,” a live ...

Lorraine M. Fazzio, 90, passed away peacefully Aug. 14, 2025, in the presence of family. A lifelong resident of Lake Charles, Lorraine was a graduate of St. Charles Academy and a member of the ...

Hattie Georgia Hanzlicek Kadlubar, 84, of Lake Charles passed away at 6:26 PM on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025 surrounded by family. Mrs. Kadlubar was born on Feb. 6, 1941 in West, Texas. She was raised ...

Step into the serene world of Southwest Louisiana through the eyes of watercolorist Sue Zimmermann at the new solo exhibition “Seeing Nature Through Eyes Wide Open.” An opening reception is ...

Kaufman Elementary has new playground equipment thanks to a donation from First United Methodist Church in Lake Charles. The ...

The Southland Conference will get more exposure in the coming years. On Wednesday, the league announced it signed a ...

Texas Republican legislators who are trying to create five more GOP congressional seats in their state may not have realized ...

The Interstate 10 Calcasieu River Bridge Project is set to begin construction in early 2026. Representatives with the ...

Masey Lewis has teetered on a breakout in his two seasons as a Cowboy. As a redshirt junior, he looks ready to take a big ...