Special to the American Press  Hunter Lundy, former Louisiana gubernatorial candidate who ran as an independent in 2023, has ...

Crime BREAKING: Oakdale marshal resigns after arrest Oakdale Ward 5 Marshal Michael “Freck” Slaney has resigned from his position. Slaney tendered his resignation effectively immediately ...

A Florida woman believed to be involved in a series of retail thefts along the Interstate 10 corridor, spanning from Florida ...

Lake Charles Police are investigating an early morning fatal shooting that occurred across the street from the McNeese State ...

During the mid-1980s, the unpredictability of electric power rates led two refiners and a chemical producer to consider ...

Two of the most disturbing news stories I have read in a long time deal with the slow pace of major criminal justice cases in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. “Longing for justice,” the New Orleans story, ...

Curtis Deville and Tre’Vonte Citizen came home last season hoping to restart their careers and thrill local fans. Each was a big-time prep star from the Lake Charles area who went off to play at major ...

The SWLA Economic Development Alliance held the 2025 State of SWLA Breakfast Thursday morning at the Horseshoe Casino in ...

Judy Diamond Jones Gwaltney, born Dec. 15, 1944, to Louis and Blanche Diamond of Shreveport, passed away peacefully in Tyler, Texas. She spent her career in education with Calcasieu Parish ISD ...

Donna Payne Hoenes passed away peacefully at her home in The Village of Gleannloch Farms on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. She was born to the Rev. C.D. and Allene Payne on Feb. 19, 1933, in Aurora, Ill ...

A Celebration of Life service for Helen Fern Doucet will be held Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025 at 11 a.m., with a time of visitation starting at 10 a.m., at First Baptist Church of Westlake. Helen passed ...

Makhi Paris says he is healthy and ready to have a big season in his return to the Cowboys this fall after a very long road ...