Preseason polls don’t mean anything; they never have. For the most part, they are products of the past year, an extension of ...

The body of a missing Lake Charles man was found Sunday and another man has been charged in his death, according to the Lake Charles Police Department. Chief Deputy K. Kirk confirmed this week that ...

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Tanner Lee Fontenot, 33, 101 Tousaint Road, Apt. 59 — domestic abuse battery; disturbing the peace. Adrian Devonte Wiggins, 31, ...

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s attorneys have moved to subpoena records from Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams and special prosecutor Laurie White, according to court filings.

Allen Parish school district officials are celebrating gains in student achievement following the release of the Louisiana Department of Education’s 2025-26 LEAP assessment results, while ...

The little hill I was walking on looked just like a giant, deeply wrinkled, extremely bumpy, ash-colored brain. I climbed to the other side of the “brain” and looked over a cliff of red and cream ...

The seven-year suspension of Louisiana’s former sales tax holiday ended last year, but the back-to-school exemption has not returned. Louisiana families are entering the 2026 school year without the ...

Roadblock to interstate: How LC overcame a fiscal gridlock to build I-10 ...

The SWLA Genealogical and Historical Library invites the public to attend “Riding Toward a New Life: The Orphan Train in Louisiana,” an engaging and educational program, 10-11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July ...

Louisiana’s population grew for the second year in a row in 2025, a modest but notable reversal for a state that has spent years struggling with outmigration and the loss of young workers. The state’s ...

With Southwest Louisiana’s temperatures remaining in the 90s this week, area children are enjoying some time cooling off at the splash pad at Millennium Park.