Editor’s Note: This is the first in a four-part series. A Lake Charles Expressway on the northern edge of the city that was first opposed in 1950 eventually opened in 1963 as part of the Interstate 10 ...

On the odd chance you’re still straddling the fence when pondering whether the planet has veered off its rocker, then consider this normally sports-starved month of July. The world, in a word, has ...

The 39th annual Cajun Music and Food Festival will be held Saturday at the Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles. The festival, hosted by the Cajun French Music Association of Louisiana’s Lake Charles ...

Preseason polls don’t mean anything; they never have. For the most part, they are products of the past year, an extension of a season already over. This is especially true when it comes to college ...

New Orleans will take a major step next week toward deciding whether and where large data centers can be built in the city months after officials temporarily halted development of the facilities.

Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, has been named as her late brother’s temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced at a news conference at the ...

Louisiana students who are members of the Legislative Youth Advisory Council (LYAC) were able to help lawmakers pass a school safety bill at the recent legislative session.. The students worked with ...

A Lake Charles bicyclist was killed Wednesday afternoon near the corner of 4th Avenue and 12th Street after being struck by a sports utility vehicle. Lake Charles Police Lt. John Russell said the ...

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.

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 ...

The U.S. Supreme Court gave President Donald Trump pretty much everything he asked for during its term that just ended but one decision was a defeat for the president — birthright citizenship. One ...

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 ...