Even though some states are beginning to mail ballots for the Nov. 3 general election, the President Donald Trump administration for the third time has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in the ...

Inside the walls of the Imperial Calcasieu Museum, history isn’t just written in textbooks — it whispers from the shadows. “Haunted Histories of Southwest Louisiana,” the museum’s premier fall ...

A Texas man died Sunday evening after being struck by a pickup truck near Vinton, according to authorities. Louisiana State Police Troop Trooper Roy Jones said the victim has been identified as ...

Thanks to the state attorney general’s task force, Louisiana is on track to more than double the number of arrests for child sex crimes it made two years ago. The increase has gone from 303 arrests in ...

Arthur Lee Harmon, 83, of Lake Charles, departed this earthly life on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. He was born Sept. 15, 1942, to Joshua and Cinderella (Poullard) Harmon in Kinder, La. Visitation will be ...

Louisiana opioid-related deaths have fallen 59% since 2022, even as federal survey data rank the state last among the 50 states and Washington, D.C., for opioid misuse. The Louisiana Department of ...

Willie Lloyd, 81, of San Antonio, Texas, passed away peacefully on Aug. 29, 2026. He was born Dec. 22, 1944, in Bunkie, La., to the late Anthony Lloyd and Luella (Lucy) Lloyd, and was raised in Baton ...

McNeese State scored first, but defending Southland Conference champion Stephen F. Austin scored 31 consecutive points to win 38-26 on Saturday at Navarre Stadium in Lake Charles. (Rodrick Anderson / ...

The murder case against the Utah man accused of killing Charlie Kirk last year is headed for trial, and the defendant could face the death penalty if he’s convicted. Utah District Judge Tony Graf on ...

Energy developer ONE Nuclear announced Monday it has signed an agreement with a group of Louisiana landowners that secures a site for a 2.88-gigawatt natural gas-fired power plant, battery storage ...

The House passed a short-term measure Tuesday to fund the federal government into early December, a move designed to avoid a chaotic shutdown as lawmakers campaign for reelection. Lawmakers needed to ...

The following menus for Aug. 31-Sept. 4 for area schools have been submitted by supervisors of food services. Menus are subject to change.