The Center Square Wade Rousse, the new president of the LSU system, will receive a $750,000-per-year base salary in a pay ...

The Lake Charles City Council voted to defer a vote that would allow the city to hire professional security services for ...

The Center Square Louisiana’s move to a party-primary system, which limits voters to a single party’s primary but still ...

Top Trump administration officials met with Ukrainian negotiators in Florida on Sunday, pushing to broker an end to Russia’s ...

The 1950s was a vibrant era for Southern Pacific in Lake Charles, a time of transition from steam to diesel power and a hub ...

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Paul Joseph Fore, 45, 215 Ponderosa Road, Westlake — sale, distribution or possession of legend drug without prescription; drug ...

McNeese State begins title defense with a trip to San Antonio and a game against improved Incarnate Word Monday night.

Special to the American Press Today, Gov. Jeff Landry announced Chennault International Airport was awarded $20,894,692.02 by the Federal Emergency Management Administration. This will be used to ...

By Scooter Hobbs American Press After weeks of rumors, innuendo and speculation, the Lane Train flew to LSU Sunday. The ...

The Holiday Art Walk, presented by the Arts and Humanities Council of Southwest Louisiana, is hosted alongside the Light Up the Lake celebration each year. The art walk will be hosted from 2 to 8 p.m.

The Iowa Yellow Jackets are the last football team standing in Southwest Louisiana. Junior two-way athlete Kaston Lewis scored three times and sealed the No. 2 Yellow Jackets’ 28-21 win over No. 10 ...

The 2025 prep football season came to an end for four Southwest Louisiana teams, including a pair of heartbreaking overtime losses for Kinder and Lake Charles College Prep in the quarterfinals. In Non ...