Estes, 91, of Lake Charles, La., died peacefully at her home on Oct. 20, 2026, after a six-year battle with Parkinson’s ...

A 19-year-old Texas man faces up to 30 years in federal prison after allegedly using TikTok to solicit explicit videos from a nine-year-old child in Louisiana. Joseph Leyva, of Castroville, Texas, was ...

Since Sam Houston moved up to Class 5A in 2011, the Broncos struggled against perennial power Acadiana until Friday night at Wayne Hooper Memorial Stadium. Sam Houston built up a 24-point lead to beat ...

A new group of 24 Emergency Medical Technicians has officially graduated from Acadian’s National EMS Academy’s Lake Charles campus, ready to step onto the frontlines of local emergency medical care.

The jerseys and mascots differ, but the Vinton Lions and Elton Indians share one thing in common: a punishing rushing attack. They just go about it in different ways. The […] ...

Between 1854 and 1929, an estimated 350,000 orphaned, abandoned or homeless children were transported to rural communities across America — including Louisiana — in search of a better life. At the ...

USDA opens emergency loans for Louisiana farmers facing severe drought Editorial: FEMA’s future role is still undecided ...

A proposed data center in Moss Bluff could be facing a land use hurdle before it even gets underway, as Calcasieu Parish currently has no ordinance to allow or regulate such a facility. Last week, ...

Others receiving votes: Cedar Creek 21, East Feliciana 12, Lincoln Prep 11, St. Edmund 6, Westminster-Opelousas 5.

Lake Charles Police are investigating a fatal weekend shooting that left a 49-year-old man dead in what authorities believe was an isolated incident. Deputy Chief Kevin Kirkum said officers responded ...

The U.S. is experiencing its worst year for measles since 1991, with nearly 3,900 reported cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Associated Press reported that the ...

Westlake High School cheerleaders Georgia Manuel and Khiara Benoit wash a truck Saturday morning during a carwash fundraiser hosted by the Ram Nation Cheer booster club to help raise money for the ...