A 64-year-old bicyclist has died after being struck Saturday night by a vehicle in the 2100 block of Broad Street. Lake ...

John Jacob Ryan Jr.   — described as a “prominent citizen, hard worker and true friend” by the Feb. 2, 1917, edition of the ...

The appointment of Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry as a special envoy to Greenland has become another one of those surprising President Donald Trump stories. The unanswered question is: Whose idea […] ...

Reginald McWilliams Ball Sr. was a prominent Black entrepreneur and civic leader known for his visionary business ventures during the Jim Crow era. His legacy is defined, in part, by […] ...

Franklin Roosevelt Crouch, 92, of Sulphur, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, surrounded by his family. Frank was a proud graduate of Sulphur High School, class of 1951. He then went on to attend ...

Steven Glen Arabie passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025 in Lake Charles, La. surrounded by the love of his family. He was born in Lake Charles on Sept. 3, 1953 to the late Jessie and Lillian Chaline ...

The Leesville City Council held their last regular meeting of the year on Monday and appointed Amanda Westmoreland as the new ...

The city of Westlake has earned an upgraded Public Fire Protection Classification, moving from Class 3 to Class 2 following a recent evaluation by the Property Insurance Association of Louisiana. Fire ...

Learning should be a fun opportunity for students to freely express themselves and grow as individuals. This is the foundation of first-year teacher Emalee Robinson’s education philosophy. When ...

Geneva Cotten, known to those who cherished her as GiGi, was born on in Beaumont, Texas to Victor and Mary Timpa Lisotta. The family moved to Lake Charles, where she spent most of her life. In 1962, ...

President Donald Trump said Thursday that the U.S. launched a “powerful and deadly” strike against Islamic State forces in Nigeria, after spending weeks accusing the West African country’s government ...