The Louisiana Railroad Days Festival prides itself on being a free festival that is family oriented and allows no alcohol.

Mymae Marie Savoie, 85, passed away peacefully on April 2, 2025, in Lake Charles, La. She was born and raised in Creole, La., ...

Frances Valerie Murray, 86, passed away on Monday, March 31, 2025 in a local hospice. She was a native of Baytown, Texas and ...

Bill Armstrong has picked up his first big piece for next season’s puzzle. After convincing four players to return from last ...

Special to the American Press The Lake Charles Little Theatre dishes dark family comedy — and spills major tea doing it — in “Crimes of the Heart,” onstage Friday through Sunday. The play is a ...

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Ericka Sherlet Goodner, 45, 4247 5th Ave. No. 200 — ...

The Republican-controlled Louisiana Legislature over the last 15 months has given GOP Gov. Jeff Landry extensive power over ...

A Jennings man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting another man in a convenience store parking lot in 2022. Tregan Kenneth Citizen, 24, will serve a 20-year sentence without ...

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announces the following closures on Interstate 10 westbound ...

Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday in an ...

Christian Shumate is headed to San Antonio, while Javohn Garcia is staying in Lake Charles. The two headline a busy few days ...

Retired U.S. Army Cpt. Michael D. Harris and DeRidder Councilman Danny Reynolds will face off in a run-off election in May.