The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Mekhi Williams, 22, 548 Section Line Road — money laundering-transactions involving proceeds of criminal activity. Bond: $150,000.

PHOTO GALLERY: Houston River Baptist Church 4th of July celebration Published 9:45 pm Saturday, July 4, 2026 ...

Local residents will gather in a new location this year for the city’s annual Stars and Stripes patriotic celebration, as festivities move from the I-10 Park area to Founders Park in the downtown ...

Just after 3 p.m. Thursday afternoon, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the area around W. Gauthier and Big Lake roads in reference to a body located in a ditch. The body ...

A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United ...

Lois Margaret Romaire Bergeron returned to her heavenly home on Thursday, June 25, 2026. A native of Baldwin, La., Mrs. Bergeron was born on Feb. 21, 1930 and moved to Morgan City at an early age.

After a brutally hot first round, plus plenty of wind, Kye Hanks has emerged as the early leader at the 47 th annual Lake Charles City Championship. Hanks, a recent St. Louis Catholic graduate and ...

The Florida Everglades immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” has served its purpose, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday, closing the makeshift facility heralded by the Trump ...

The Senate for the first time approved a war powers resolution Tuesday seeking to block U.S. military action against Iran, as lawmakers warily watch President Donald Trump’s efforts to resolve a ...

A Texas man was killed Saturday after being struck by a pickup truck while crossing U.S. 90 near Roanoke, according to Louisiana State Police. Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop D responded to ...

A summer meals program is continuing to make a difference for local families in Jeff Davis Parish, according to school officials. Jeff Davis Parish School Board Food Service Committee Chairperson ...

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said leaders of both the U.S. and Iran had signed the agreement and endorsed him as a mediator. He said in a post on X that the deal “shall enter into force ...