Special to the American Press With forecasters predicting an active hurricane season, Second Harvest Food Bank has opened two new disaster-ready distribution centers in the cities of Lake Charles ...

Louisiana utility regulators on Wednesday approved Entergy Louisiana’s plan to build new natural gas plants and transmission lines to power a $10 billion Meta data center in Richland Parish. The ...

Northwestern State University’s Healthcare Academic and Career Exploration (ACE) program has successfully served over 130 high school juniors and seniors in Allen Parish since its inception ...

Lorraine M. Fazzio, 90, passed away peacefully Aug. 14, 2025, in the presence of family. A lifelong resident of Lake Charles, Lorraine was a graduate of St. Charles Academy and a member of the ...

Hattie Georgia Hanzlicek Kadlubar, 84, of Lake Charles passed away at 6:26 PM on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025 surrounded by family. Mrs. Kadlubar was born on Feb. 6, 1941 in West, Texas. She was raised ...

Texas Republican legislators who are trying to create five more GOP congressional seats in their state may not have realized ...

The Interstate 10 Calcasieu River Bridge Project is set to begin construction in early 2026. Representatives with the ...

Special to the American Press The U.S. Postal Service announced on Aug. 16, that a commemorative forever stamp will be issued ...

In the last three seasons, nearly two dozen Southwest Louisiana schools have hired new head football coaches. Despite this, ...

Two Lake Charles men have been charged in the July shooting at an Anita Drive apartment complex. Lake Charles Police Deputy ...

When it comes to kicking in football, high-pressure situations come with the territory. It could be a last-second field goal ...

President Donald Trump said he’s begun arrangements for a face-to-face meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy ...