Special to the American Press On July 7, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit detectives began an ...

A former Oakdale city employee and wife of the current police chief has been arrested for malfeasance in office. The arrest ...

Texas State’s surprising jump from the Sun Belt Conference to the Pac-12 won’t lead to a flood of changes this summer in the college sports landscape. At best, it was a trickle with Louisiana Tech ...

Obituaries Barbara Nan Smythe Barbara Nan Smythe, 67, passed away on July 13, 2025 in Lake Charles, La. She was born on ... Read more July 17, 2025 ...

Federal prosecutors have unsealed an indictment against several current and former law enforcement officers, including Oakdale Police Chief Chad Doyle and Oakdale City Marshal Michael “Freck” Slaney.

Maybe it wasn’t modern journalism’s finest hour, but a good Nick Saban rumor was just the jolt that Southeastern Conference ...

Moderates are leaving Congress as fast as chickens would run from an open coop. U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, a Nebraska Republican ...

Brian Kelly wasn’t just spouting coaching gibberish when he led off the talkfest known as Southeastern Conference Media Days ...

Local News Never too young to start thinking about a career Students of all ages toured Sowela Technical Community College’s campus on Tuesday for the inaugural “Career Exploration Day ...

A tropical disturbance is expected to move into the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday morning. National Weather Service Lake Charles ...

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Damien Jamar Ashworth, 45, 1328 Sally Mae St. — ...