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Jim Beam column: Calcasieu voters face changes
Calcasieu Parish legislators through the years have succeeded in keeping all of the parish in the same congressional district. However, it has been split almost in half between the 3rd and 4th Congressional Districts for the Nov. 5 congressional election. Act 5 of the first special legislative session of 2022 kept Calcasieu whole, but it failed to […]
Jeff Davis ITEP committee approves request for solar project
A newly formed Jeff Davis Parish Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP) committee approved a request Wednesday for a 10-year industrial tax break for a proposed $57 million solar project planned in Topsy. Committee members Police Jury President Steve Eastman, School Board President Paul Trahan and Sheriff Kyle Miers granted a request from Aypa Power to […]
Mental health training held for CPSO deputies
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, one in five adults in Louisiana experiences mental illness each year. Earlier this month an officer shot and killed Sonya Massey in Illinois. The woman reportingly dealt with mental illness, and now, the body camera footage of the fatal incident is renewing conversations about such encounters.
24-year-old will spend life behind bars for Sherry Street shooting
A 24-year-old Sulphur man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for fatally shooting a man who he believed had taken his drill and truck keys. Judge Robert Wyatt sentenced Erron E. Fontenot on Friday to life in prison for his second-degree murder conviction. It took jurors less than a half-hour in May […]
7/26: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Malcolm Scott Guillory III, 27, 2924 JB Carter Lane — two counts drug possession; parole violation. Bond: $14,500. Johnathon Paul Guidry, 38, 2625 Country Club Road No. 40 — simple battery; possession of firearm or carrying concealed weapon by a person convicted of certain felonies; parole […]
Meet the Trashformer: McNeese students build trash-grabbing robot
Litter management has a new champion in Calcasieu Parish. The new TrashFormer robot, designed and built by McNeese students, was unveiled Thursday at McNeese. The robot, which began as an ordinary trash can, is able to transform itself into a litter-fighting machine whose arms are able to grip and dispose of litter such as water […]
Flood watch in effect through 1 p.m. today
A flood watch is in effect through 1 p.m. for coastal Southwest Louisiana. The National Weather Service’s Lake Charles office expects additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches, with localized heavier amounts possible. Showers and thunderstorms with possible high rainfall rates will spread across the area into early afternoon in response to an upper-level […]
Furniture Chain Confirms Bankruptcy – Louisiana Stores to Close
Furniture and appliance shoppers in cities such as Lake Charles, Lafayette, Alexandria, Shreveport, Baton Rouge, Monroe, Port Allen, and the Greater New Orleans area might soon find themselves with one less option when it comes to furnishing and outfitting their homes. A one-time leader in the furniture and appliance industry has officially confirmed it has filed for bankruptcy protection as of this past Tuesday.
Policy changes in voting law, education, and juvenile code underscored by state reps
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS)—A group of Louisiana lawmakers wants people to be aware of the decisions being made in Baton Rouge. On Thursday, they held a public meeting at the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum to inform their constituents and lay out the changes people can expect. “There will be some...
Students will have access to AI-powered reading assistant
About 100,000 Louisiana students will have access to an artificial intelligence-powered reading assistant in the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years. Some of those students will be from Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu and Jefferson Davis school districts. On Thursday, the expanded partnership with Amira Learning — an AI tutor used to help students with reading fluency and […]
A company wants to store carbon under the nation’s forests. What would that mean in MS?
The U.S. Forest Service said ‘no’ when CapturePoint asked to put carbon capture projects under national forests, including DeSoto National Forest in Mississippi. The agency is now reconsidering.
Bark beetles threaten homes and lives in the Ark La Miss area
WEST MONROE, La. (KTVE / KARD)–Louisiana residents are facing a major public safety concern: lots of dead pine trees caused by last summer’s drought and hungry beetles. Home owners are reaching out to lawmakers for guidance and financial help to remove trees from their yards. Laura Sims is an assistant professor for forest health at […]
Louisiana state rep. arrested on DWI charge in Ascension Parish, state police say
GONZALES, La. — Louisiana State Representative Kendricks "Ken" Brass, D-Vacherie, was arrested on Friday for drunk driving, according to the Louisiana State Police. The incident happened shortly after midnight when a state trooper saw a "2018 GMC Yukon swerving in and out of the travel lane while traveling on LA 44 near Interstate 10 in Ascension Parish", the release said.
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