The 39th annual Cajun Music and Food Festival will be held Saturday at the Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles. The festival, hosted by the Cajun French Music Association of Louisiana’s Lake Charles ...

Watching President Donald Trump’s speech Thursday evening brought back memories of my late brother David’s favorite country song. It’s “Rose Colored Glasses,” by John Conlee. ‘Cause they hide all the ...

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is backing new federal rules aimed at cutting scammers off from one of the simplest tools used to reach consumers: real telephone numbers. Murrill joined 48 ...

Some retired members of the nation’s judicial system decided it was time to say something about the rule of law in America being in grave danger. No one blamed President Donald Trump for the damage ...

Thunderstorms with heavy rain continue to spread across the region. There is a slight to marginal risk of excessive rain again today with up to 3 inches possible through the next 24 to 48 hours. While ...

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Ktirrah Eronique Stevens, 23, Beaumont, Texas — child desertion. Bond: $15,000. Cedric Jerome Henry, 25, Beaumont, Texas — child ...

Jury selection remains incomplete in the murder trial of a Lake Arthur couple charged in the 2022 death of their adopted son more than three years ago. By the end of the third day of jury selection ...

William Barr Pharr Jr. died on July 9, 2026, surrounded by the usual peaceful family chaos that he knew and loved so well. He was born on Oct. 30, 1931, in Orlando, Fla., to Louise Dickinson Pharr and ...

Now that some elite Louisiana high school students are getting offers for marketing deals to use their name, image and likeness, or NIL, similar to college players, they definitely need protection.

Louisiana students who are members of the Legislative Youth Advisory Council (LYAC) were able to help lawmakers pass a school safety bill at the recent legislative session.. The students worked with ...

The body of a missing Lake Charles man was found Sunday and another man has been charged in his death, according to the Lake Charles Police Department. Chief Deputy K. Kirk confirmed this week that ...

Allen Parish school district officials are celebrating gains in student achievement following the release of the Louisiana Department of Education’s 2025-26 LEAP assessment results, while ...