A group of Jeff Davis Parish children got an up-close lesson Thursday on one of North America’s rarest birds as a wildlife ...

The Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury is being asked to contribute funding toward a new five-parish housing study aimed at addressing housing shortages, workforce demands and long-term growth across ...

The 30-year sentence for a Lake Charles man who was initially charged with first-degree murder but ultimately pleaded guilty to manslaughter will stand. A charge of attempted second-degree murder was ...

Jeff Davis Parish Library officials say there are currently no discussions about the parish taking over operations of the Jennings Carnegie Public Library, despite recent concerns about the historic ...

Rylekwun J. Poullard, a 29-year-old Lake Charles resident, was ordered detained Tuesday after being charged with the production of child pornography in connection with his preying upon young boys in ...

A Beauregard Parish Fire District will be holding a public town hall meeting this week to educate the public on a tax renewal up for vote on June 27 that will determine the district’s future. In ...

Helen Ann Chaisson, 81, passed on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at her home in DeRidder. Helen was a native and lifelong resident of Sulphur before moving to DeRidder about seven years ago. She was a ...

Ad Hoc Judge Kent Savoie denied a motion from former DeRidder mayor Misty Roberts on Thursday to dismiss her previous felony convictions and be granted a new trial. Roberts, 44, was convicted March 3 ...

Early in her career, Campbell Leblanc competed in barrel racing and pole bending, but it turns out cutting was in her DNA. The Welsh High School sophomore, whose father, Reed Leblanc, and grandfather, ...

Interdisciplinary artist and choreographer Victoria Bradford Styrbicki and her nonprofit arts organization A House Unbuilt will return to Lake Charles this May with a series of public events centered ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has written to U.S. President Donald Trump and Congress asking for more American-made air defense ammunition to counter intensifying Russian ballistic missile ...

The Sulphur City Council approved an amended ordinance Monday night to rezone property located at the southeast ramp onto Interstate 10, off La. 1256, to allow for future hotel development. The ...