A swearing-in ceremony for Mayor-elect Marshall Simien Jr. and the new Lake Charles City Council will be held at 6:30 p.m.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Tommy Bilbo defeated Priscilla Sam for Lake Charles City Council’s District C seat in Saturday’s election. Calcasieu Parish voters also approved five tax renewals.

A Baton Rouge newspaper is reporting that Simien “plans to scrap” the downtown amphitheater project, but Simien told KPLC ...

However, for those who rely on other forms of transportation, like walking, it’s nearly impossible to do so safely in some parts of Lake Charles. City officials are working to create a safer and ...

Earlier this month, the election of independent Marshall Simien, Jr. as mayor of Lake Charles marked a curious deviation from ...

Marshall Simien is Lake Charles' first elected Black mayor. Columnist Will Sutton takes a look at his journey to making ...

(By Emilee Caminetti/The Center Square) — Lake Charles voters decided a change was required at city hall last week. Marshall Simien beat incumbent Nicholas Hunter for the Lake Charles mayoral seat ...

The city of Lake Charles decided to merge the two projects. “This is very unique: This is a nonprofit partnering with a state agency, also with the city of Lake Charles,” he said.

After the demolition of the Capital One tower in downtown Lake Charles, questions about how the city can best use the site along the lakefront have led to a dividing line in the upcoming mayoral ...

A swearing-in ceremony for Mayor-elect Marshall Simien Jr. and the new Lake Charles City Council will be held at 6:30 p.m. June 30 at the Sudduth Coliseum located inside the Lake Charles Event ...

it’s nearly impossible to do so safely in some parts of Lake Charles. City officials are working to create a safer and more accessible downtown and improve the walking connection to the lakefront.