A Lake Charles woman has been charged with manslaughter after officers said she beat a man with a baseball bat and left him ...

A Lake Charles woman has been charged with murder after an alleged altercation in a child custody dispute. Calcasieu Parish ...

The number of American flags displayed during the biannual Avenue of Flags has grown far beyond the original 50 in 1983 — so ...

U.S. forecasters are expecting an above-normal 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, with 13 to 19 named storms, and 6 to 10 of ...

A Louisiana lawmaker is facing criminal charges after striking a concrete barrier while allegedly driving impaired with his ...

Special to the American Press U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today joined Speaker ...

Ten men who broke out of a New Orleans jail last week clogged a toilet to get the water shut off so that they could escape ...

Downtown at Sundown — a celebration of the diverse culture and local businesses of downtown — returns for its 25th series on ...

Jimmy Ricklefsen has been fired after serving the McNeese State baseball program for a total of 24 years. Cowboys’ head coach ...

The conviction of a Lake Charles man charged with computer-aided solicitation and child pornography possession will stand.

The former secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries was indicted this week on federal charges accusing ...

Officials increased the reward for the capture of seven inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail by fleeing through a hole ...