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 ...

Just in time for summer, locals have an exciting new vacation option with the opening of Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park ...

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 ...

A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to shut down the Education Department and ...

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