Special to the American Press On July 7, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit detectives began an ...

A former Oakdale city employee and wife of the current police chief has been arrested for malfeasance in office. The arrest ...

From sweeping insurance reforms to teacher pay raises, the 2025 Louisiana Legislative session closed with a flurry of bills ...

Maybe it wasn’t modern journalism’s finest hour, but a good Nick Saban rumor was just the jolt that Southeastern Conference ...

Two women were killed in a shooting at a Kentucky church Sunday in an incident that began after a state trooper was shot and ...

Moderates are leaving Congress as fast as chickens would run from an open coop. U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, a Nebraska Republican ...

Federal prosecutors have unsealed an indictment against several current and former law enforcement officers, including Oakdale Police Chief Chad Doyle and Oakdale City Marshal Michael “Freck” Slaney.

A tropical disturbance is expected to move into the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday morning. National Weather Service Lake Charles ...

President Donald Trump on Monday threatened Russia with steep tariffs and announced a rejuvenated pipeline for American ...

A Jennings mother pleaded no contest Monday to a charge stemming from the death of her 10-month-old daughter, who was left in ...

The first five floors of the new 10-floor patient tower at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital was dedicated May 3, 1981— ...

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Damien Jamar Ashworth, 45, 1328 Sally Mae St. — ...