The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana and Coushatta Casino Resort marked a major milestone Friday with the grand opening of Legacy Tower, a large-scale expansion that tribal leaders described as both an ...

McNeese head football coach Matt Viator never played for or coached under Bobby Keasler. Didn’t matter. Like virtually everyone involved in the Cowboys’ program over the last 36 years, Viator could ...

Voters who show up at the polls Saturday face what many of them may have never seen before. The Louisiana Legislature has created closed political party primaries for Republicans and Democrats to ...

Louisiana’s official revenue forecast was lowered by more than $200 million across two budget years Monday, forcing lawmakers to scale back spending plans for both the current fiscal year and the ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said the Iran ceasefire is on “life support” after he rejected Tehran’s latest proposal to end the war. Officials said the proposal included some concessions on ...

Suzanne Stearns, 79, of Lake Charles, La., passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2026 in a local hospital. She was born on June 14, 1946, in Bunkie, La., to Sam and Sadie Ducote Gullett. Suzanne, ...

Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury President Butch Lafargue is pushing for changes after two residents were hospitalized in ...

In the late winter of 2012, Mike Smith took his softball team to the Arizona desert to open his first season at McNeese State ...

Louisiana’s long-running coastal damage lawsuits are shifting into federal court after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling opened a new path for oil and gas companies to move the cases out of state court.

The Better Business Bureau of Southwest Louisiana hosted a free Shred Fest Saturday at the Prien Lake Mall. The drive-thru event allowed residents to securely dispose of up to three boxes of sensitive ...

A Louisiana House committee unanimously advanced legislation that would change how private property can be expropriated for industrial and utility projects, giving landowner advocates a rare win.

An on-air confession made by a Lake Charles mother accused in the death of her 4-year-old son and the abandonment of her 1-year-old son can be used at trial, a judge ruled Thursday. Aaliyah Jack, 27, ...