Democrats will take control of both chambers of Congress early next year as voters overwhelmingly on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump’s policies that led to rising energy and other costs.

The Vernon Parish Police Jury has voted unanimously to lift its temporary moratorium on solar farm developments, officially adopting a heavily revised regulatory ordinance. The decision came during a ...

Celebrations marking the 100th season of the Lake Charles Little Theatre will include a production of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” in collaboration with the McNeese State Banners Series. The play will ...

Democrats have flipped four of the six states that were rated as toss-ups by election forecasters, in addition to South Carolina, surpassing the 51-seat majority they needed to win back the Senate.

The challenges facing Southwest Louisiana are complex and unique, requiring practical, real-world solutions that are firmly rooted in science and shaped directly by local industries and communities.

A RAVE active shooter alert was triggered at Pine Wood Elementary School in DeRidder Wednesday morning, just after 11:20 a.m. The Beauregard Parish School Board and DeRidder Police Department ...

Louisiana added 36,000 payroll jobs over the past year, with construction accounting for more than half of the increase, according to preliminary figures Louisiana Works released Tuesday. The state’s ...

The Salvation Army of Lake Charles invites the community to Salvation Fest 2026 on Halloween night at 1637 Reserve Drive in Westlake. The event begins at 5 p.m. A candy table will be set up for ...

Freshman RB Bryce Mason’s big night led DeRidder to a 52-6 road win over St. Louis Catholic at Ward 3 Stadium. Mason, starting in place of Jaiden Cooper, who missed his second game because of injury, ...

Carol Martinez has been hard at work tossing bean bags and throwing horseshoes, Frisbees, and foam rings twice a day for about a month. Martinez tested her skills at the Louisiana Nursing Home ...

A Department of Corrections inmate was mistakenly released from custody early Thursday morning due to an error made by CPSO Corrections deputies. He was later located and booked back into […] ...

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes on Monday ordered a 24-hour halt to tree-cutting at the East Potomac Golf Course, a historic D.C. course that has been part of President Donald Trump’s plans to remake ...