A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United ...

A DeRidder man was found guilty Friday of sexually assaulting a woman at gunpoint inside a local motel. Michael Carter Jr., 45, was found guilty by a 12-person jury of one count each of sexual battery ...

Louisiana fishermen, local environmental groups and the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit Friday in Cameron Parish challenging a coastal use permit for a proposed 44-mile pipeline, arguing state regulators ...

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Brandon Dion Williams Sr., 34, 911 Johanna Place — direct contempt of court; operating while intoxicated-third offense; driver ...

John Fleming bet that rural anger over carbon capture and sequestration could help carry him through Louisiana’s Senate race. It wasn’t enough. U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow won the Republican runoff ...

Danny Lavergne has lived through several hurricanes and each one brings a new challenge — and lessons learned. Lavergne — who has served as Cameron Parish’s director of Homeland Security and Emergency ...

More than 100 people just deported from the United States were being held in a hotel when earthquakes struck Venezuela, setting off a scramble to find survivors and bodies buried in the rubble, ...

For America’s 250th anniversary LifeShare is inviting communities to unite around one simple truth: when we come together, we save lives. The annual “United We Give: campaign is a three-day community ...

LeBron James will not be back with the Los Angeles Lakers and plans to play a record-extending 24th NBA season elsewhere, a person with knowledge of those plans confirmed Tuesday. The person spoke to ...

City of Lake Charles leaders provided an informative breakdown Thursday night of what community members can expect from the upcoming West Sallier Street reconstruction project. At a meeting held at ...

Randy Lavoi, 74, of Sulphur, La., passed away on May 30, 2026. Born in Lake Charles on Oct. 10, 1951, Randy lived a life defined by hard work, generosity, and devotion to family and friends. A ...

Four years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade, Planned Parenthood has announced plans to open a clinic in New Orleans and provide telehealth services in the state. The ...