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

Obituaries Barbara Nan Smythe Barbara Nan Smythe, 67, passed away on July 13, 2025 in Lake Charles, La. She was born on ... Read more July 17, 2025 ...

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.

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

Brian Kelly wasn’t just spouting coaching gibberish when he led off the talkfest known as Southeastern Conference Media Days ...

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

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

Special to the American Press Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser and the State Library of Louisiana today announced library cardholders ...

An area of low pressure is forecast to move across Florida and into the northeastern Gulf of Mexico late Tuesday or Wednesday morning. National Weather Service Lake Charles meteorologist Donald Jones ...

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

Crime BREAKING: Oakdale police chief arrested during law enforcement conference Federal agents reportedly arrested three central Louisiana police chiefs on Tuesday. At least two were reportedly ...

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Jefferson, Louisiana’s No. 2 official in the U.S. House of Representatives, has come ...