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Motorcyclist dies in crash on the Lake Charles I-210 Bridge
BY COURTNEY PEDERSEN | Staff writer
Jul 17, 2026
A motorcyclist died on the Lake Charles Interstate 210 bridge Friday morning.
How new McNeese President Mike Reese plans to run the university while remaining a state senator
BY COURTNEY PEDERSEN | Staff writer
Jul 16, 2026
While McNeese State University’s new president Mike Reese originally planned to step down from his Louisiana’s Senate District 30 seat after starting his role at the school, he will now be ser…
Krew’s Books and Brews closes physical location, moves online
BY COURTNEY PEDERSEN | Staff writer
Jul 14, 2026
After less than two years, a local Lake Charles bookstore and cafe is closing its physical location and moving to an online business format.
A Blue Angels show is coming to Lake Charles.
See when.
BY COURTNEY PEDERSEN | Staff writer
Jul 13, 2026
The U.S.
Navy’s Blue Angels will soon make their way to Lake Charles as the headliner of an air show in the area.
Lake Charles City Council and staff address recent shoving altercation at City Hall
BY COURTNEY PEDERSEN | Staff writer
Jul 10, 2026
Two weeks after a physical altercation happened between a Lake Charles City Council member and a constituent, council members are still discussing how it was handled — and how to prevent simil…
Westlake woman sentenced to 5 years in prison after shooting her boyfriend in the head
BY MEGAN WYATT | Staff writer
Jul 10, 2026
A Westlake woman was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison, with 10 years suspended, more than four years after she shot her boyfriend in the head with her three children in the home.
Enterprise Boulevard project in Lake Charles sees completion after 3 years of work
BY COURTNEY PEDERSEN | Staff writer
Jul 6, 2026
Three years of work on a well-traveled Lake Charles boulevard is complete.
Lake Charles mayor discusses sports complex, property taxes in State of the City address
BY COURTNEY PEDERSEN | Staff writer
Jul 3, 2026
Mayor Marshall Simien gave Lake Charles’ first State of the City address Thursday night, just over a year after being sworn in as the city’s first elected Black mayor.
A claw machine aracade is making its way to Lake Charles
BY COURTNEY PEDERSEN | Staff writer
Jul 2, 2026
A Lafayette claw machine arcade is expanding to three new cities, including Lake Charles.
Recreation equipment rentals are coming to some Lake Charles parks
BY COURTNEY PEDERSEN | Staff writer
Jul 1, 2026
Lake Charles community members and visitors will soon have access to pickleball, Ping-Pong, cornhole and disc golf equipment at area parks.
This popular Lake Charles restaurant expects to lose its land during I-10 bridge construction
BY COURTNEY PEDERSEN | Staff writer
Jul 1, 2026
A beloved Lake Charles restaurant, Steamboat Bill’s, is expected to lose its location across from the lake as construction progresses on the new Calcasieu River Bridge for Interstate 10.
Lake Charles garden center is closing after 66 years of service to the community
BY COURTNEY PEDERSEN | Staff writer
Jun 30, 2026
The Greengate Garden Center is closing its doors after 66 years selling plants, soil, pots and Christmas trees to the southwest Louisiana Community.
Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office launches Drone as First Responder Program
BY COURTNEY PEDERSEN | Staff writer
Jun 8, 2026
When the cops are called in Calcasieu Parish, there is now a chance that a drone will be the first on the scene, providing an aerial perspective for the sheriff’s office.
Lake Charles could see more than 15 inches of rain as tropical storm formation becomes more likely in the Gulf
BY COURTNEY PEDERSEN | Staff writer
Jun 16, 2026
While a potential tropical storm continues to form in the Gulf, southwest Louisiana could see more than 15 inches of rain and persistent flood risk.
Who is going to design Lake Charles’ new indoor sports complex?
BY COURTNEY PEDERSEN | Staff writer
Jun 10, 2026
The city of Lake Charles is getting closer to bringing its new sports complex to fruition as it works to hire an architect to design the athletics facility.
Former DeRidder Mayor Misty Roberts to spend 90 days in jail after sex case involving teen boy
BY MEGAN WYATT | Staff writer
Jun 9, 2026
Former DeRidder Mayor Misty Roberts, convicted of multiple sex crimes after a 2024 party in which she was charged with having sex with her son’s 16-year-old friend, was ordered by a judge Tues…
He barreled off the I-10 Lake Charles bridge 20 years ago.
How many more will do the same?
BY MEGAN WYATT | Staff writer
Jun 19, 2026
Lolly Comeaux Sr. rarely wore a seat belt 20 years ago when he worked as a truck driver in Westlake.
Lake Charles area sees minimal rain from former Tropical Storm Arthur
BY COURTNEY PEDERSEN | Staff writer
Jun 18, 2026
While Cameron and Calcasieu parishes were at one point directly in the path of Tropical Storm Arthur, as the storm was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone and changed direction, southwest Lo…
Gov.
Jeff Landry issues executive order to suspend Cameron Parish early voting until Saturday
BY COURTNEY PEDERSEN | Staff writer
Jun 17, 2026
With Cameron Parish seeing several storm watches and warnings, early voting for the upcoming election has been suspended until Saturday.
Potential tropical cyclone 1 is now Tropical Storm Arthur.
What does that mean for Lake Charles?
BY COURTNEY PEDERSEN | Staff writer
Jun 17, 2026
The first named tropical storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is headed for southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas.
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