The Town of Welsh issued a boil water advisory Monday morning due to a mechanical issue at the water treatment plant.

Although only two Louisiana governors have served more than two four-year terms, the state’s voters will be asked to approve a constitutional amendment on Nov. 3 that would limit governors to two ...

Just after 3 p.m. Thursday afternoon, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the area around W. Gauthier and Big Lake roads in reference to a body located in a ditch. The body ...

With Southwest Louisiana’s temperatures remaining in the 90s this week, area children are enjoying some time cooling off at the splash pad at Millennium Park.

The Louisiana Department of Education released LEAP test scores from school districts across the state on Monday. In Calcasieu Parish, the scores reflect an overall two-point increase in student ...

The U.S. carried out another round of strikes on Iran on Wednesday, hours after President Donald Trump said that recent Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz signaled the end of the ...

Local residents will gather in a new location this year for the city’s annual Stars and Stripes patriotic celebration, as festivities move from the I-10 Park area to Founders Park in the downtown ...

The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury will implement a reduction in two parishwide property tax levies for the 2026 tax year. The adjustment includes a reduction of 0.3 mills for both the Parish Library ...

A lawyer problem has made it possible for Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to cut public school funding today in order to pay for teacher stipends. School boards and superintendents have opposed that plan, ...

Attendees of Saturday’s Red, White, Blue & You concert dance to The Flamethrowers on the lawn of The Arcade Amphitheatre. (Crystal Stevenson / American Press) ...

Residents who regularly travel along La. 26 should prepare for significant traffic changes this fall as a major bridge replacement project northwest of Oberlin is expected to begin in mid-September.

The Belgian soccer federation wants an explanation from FIFA about a decision to let U.S forward Folarin Balogun play at the World Cup despite getting a red card in his previous game. Belgium takes on ...