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

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

Alieja Ardoin celebrated his 13th birthday on Wednesday — one year after undergoing a kidney transplant. The Iowa Middle School student said he has been gaining his strength back post-surgery and is ...

A proposal to create a new governing board for the Allen Parish Airport was presented to the Allen Parish Police Jury this week, with supporters arguing that the airport should have its own dedicated ...

Three years ago, Jake Brown bet on himself. Instead of signing with the Texas Rangers after being drafted in 2023, Brown honored his commitment to LSU, believing a few years in Baton Rouge would make ...

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: John Wesley Bendily II, 38, 1910 Reisling Drive, Moss Bluff — domestic abuse battery-child endangerment. Shanda Lyn Gordon, 37, ...

A Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s deputy has been arrested and terminated after an alleged domestic disturbance in Westlake. Spokeswoman Kayla Vincent said at about 9 p.m. June 29, deputies were dispatched ...

Americans who had trouble finding health care insurance found it under the Affordable Care Act passed during the Obama administration. However, over the past year, millions of them lost their coverage ...

Genelle Marie “Nell” Amy, 87, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 25, 2026, in Lake Charles, La. She was born on July 17, 1938, in Lafayette, La., to Clarence and Bernice Domingue Boullion. Nell ...

Residents, veterans, elected officials, and community leaders gathered Wednesday at the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery to mark America’s 250th anniversary with a patriotic ceremony honoring the ...

US reimposes blockade, steps up strikes as Iran threatens to halt energy exports Allen superintendent addresses rumors, says no school closures ...

FILE PHOTO: Barbe's J.D. Alexander went six innings on the mound to earn the win on Saturday, April 4, 2026, as the Bucs beat Sulphur 4-2 at McMurry Park. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press) ...