BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) The Lake Charles city council has approved $3.1 million in improvements to the city's drainage system, which came under heavy pressure in recent years during repeated heavy rains, including two hurricanes. We will look much better the following week., BREAKING: 16-year-old arrested in fatal shooting of local artist, LC man convicted of having sex with 11-year-old, Fish Fry for Haiti: For 31 years, annual fundraiser has allowed Good Shepherd Episcopal Church to support a school in the mountains near Bgin. This event is almost sold out, so get your tickets now! The Business Center offers numerous free services for small businesses. CLOSED NOW. Lake Charles echo (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) LAKE CHARLES, La. BATON ROUGE, La. There was a problem saving your notification. "Steady to rapid strengthening" is expected in the Gulf until the storm makes landfall. We are excited to return to the place where it all started. He was a good friend and I respected him greatly. It was the shock of a lifetime, according to a Lake Charles family. The American Press is the flagship newspaper of the Shearman Corporation, which also. John Bel Edwards and other state dignitaries on hand during a Feb. 28 ribbon-cutting ceremony, Sowela Technical Community College officially opened its new Culinary, Gaming and Hospitality Center on its main campus in Lake Charles. He said he believes around 50 families from the United Christian Fellowship church where he is assistant pastor have not returned since the storms. (AP) Registration has started for a new program to help low- and moderate-income Lake Charles residents fix 2020 hurricane damage to their homes, and Mayor Nic Hunter says he expects it to fill up fast. Lavar Javol Myles, 33, 2809 Cline St. simple burglary. Formal sentencing is set for April 28, 2023, before Judge Robert Wyatt. NATCHITOCHES, La. Tammy Pickhard said she woke to find the vehicle in her bedroom after the crash Saturday night. Gibbens agreed. In total, 582 stories have been published about Lake Charles which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months. McNeese State University has wrapped up another successful year of Engineering Week. The fire began at 10:54 a.m., according to LCFD. (AP) Louisiana will receive $595 million in federal disaster block grant aid to help with housing restoration and other recovery needs from last year's back-to-back blows of Hurricanes Laura and Delta, the state's two U.S. LAKE CHARLES, La. Since the start of the pandemic, the Lake Charles area has lost 15% of its jobs, the highest percentage among Louisiana metropolitan areas, according to Groft. Warmer temperatures and humidity will return by the start of next week. (AP) Nearly 15 months after Hurricane Laura struck, Louisiana is kicking off $11.3 million in housing repair and rebuilding programs for the southwestern city of Lake Charles while it waits for hundreds of millions in promised federal aid to arrive. LAKE CHARLES Melvin Addison said he doesnt know how he became a client of McClenny, Moseley & Associates, the Houston-based law firm he found himself in a federal courtroom with this month. Obituaries - Calcasieu Parish Area - Prior to 1997 US Gen Web Archives. DEQUINCY - Sitting in Jerry Jones living room on a cold January morning, you can see your breath evaporate in wisps of fog. The suit against Urban Oil & Gas Group and its insurer was filed Wednesday in federal court in Lake Charles by the mother, father, adult sister and twin brother of Zalee Day-Smith. Joe Sobol, owner of Big Easy Construction in New Orleans, has bad news for homeowners who've been calling about roofs damaged by Hurricane Ida or to get an update on renovations that were scheduled before the storm ripped through the area. (AP) A former state district judge who also served on an appellate court in Louisiana has died while under hospice care. (AP) Zydeco musician Chris Ardoin says it has taken time to recover his creativity after being shot last summer. 2 Amite (26-4) faces No. Were here to tell your incredible stories and shine a spotlight on the amazing communities that encompass Southwest Louisiana. McNeese State won 80-73 with Oday making the night's biggest play. Every effort will be made to keep the American Press close to the people of Southwest Louisiana and a paper that will stand firmly for every sound improvement in the area. The event will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Lake Charles Civic Center Amphitheatre. At last count, in our parish alone, we have amassed more than four dozen food trucks and brick and mortar outlets to choose from. Thornton was killed early Feb. 18 in the 1500 block of OBrien Street. Disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh received two consecutive life sentences Friday morning. (AP) A Louisiana port owes $124.5 million to owners of a $50 million-plus grain export terminal because the port failed to get federal permits for dredging required by its lease, a federal magistrate judge has ruled. Investment in the newspaper field in Lake Charles has a double attraction, he continued. Including the cities of Town Bluff, Fred . LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) A Louisiana mayor says 300 to 400 commercial buildings damaged last year by Hurricane Laura are being condemned or marked for demolition. Its also a small media market, and Lake Charles residents are well-aware that their city lacks the cultural cachet of a place like New Orleans. (AP) Northrop Grumman is laying off 120 workers in Lake Charles, the company confirms. LAKE CHARLES, La. WESTLAKE, La. Some are fast food, others are long-time staples, and quite a few are newcomers vying for their spot in the mix. Haiti is a dangerous place right now. Check out more of today's top headlines at www.kplctv.com KPLC 7 News reserves the right to delete posts and ban users at any time for any reason. Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) - Jarell Joseph has had a very successful career as a member of the Lake Charles College Prep Track and Field team, and on Saturday he put pen to paper making his college decision official to continue his academic, and athletic careers at The University of Louisiana at Lafayette. And the solid material under the road has been eroded, revealing a pavement with little support. If you have extra funds to purchase home improvement goods, electronics, gardening, and building materials, this is the weekend to stock up! ZFPLCH. Logan Hammond (6) Sulphur, LA Halloween 2022.- Raymond H. No longer. One man bought his ticket and on March 1, his name appeared on the website. LAKE CHARLES, La. Winner the site showed. Derrick Thornton, 43, of Lake Charles was found dead at a home in the early hours of Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, according to the Lake Charles Police Department. Hurricane-hit Lake Charles forecast to see state's fastest economic growth, More than two years later, federal disaster relief for Lake Charles finally arriving, Repairs underway at hurricane-battered Lake Charles skyscraper, but its fate still unclear, 'Can't take it': Living conditions deteriorate in Lake Charles public housing, Louisiana plant's 'egregious' record highlighted in national push for new chemical safety rules, With federal help delayed, nonprofits and volunteers fix hundreds of Laura-damaged homes, Two years after Hurricane Laura, contractor fraud and shoddy work delay recovery. Life is complicated in the Lake Charles area these days, from mundane concerns about finding a place to grab lunch to more serious challenges, such as a dearth of grocery stores and affordable housing. LAKE CHARLES Southwest Louisiana is likely to strengthen its position as one of the worlds major exporters of liquified natural gas in the months and years ahead, partly due to Russias inv. A Louisiana rural utility is spending big on a storm-resilient grid. LAKE CHARLES, La. Troop 1 (Lake Charles, La. Anytime SWLA residents can get a break at the register is a good thing! After his death, his daughter told me that he had told her that I should be offered the paper, Shearman recounted in a 1967 article. Stay informed and read the latest news today from The Associated Press, the definitive source for independent journalism from every corner of the globe. Four of the Republicans who have announced are state Attorney General Jeff Landry, state Treasurer John Schroder, state Sen. Sharon Hewitt of Slidell, and Rep. Richard Nelson. Texas law firm's actions in Louisiana under more scrutiny in federal court. He finally made it back home before having to leave again because of water damage. Hundreds of items will be sold to the public on Saturday, March 4 at 9:00 a.m. Legal Corner answers viewers civil legal questions. Edwards has spelled out $3 billion in unmet needs statewide, and says he would expect the state to receive about half of that in a federal appropriation. Schools, traditionally considered safe zones, are now the target of armed violence. Explore casino resorts abound with gaming galore, lazy rivers and dining experiences. Calcasieu Radar Crime (AP) Southwest Louisiana leaders say the disaster assistance approved by Congress will be too little to solve the lingering housing crisis and other needs caused by Hurricane Laura, which struck the region more than a year ago. The hiker was identified as J .Devaraj, 23, from New York. Shearman, who was a Chicago-based national advertising salesman at the Inland Newspaper Representatives firm, had represented the Lake Charles American Press in national advertising for about 12 years and had formed a friendship with Beatty. In May, with some repairs finally done, the house took on water in flooding. Updates. The reef, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) southwest of Holly Beach, was built in an area where an oil platform was recently removed, with the intention of rebuilding a fish habitat, KPLC-TV reported. BATON ROUGE, La. Follow the link to read our updated Privacy Policy, FIRST ALERT TRAFFIC: LA-3059 closed at Burson Road, 16-year-old booked for 1st-degree murder in OBrien St. shooting, Lake Charles man found guilty of raping 11-year-old. LAKE CHARLES, La. Imagine learning you won a brand new home in a raffle, then learning it wasnt true. The American Press has shined among Louisiana newspapers during its history, earning Pulitzer Prize nominations for reporting and photography and winning hundreds of national and regional awards for its journalism. The Lake Charles metropolitan area still has lots of catching up to do, which accounts for much of the dramatic growth projected. The Shearman family continued to own the publication until 2021 when Carpenter Newsmedia, an affiliate of Boone Newspapers, purchased the publication. LSU AgCenter shares vegetables to grow in the spring. Shearman bought the business from Beattys heirs for $300,000. The firm is also faced with a cease-and-desist letter issued by the state insurance commissioner, ordering it to stop signing up clients through Apex Roofing and sending demand letters to insurance companies on their behalf. National Weather Service Lake Charles LA. LAFAYETTE, LA 1 DAY AGO kadn.com (AP) Local officers in southwest Louisiana shot and killed a man who was shooting at them early Tuesday, Louisiana State Police said. A Houston law firm has faced intense scrutiny in court over the hundreds of insurance claims it has filed in Louisiana following Hurricanes Laura and Ida. We've taken all the hits for everybody.. BATON ROUGE, La. In all, the 10-day excursion cost the public approximately $100,400 to cover 14 government officials travel, according to financial documents. By 1912, the newspaper shortened its name, removing Daily and the hyphen from its masthead. TXZ180-042245-. The utilities manager in Lake Charles says the city will have "the most advanced metering system on the Gulf Coast, The American Press reports. 65. This is the sixth fire at the apartment. Health officials: Latest COVID variant spreading quickly, not as severe as previous variants. Theres just something wrong with it.. LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana (AP) The front lawn of Lydia Larces home is strewn with debris: remnants of cabinets and chunks of pink shower. Suggest one. There was a problem saving your notification. (AP) Relatives of a 14-year-old girl who died when an oil storage tank exploded in February have sued the company that operated the tank. The event will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Lake Charles Civic Center Amphitheatre. A new urgent care and student health center is opening in Lake Charles Monday. And as anyone in the Lake Charles area will tell you, Laura was only the beginning. Two years later, on Feb. 4, 1895, the Weekly Press became the Daily Press and the organization purchased a new printing press. Construction crews are beginning to get to work. The amount of damage and a shortage of workers left the region vulnerable. Adrian Perkins, the mayor of Shreveport in northwest Louisiana, and Nic Hunter, the mayor of Lake Charles in southwest Louisiana are vying to see which city can achieve the higher increase in first-dose vaccinations. A clinic is going full steam ahead, treating three times as many people as it did before. The clinic is a joint effort between Ochsner, CHRISTUS Health and McNeese State University. (KPLC) - A 16-year-old is facing a first-degree murder charge in the Feb. 18 shooting on OBrien Street in Lake Charles. Some point to the regions role as a hub of the energy and petrochemical industries, noting that Lake Charles has taken on the burden of producing what many other parts of the country happily use, but dont want manufactured in their backyards. (AP) A homeowner shot and killed a possibly intoxicated college student who was trying to get into his house and ignored both orders to leave and a warning shot, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso said Tuesday. 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