Community
City, parish opening warming stations for homeless
The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, the City of Lake Charles and Sulphur Christian Community Coalition will be opening warming stations for the homeless. United Way ...
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Community
Cooking is Carl Vincent’s way of serving others
Carl Vincent was asked, “If you could have anybody prepare a meal for you, alive or dead, who would you choose and what would you ...
by Rita Lebleu, Wednesday, December 21, 2022 10:21 am
Community
‘True Mayor of North Sulphur:’ Wilmer Dugas recognized for decades of service
At the Monday Sulphur City Council meeting, Council Member Joy Abshire referred to him as the “True Mayor of North Sulphur.” She was talking about ...
by Rita Lebleu, Friday, December 16, 2022 11:00 am
Community
Internet outage causes havoc in SW La.
SOS. That was found in the upper right hand corner of many AT&T-served cell phone screens Thursday morning. Service was off beginning at around 8:30 ...
by Rita Lebleu, Friday, December 16, 2022 7:00 am
Community
Horseshoe Casino opens
Late Monday morning until well after noon, eastbound traffic – mostly Texas plates – was backed up onto the interstate before the I-10 Calcasieu River ...
by Rita Lebleu, Tuesday, December 13, 2022 9:03 am
Community
McMillin to serve as Westlake’s next mayor
In Westlake, it was Hal McMillin over Michael Bergeron as the winner of the mayor’s race, according to unofficial results from the Louisiana Secretary of ...
by Rita Lebleu, Monday, December 12, 2022 7:42 am
Community
Moss Bluff native in quarterfinals of Greatest Baker Competition
Moss Bluff native and resident Terri Fontenot, Terri Bakes Academy, has qualified for the quarterfinals of the Greatest Baker Competition. Winners will be announced at ...
by Rita Lebleu, Friday, December 9, 2022 8:24 am
Community
Singer Gloria Gaynor makes a shopping stop in Sulphur
Disco might be done; Gloria Gaynor is not. Best known for the enduring “I Will Survive,” the disco queen was in Sulphur Friday to do ...
by Rita Lebleu, Monday, December 5, 2022 9:43 am
Community
Joseph Larvadain: ‘Helping people is just the right thing to do’
Thank God for Good Samaritans, and, thanks to Walton Baggett of DeQuincy for sharing this “good news” story. Good Samaritan Joseph Larvadain said, “I didn’t ...
by Rita Lebleu, Saturday, November 26, 2022 9:00 am
Community
Sulphur woman being inducted into Miss Rodeo America Hall of Fame
On Sunday, Dec. 4, Judy Gremillion Gill will take her place in the Miss Rodeo America Hall of Fame. Her induction and the coronation of ...