), World War, 1939-1945, Military personnel, Chennault Air Force Base (La. There have been flashes of hope, including when President Joe Biden visited in May, but an actual federal aid package is still frustratingly out of reach. Recently released census results showed strong population growth over the last decade for both Calcasieu and Lake Charles, Louisianas fifth-largest city, but it gauged where people were living on April 1, 2020, before the run of disasters. LAKE CHARLES In this citys hurricane-battered downtown, two years after storms Laura and Delta, some storefronts remain boarded up, others keep limited hours. We are bringing 32 employees who will be spending money in the restaurants and stores in the surrounding area. (AP) A tornado touched down in western Louisiana Wednesday, damaging more than a dozen homes in a part of the state still struggling to recover from repeated weather disasters, officials said. BATON ROUGE, La. Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) - The second annual Battle for the Paddle returns to the Lake Charles Civic Center Amphitheatre on Thursday, March 16, 2023. A 16-year-old has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of local artist Derrick James Thornton. A specific cause of death was not released. Edwards on Thursday expressed optimism that a deal could be reached in Washington to move forward on such legislation as soon as next month. (AP) The mayors of two Louisiana cities have announced a friendly competition aimed at bolstering efforts to get more people vaccinated against COVID-19. Lake Arthur reschedules trash pickup to Fridays. Louisianas biggest casino market places another bet on gambling. He finally made it back home before having to leave again because of water damage. (AP) A Louisiana woman says a truck crashed through her Lake Charles home over the weekend and hit the bed where she was sleeping. Like we always say in southwest Louisiana, were strong. It was one of the strongest storms in state history, a Category 4 monster with 150-mph winds that left behind an estimated $17.5 billion in damage in Louisiana. And the solid material under the road has been eroded, revealing a pavement with little support. Please note tickets will not be sold at the door. National Weather Service Lake Charles LA. The new cost of insulin could be beneficial for millions of Americans on Medicare, thanks to President Joe Bidens historic Inflation Reduction Act. They invited us caroling, Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) -The frontal passage last night has brought drier air and a decrease in temperatures to the region, with temps this morning in the low 60s and upper 50s. In May, with some repairs finally done, the house took on water in flooding. It was the shock of a lifetime, according to a Lake Charles family. A Lake Charles man was convicted Friday of raping an 11-year-old child in 2022. 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On Thursday, U.S. Eastern District Chief Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown ordered all of the firms cases in her district to be put on hold pending review. Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) - Lake Charles Police responded to a scene along Goos and Mill Streets in the morning of March 1. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), a Black employee at Exxons chemical plant found a noose at his worksite in January 2020. LAKE CHARLES: A sea of blue tarps, most likely covering roof damage caused weeks ago by Hurricane Laura are seen in . Bonke Maring scored 26 points and added five assists. (AP) Three men from southwest Louisiana are in custody in north Louisiana accused of robbing a man who had just cashed an $1,800 check. By Devon Distefano. He was a good friend and I respected him greatly. 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. And the solid material under the road has been eroded, revealing a pavement with little support. National Weather Service Lake Charles LA. Calcasieu Parish. Local News UPDATE: Storms should reach SW La around midnight. (AP) Five people were injured in an explosion at a Louisiana chemical plant, news outlets reported. 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. 329 AM CST Fri Mar 3 2023. All the while, residents have battled insurers and often lost. Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1777-1963 or use the U.S. The American Press is the flagship newspaper of the Shearman Corporation, which also. Coronavirus. Bells post-hurricane journey led him and his wife to Lafayette and then to a home they shared with other family members in Sulphur, outside Lake Charles. Plan to replace pistol bridge in Lake Charles awarded $150 million federal grant, Houston firm accused of forgery in Lake Charles hurricane insurance lawsuits. Including the cities of Town Bluff, Fred, Hillister, Ivanhoe, Spurger . The project is expected to last about four weeks. Forever Home Giveaway launched around November of 2022, according to its social media page. A visit by Gov. Its not, he told the judge. 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. The Cowboys (9-22) earned the eighth seed in the tournament they are hosting. (AP) Three subsidiaries of a Texas-based petrochemical company on Thursday settled allegations that they violated federal and state pollution control laws. Alex Murdaugh has been convicted of murder in the killings of his wife and son. BATON ROUGE, La. 65. Sheri Carlson, 45, of Lake Charles, was hit in the lower torso but her wounds are not life-threatening, Louisiana State Police said in a news release. 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. Im proud of the progress that has been made, but we still have a long road ahead of us, Hunter said in a video posted this week. (AP) A Louisiana city is planning to provide 35,000 utility customers with new, automated water meters over the next 16 to 18 months. High pressure in the region will keep temperatures cooler and drier for the weekend with clear skies. Construction for the new $10.8 million building began in 2021 with the facility completed earlier this year. BATON ROUGE, La. March 3, 2023. . High pressure in the region will keep temperatures cooler and drier for the weekend with clear skies. 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. [volume] Lake Charles, Parish of . Whats more, Gibbens admitted that in a number of cases, Apex didnt do the work, after being asked by North whether a client whose case came to the firm through its arrangement with Apex had actually gotten her roof fixed, a question the defense attorney couldnt answer. +6 Battered by hurricanes and. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Authorities will not say why they were responding or what they were investigating. LAKE CHARLES, La. 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. (AP) Louisiana voters have filled three vacant state legislative seats in the just-ended election, without needing runoffs and with no changes to the partisan makeup of the Legislature. 7 News delivers local news coverage of Lake Charles and the rest of southwest Louisiana. That cant be just the money for a roof, North said, implying that the amount included funds for other repairs not to be performed by Apex, but that would go to the roofer regardless. The clinic is a joint effort between Ochsner, CHRISTUS Health and McNeese State University. This is a list of newspapers in Louisiana . Lake Charles, La. The Shearman family continued to own the publication until 2021 when Carpenter Newsmedia, an affiliate of Boone Newspapers, purchased the publication. Texas law firm's actions in Louisiana under more scrutiny in federal court. Gangs have taken over much of the country. But there he was earlier this week, taking a circular saw to plywood outside another house he owns and rents out, in a neighborhood where rows of homes remain damaged and empty. Lavar Javol Myles, 33, 2809 Cline St. simple burglary. 3 Rosepine (28,7) in Division III non-select final. In his letter to staff, Moseley said the firm was preparing an aggressive response to the Louisiana Department of Insurance. In that case, cited by North, the settlement agreement stated that the entire amount of $46,000 left after the law firm had taken out its fees would go to Apex. With the exception of the large publishing houses of New Orleans, there is nowhere, in all the state of Louisiana, or the adjacent South, a printing establishment that will compare, in point of costly and efficient equipment, with the plant of the daily and weekly Press, reads an 1895 article in the Lake Charles Daily Press announcing the purchase. They will play No. LAFAYETTE, La. Volodymyr Dorogobid, 38, and Tigran Avetisyan, 39, both of Brooklyn, New York, were booked on three counts of unlawful use of an unmanned aircraft system and also for obstruction of justice for tampering with evidence. Six weeks later, Category 2 Hurricane Delta swept through, dumping water into homes and buildings with already damaged roofs. Investment in the newspaper field in Lake Charles has a double attraction, he continued. TXZ180-042245-. But he is at least providing a home for someone. A cyclist pedals by a pile of debris outside the Sears Outlet store Wednesday, August 25, 2021, nearly one year after Hurricane Laura passed through, in Lake Charles, La. Zone Forecast Product. The competition is fierce. Covering Louisiana. It's been more than three years since the U.S. discovered its first case of COVID, and now experts are warning people about the latest variant that's on the rise. Construction crews are beginning to get to work. BATON ROUGE, La. 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. The Lake Charles Echo (1876-1894) Newspaper Archive. A year after Hurricane Laura, Lake Charles fears becoming expendable. The 40-year-old Lake Charles native was hit July 30 when at least one unknown shooter opened fire at the Zydeco Bike Fest, an outdoor event in Colfax. Joseph David Painter died Friday, Johnson Funeral Home in Lake Charles confirmed, KPLC-TV reported. Newspapers are the eyes and ears of the world; they are how the world comes to know about itself. 14 Wednesday, August 25, 2021, nearly one year after Hurricane Laura passed through, in Lake Charles . Rest assured, though, when it comes to each restaurant, and what they have to offer, there are many different nuances to each. 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. In Southwest Louisiana, those eyes and ears are the American Press, which has reached another milestone in its 126-year history. The U.S. Department of Justice, in a news release, said Westlake Chemical Corporation agreed to make upgrades and perform compliance measures estimated to cost $110 million to resolve the complaint involving two facilities in Lake Charles, Louisiana and one in Calvert City, Kentucky. In response, the firm produced a series of contracts with Velawcity showing that it paid the marketing company $3,500 per potential client, to a total tune of nearly $14 million. 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. U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge, is apparently still pondering a possible run for governor, but time is running short to enter the race. The idea would involved a series of bayous and canals connecting in a loop with paths alongside, providing new recreation opportunities for kayakers, bikers and walkers, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported. The Task Force on State Recognition of Indian Tribes met Wednesday, March 1, for the last time without establishing any set criteria for recognizing tribes in Louisiana. It was the shock of a lifetime, according to a Lake Charles family. LAKE CHARLES - Gov. LAFAYETTE, LA 1 DAY AGO kadn.com We bounce back, he said. Email Alena Maschke at alena.maschke@theadvocate.com. Is it overplaying its hand? ZFPLCH. It's impossible to say what the true post-storm population is, but there have been ominous signs. Roughly 2,000 households remain in FEMA-supplied travel trailers or mobile homes. More than $1 billion has been provided in immediate federal help, but they say its not nearly enough, particularly when it comes to housing. 608 FPUS54 KLCH 030929. An untold number have left and may not make it back. Health officials: Latest COVID variant spreading quickly, not as severe as previous variants. The organization said by purchasing a $100 ticket you'd be entering a raffle for a home in Lake . Donovan Oday and Dionjahe Thomas came up with perhaps their best performances. The explosion at the Westlake petrochemical plant near Lake Charles was reported late Monday night, Louisiana State Police spokesman Derek Senegal said. 347 AM CST Sat Mar 4 2023. Laura was the joint-strongest . (AP) Northrop Grumman is laying off 120 workers in Lake Charles, the company confirms. With just over 81,000 inhabitants, Lake Charles is home to just 0.02% of the U.S. population. It all occurred in the midst of the pandemic, which drove up costs for rebuilding materials and limited the arrival of volunteers, among a litany of other complications. LAKE CHARLES, La. WASHINGTON (AP) The Energy Department on Wednesday authorized additional exports of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, from planned terminals in Texas and Louisiana. You have permission to edit this article. I cant explain why its okay. The two companies would then allegedly share all or a portion of the insurance proceeds. Much of the loss is due to retail businesses not reopening, he noted, with heavy industry having returned to a large degree. Northrop Grumman spokesman Jared Krull said the company notified the employees Tuesday that May 5 will be their last day, KPLC-TV reported. Long-term relief dollars finally begin to arrive in the hard-hit region. WESTLAKE, La. The law firm has defended its actions by saying it is helping storm victims attain insurance proceeds and recover. A couple of years ago we came out to the airport. Theres still a tremendous need out there, one official says. Theres just something wrong with it.. The New Orleans Pelicans provided funding for the court as part of the NBA's Slam Dunk Project. Ground News rates Lake Charles American Press's media bias as unknown. (AP) Brycen Long's 32 points led Houston Christian over McNeese 90-81 on Saturday night. 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. Calcasieu Correctional Center booking report for March 2, 2023. (AP) A drive-by shooting has killed a 6-year-old girl who was watching TV in her house in southwest Louisiana, police said Monday. Including the cities of Town Bluff, Fred, Hillister, Ivanhoe, Spurger . The mission of the American Press is simple, but profound educate the citizenry, which Thomas Jefferson said was so vital to a healthy, functioning democratic republic. According to the lawsuit filed by the U.S. The Lake Charles metropolitan area still has lots of catching up to do, which accounts for much of the dramatic growth projected. Besides the crack, erosion has occurred around the culvert. This event is almost sold out, so get your tickets now! She lives in a FEMA trailer out back, her home in shambles after hurricanes tore through Lake Charles. Uninhabited homes on East Roosevelt Street are still covered with tarps Wednesday, August 25, 2021, nearly one year after Hurricane Laura passed through, in Lake Charles, La. 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. (AP) Some Lake Charles residents are envisioning a new recreation loop as a way of helping the city recover from the devastation of multiple hurricanes in recent years. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. A cyclist pedals by a pile of debris outside the Sears Outlet store Wednesday, August 25, 2021, nearly one year after Hurricane Laura passed through, in Lake Charles, La. Some call it a warning to other areas of the state hit by hurricanes. Tyler-. The powerful storm. Construction workers will begin breaking up and removing the concrete walkway in front of the Calcasieu Parish Courthouse. BATON ROUGE, La. A Lake Charles man was convicted Friday of raping an 11-year-old child in 2022. Paige Saunders was last seen in the Leesville area. Uninhabited homes on Cougar Street are still covered with tarps Wednesday, August 25, 2021, nearly one year after Hurricane Laura passed through, in Lake Charles, La. One man bought his ticket and on March 1, his name appeared on the website. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriffs Office reported the following arrests:. Today, a celebration of a birthday you say! Contents 1 Daily and weekly newspapers (currently published) 2 University newspapers 3 Defunct newspapers 4 See also 5 References 6 Bibliography 7 External links Daily and weekly newspapers (currently published) [ edit] University newspapers [ edit] Louisiana State University - The Daily Reveille The US State Department says to not go there. There was a problem saving your notification. The Arts and Humanities Council of SWLA has announced the music lineup for Live @ the Lakefront 2023. 14 Wednesday, August 25, 2021, nearly one year after Hurricane Laura passed through, in Lake Charles, La. Two years later, on Feb. 4, 1895, the Weekly Press became the Daily Press and the organization purchased a new printing press. No town is immune to human trafficking or sex trafficking," Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso said Thursday in a news release announcing formation of the SWLA Human Trafficking Task Force. For those who dont know, Delta-8 is a form of cannabis different from marijuana that contains a higher concentration of THC. University of Louisiana system institutions affected by Hurricane Ida were still assessing damages at their campuses Tuesday, spokesperson Cam, Southwest Louisiana has begged and pleaded for federal disaster relief since Hurricane Laura tore through the region more than a year ago. Leesville police released new details on the pedestrian hit by a train. Barbe High orchestra plays at Lake Charles Airport, New urgent care opens across from McNeese campus Monday, Forever Home Giveaway shuts down after glitch names winner, Lake Charles man found guilty of raping 11-year-old. They can only advertise their services and hope that clients reach out to retain them. 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. Don't miss the 9th Annual Red Carpet Affair this Saturday, March 4, presented by the local non-profit Light of Perfection in Lake Charles! 2 Amite (26-4) faces No. KPLC brings you the latest weather, news, and sports in Southwest Louisiana. The American Press is committed to doing just that with on-the-ground, neighborhood reporting the kind of journalism that keeps you up to date on everything local. He singled out northern Lake Charles, a largely African-American area of the city.