Special to the American Press U.S. Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) is reintroducing the Homeland Security Fentanyl Enforcement Act of 2023, which would authorize Homeland Security Investigations, the investigative unit of the Department of Homeland Security, with full Title 21 authority for five years, subject to reauthorization. With a force of 6,000 special agents, HSI is […]

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump argue that an attempt to bar him from the 2024 ballot under a rarely used “insurrection” clause of the Constitution should be dismissed as a violation of his freedom of speech. The lawyers made the argument in a filing posted Monday by a Colorado court in the most significant […]

The most anticipated basketball season in McNeese State history officially got underway Monday with the first practice. The Will Wade era kicked off with a morning workout that included a host of new players on the roster joining three returnees. “We have 11 new faces on the team,” said Wade. “We have talent but there’s […]

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Patrick Obrian Williams, 45, 3101 N. Meadowlark Drive — proper display of temporary license tag; drug possession. Bond: $6,600. Howard Michael Wallace, 34, 1401 Sunset Drive — simple robbery; battery of a dating partner, first offense. Bond: $40,000. Jeffrey Martin Simons, 36, 5720 Perry Lane — […]

There is some potential for severe weather, mainly damaging thunderstorm wind gusts, and for excessive rainfall that may lead to flooding today. This is due to an upper level disturbance and a surface front moving down into the region, according to the National Weather Service’s Lake Charles office. The first wave for the severe potential and heavy rainfall […]

The town of DeQuincy owes its existence to the railroad. Saturday, Oct. 7, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., it will celebrate those ties to its past when it marks the 100-year anniversary of the KCS Depot, now the DeQuincy Railroad Museum. The Museum, at 400 Lake Charles Avenue in DeQuincy, is listed on the National […]

Norman joins local law firm Todd Clemons and Associates welcomes Jud Norman, attorney, to the firm. Prior to joining the firm, Norman served as a state prosecutor at the Calcasieu Parish District Attorney’s Office. He is a graduate of Southern University Law Center and Louisiana State University.  Norman joins attorneys Todd S. Clemons and Micah […]

This one is gonna leave a mark. Stone Galloway’s career-long 56-yard field goal with 20 seconds remaining sent McNeese State to defeat for the fourth straight time to start the season. Making his first appearance of the year for Eastern Illinois, Galloway just cleared the crossbar to end a 24-point Panther rally Saturday at O’Brien […]

McNeese suffers fourth-straight loss to start its 2023 season. (Video by Jim Gazzolo)

The Lake Arthur Police Department is inviting the public to get to know area law enforcement and first responders with a night of food, music and fun during its 7th annual National Night Out. The free, family-friendly event will be 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5 in Lake Arthur Park. “Join us for this awesome event […]

The following menus for Sept. 25-29 for area schools have been submitted by supervisors of food services. Menus are subject to change. Allen Lunch MONDAY: Chicken Philly or chicken turkey barbecue salad sub, French fries, cauliflower with hummus, fruit cocktail, raisins, brownie bite or chocolate cake. TUESDAY: Chili cheese tots or chili cheese burrito, garden […]

The FBI said Friday it has opened a civil rights investigation into allegations in recent lawsuits that police in Baton Rouge assaulted drug suspects they detained in an obscure warehouse known as the “Brave Cave.” In one case, a man says he was taken to the warehouse and beaten so severely he needed hospital care […]

The Sierra Club Delta Chapter held a gubernatorial forum on Wednesday to discuss “kitchen-table issues,” such as insurance rate and affordable housing. All candidates that are polling at least two percent or whose name was placed in a poll not listed as “other” were reached out to, according to the Sierra Club. The only two […]

The endorsement of Republican Stephen Waguespack for Louisiana governor in the Oct. 14 primary by The Times-Picayune/Nola.com is reminiscent of the 1987 gubernatorial campaign, an election won by Buddy Roemer of Bossier City, who was a Democrat. Roemer, a U.S. representative at the time, was also endorsed by The Times-Picayune. He was in fifth place […]

The city of Lake Charles hosted the third community meeting on LC REBOUND Thursday for the residents of District C at Oak Park Middle School. LC REBOUND is a tax-neutral bond proposal that modernizes the city’s antiquated tax structure. If passed by voters in November, it will lead to $190 million in infrastructure and quality-of-life […]

Lake Charles U.S. District Judge James D. Cain was true to his word about making a quick decision in Thursday’s case challenging the Biden administration’s decision to limit oil and gas development off the Gulf Coast of Louisiana. The hearing ended Thursday afternoon, and by 6:30 p.m., Cain had ordered preliminary relief. Lease Sale 261 […]

Demolition is set to get underway on the damaged restroom structures located on Interstate 10 North Beach and Lock Park, 1535 Ryan St. New restroom structures are in the design phase and the city expects to go out for bids on these structures in spring 2024. Temporary, portable restrooms will remain available for public use […]

Former McNeese Alumni Association associate director Stephanie Y. Clark has pled guilty to theft charges. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Kayla Vincent previously told the American Press Clark admitted to detectives in September 2022 that she had made about $50,000 in unauthorized purchases. The detective’s investigation, however, revealed more than $200,000 in unauthorized transactions, including purchases […]

Investigators with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry’s Forestry Enforcement Division have determined that many of the large wildfires burning throughout Louisiana in recent weeks are the result of arson. LDAF investigators, Louisiana State Fire Marshal deputies, and various parish sheriff’s office detectives continue to actively investigate the matter.  Investigators urge anyone with information […]

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Jalunda Latriece Crayton, 43, 23 Center Ave. No. 1, Sulphur — operating while intoxicated, third offense; maximum speed limit, driving on roadway laned for traffic; expired plate. Bond $35,300. Aaliyah Faith Richard, 18, 2805 Warren Ave. — filing or maintaining false public records. Bond: $7,500. Justin […]