Cameron LNG, Entergy La. advance renewable energy deal

A local developer is planning to build a new truck stop on the north side of Interstate 10 in Welsh, just north of the Henderson Implement building,. Welsh Mayor Karl Arceneaux said Thursday the developer recently purchased six-and-a-half acres to build the truck stop. “I think this means growth for...

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Larry James Singleton, “Loco” 68 departed this life on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, in Lake Charles, La. He was born Sept. 23, 1954, to Herman Singleton Sr. and Dorothy Mae Singleton in Lake Charles, La. He was a member of St. John Bosco Catholic Church in Westlake, La. He was a lifelong resident of Mossville, La., where he also attended Mossville High School. He later relocated to Iowa, La. He worked for the Port of Lake Charles for many years and then went on to driving dump trucks, where he gained the nickname “Loco.” He had a love for automobiles, of which he took great pride in. He loved spending time with family and friends while barbequing and listening to zydeco and blues. You could always count on him to tell jokes and make everyone around him laugh.

Celebration of Life Services for Sis. Theresa Cain Fondel, 83, will be held at 1 pm Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at New Providence Baptist Church, 307 Deshotel Ln., Lake Charles, La. Pastor Rev. Freddie G. Brown will officiate. Visiting in the church is from 11 a.m. until the time of celebration services. Burial will be in Combre Memorial Park, directed by Semien-Lewis Mortuary of Jennings, La.

The decision of 59 United Methodist churches in Louisiana to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church was approved last month. The vote to leave is described as part of a division between traditionalists and progressives in the nation’s second-largest Protestant denomination. St. Luke-Simpson United Methodist, my church, is in...

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests:. Debbie Lynn Rome, 63, 2123 Knight St. — three counts drug possession; three counts direct contempt of court; open alcoholic beverage containers in public places. Gregory James Billedeaux, 40, 229 Vincent Road Apt. B — resisting an officer by...

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a hit-and-run that occurred around 1 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 31 at a local club on S. Cities Service Highway in Sulphur. Spokesperson Kayla Vincent said a truck was backing out of a parking spot when it struck a parked car. The driver...

For the better part of three weeks the Cowgirls have been pulling themselves out of an early season hole. They’ll have to do it again today. After an ugly performance at home Thursday in a 31-point loss to Lamar, McNeese State goes back on the road to try and get right.

A visit with Lena Larocca Mosca and two of her five daughters is a reminder that Lake Charles was once home to a thriving Italian community. Mosca’s grandparents immigrated to New Orleans along with hundreds of thousands others and eventually made their way to Lake Charles, probably around the late 1880s. This was during a period of heavy recruitment in Sicily by the Louisiana Sugar Planters Association.

When last the Cowboys saw the Lions, all was good. McNeese State was off to a 2-0 start in the Southland Conference and feeling good about itself. The Cowboys even owned a 15-point lead over Texas A&M-Commerce on Jan. 7 in Lake Charles. Since then little if anything has gone right for McNeese.

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office is searching for Justin Ned and Artoria “Tori” Lachney, both 22, in connection with the death of Demarcus Ardoin, 25. Ardoin was found dead in his home on Westwood Road in Westlake around midnight Tuesday after a neighbor reported suspicious behavior. “Anyone...

St. Louis Catholic boys and girls soccer teams breezed through the first round of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association soccer playoffs on Saturday in a doubleheader at McNeese State’s Cowgirl Field. The St. Louis boys (15-3-4), ranked No. 3 in Division III started the day with an 8-0...