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Unrestrained driver killed in Christmas Day crash
A DeRidder man was killed in a single-vehicle Christmas Day crash on La. 1147 near Charles Graham Road ...
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Jim Gazzolo
Gazzolo column: State rivalries matter
Last Sunday, the Cowboys traveled to Lafayette to play their annual game against the Ragin Cajuns. It has ...
McNeese Sports
Shooting struggles hampering Cowboys
In a long-range firing world, the Cowboys struggle to find their target. Despite the shooting woes, McNeese State ...
weather
WEATHER WATCH: Three-day stretch of severe weather possible
A severe weather threat is sweeping across the South with an expected three-day stretch of excessive rainfall and ...
State News
Louisiana pension fund posts $1.5B growth, 14% return in fiscal year
By Nolan McKendry | The Center Square The Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System saw significant financial strides in the ...
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Sports
Johns gives assistants responsibilities with family-like staff free to do their thing
Iowa offensive coordinator Stu Cook has been with the program for five seasons, while defensive coordinator Matt Dufresne ...
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Yellow Jackets learn how to respond to adversity, spawning Week 2 loss into memorable season
Iowa took the lessons it learned early in the 2024 high school football season and transformed them into ...
Sports
School never lets out for Johns, reaps second COY honor
Over eight seasons as head football coach at Iowa High School, Tommy Johns has turned the program into ...
Sports
Iowa’s Johns claims second American Press Southwest La. Coach of the Year Award
Two seasons ago, Tommy Johns took the Iowa Yellow Jackets deeper into the playoffs than they had ever ...
National News
In a calendar rarity, Hanukkah starts this year on Christmas Day
Hanukkah, Judaism’s eight-day Festival of Lights, begins this year on Christmas Day, which has only happened four times since ...
Local News
Jim Beam column:Prophets told us He was coming
Americans love prophecies, which are defined as “the foretelling or prediction of what is to come.” Today we ...
life
Guest column: ‘My King and my God’ — the true meaning of Christmas
In many places, the Christ of Christmas is paradoxically buried under secular, neutral, “non-offensive” clothes, to the point ...
McNeese Sports
Barbie returning to McNeese
Merry Christmas McNeese. Matt Viator and the Cowboys got a special present under the tree this holiday. On ...
Local News
Port Wonder set to open in February
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and not just because of the holidays. After a year ...
Crime
12/24: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Christopher Joseph Bertrand, 39, 209 W. Burton St., Sulphur ...
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Football
Scooter Hobbs column: What to get for the athlete who has everything?
Yes, it’s that last day of madcap, desperate Christmas shopping and, frankly, I wish I could help you. ...
World News
Heavy travel day off to a rough start after American Airlines briefly grounds all flights
American Airlines briefly grounded flights nationwide Tuesday due to a technical issue just as the Christmas travel season ...
State News
Louisiana often holds inmates past their release date, DOJ lawsuit claims
Louisiana’s prison system routinely holds people weeks and months after they have completed their sentences, the U.S. Department of ...
Crime
12/23: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Sidney James Royster Jr., 46, 1517 Pine St. — ...
World News
Where’s Santa now? NORAD’s Santa tracker was a Cold War morale boost. Now it attracts millions of kids
The Christmas tradition has become nearly global in scope: Children from around the world track Santa Claus as ...
Crime
Conviction, sentence in kidnapping of 8-month-old stands
The conviction and 10-year sentence of a man accused of kidnapping an 8-month-old baby in 2020 will stand. ...
weather
Wet, warm Christmas in SW La.’s forecast
Christmas Day in Southwest Louisiana is expected to be unseasonably warm — and slightly wet. National Weather Service ...
McNeese Sports
Parker, Cowboys topple Cajuns
LAFAYETTE – After spending the first 10 games looking for somebody to take over contests late, the Cowboys ...
Local News
Sowela unveils new production studio
The new media production studio at Sowela Technical Community College, complete with a sound-proof vocal room and professional-grade ...
Local News
Local nurse retiring after a lifetime of serving — and learning
Special to the American Press Linda Dalgleish has helped people all her life — and along the way, ...