American Press

12/27/2025

Reginald McWilliams Ball Sr. was a prominent Black entrepreneur and civic leader known for his visionary business ventures during the Jim Crow era. The Calcasieu Parish Public Library's Joyce Sonnier tells us more.

Reginald McWilliams Ball Sr. was a prominent Black entrepreneur and civic leader known for his visionary business ventures during the Jim Crow era. His legacy is defined, in part, by […]

12/27/2025

The appointment of Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry as a special envoy to Greenland has become another one of those surprising President Donald Trump stories. The unanswered question is: Whose idea was this anyway? Here is that story:

The appointment of Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry as a special envoy to Greenland has become another one of those surprising President Donald Trump stories. The unanswered question is: Whose idea […]

12/26/2025

The city of Westlake has earned an upgraded Public Fire Protection Classification, moving from Class 3 to Class 2 following a recent evaluation by the Property Insurance Association of Louisiana. […]

12/26/2025

Meet this week's American Press Teacher of the Week, Emalee Robinson — a fifth-grade math teacher at Moss Bluff Elementary.

Learning should be a fun opportunity for students to freely express themselves and grow as individuals. This is the foundation of first-year teacher Emalee Robinson’s education philosophy. When exploration is […]

12/26/2025

President Donald Trump said Thursday that the U.S. launched a “powerful and deadly” strike against Islamic State forces in Nigeria, after spending weeks accusing the West African country’s government of […]

12/25/2025

Thank you to Pastor Jay Lawson of Open Door Biker Church for proving this year’s Christmas column

Merry Christmas. In the midst of this commercialized season of spending, I invite you to join me in spending time today and every day thereafter reflecting on and celebrating the […]

12/24/2025

The Lake Charles Little Theatre's 813 Enterprise Blvd. site — its home for more than three decades — was damaged beyond repair by Hurricane Laura in 2020.

The Lake Charles Little Theatre, the region’s oldest arts organization, will celebrate its 100th anniversary by building a new theatre at its longtime downtown site. The theatre’s 813 Enterprise Blvd. […]

12/24/2025

Thankfully, after doing some research, I found out most of the games I played during my youth are still around. However, I’m not sure today’s youngsters know about them or have enjoyed them as much as I did. Here are some of them:

Christmas is a time when we often remember the happy days we enjoyed as a youngster. I wondered this year, for example, if the toys I played with are still […]

12/23/2025

An unusually warm Christmas awaits Southwest Louisiana as an upper-level, high-pressure system continues to persist over the area. National Weather Services Lake Charles Warning Coordination Meteorologist Doug Cramer said near-record […]

12/23/2025

Local families will have access to a warm and free meal at Panorama Music House in downtown Lake Charles for Christmas this Thursday.

Local families will have access to a warm and free meal in Downtown Lake Charles for Christmas this Thursday. Panorama Music House, in partnership with Waters Edge Gathering and supported […]

12/23/2025

Two injured, one with brain bleed, carriage owner says.

A Lake Charles woman has been cited for crashing into a horse-drawn carriage Wednesday night that was carrying people out looking at Christmas lights. Two people were injured in the […]

12/22/2025

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following December arrests: Brittney Mae Richard, 20, 1914 Bank St. Apt. D — resisting a police officer with force or violence; battery of […]