Westlake News

Attempted first degree murder suspects on the run High school students arrested on pornography charges Sulphur dog tortured and killed gains national attention Prospective jurors questioned about publicity An ...

The massive power plant spill that inundated a town in eastern Tennessee with coal ash has local environmental groups redoubling their cries that Entergy Louisiana should seek alternatives to retrofitting a ...

Westlake Chemical Corporation says it's idling 1 of its ethylene plants in Lake Charles, Louisiana, due to significant customer inventory destocking and the resulting weaker demand.

Two local teams entered round three, and only one team remains. The Barbe Buccaneers demolished the unbeaten Thibodaux Tigers, 48-14. It was truly an easy home win for the Bucs, even though it was arguably ...

Hi Gin, Your kerosene in the car wash water really works. Both of our cars were covered with black bugs and dirt, and it all came off very easily and left the vehicles shiny.

New disaster recovery center here in Southwest Louisiana Judge sentences young man to 18 years in prison Officials say Louisiana building code worked Calcasieu Parish Schools seek district accreditation ...

Officials say the Port of Lake Charles suffered nearly $1.5 million in damage to freight services and other critical facilities during Hurricane Ike.

Erin Leigh Waddell and Gregory Paul Garrett, of Shreveport, were united in marriage at half after six o'clock in the evening, on September 20, 2008, at the Benachi House and Gardens in New Orleans, La.

Second Harvest Food Bank of Acadiana is continuing to respond to the effects of Hurricane Gustav and preparing to assist individuals who live in areas threatened by Hurricane Ike.

Tornado threats expected for the next 3-6 hours. Water not expected to recede considerably until Sunday.

LAKE CHARLES, La., Sept. 13, 2008 As Hurricane Ike slammed ashore today, the National Guard was already at work evacuating stranded citizens from their homes and other locations across Southwest Louisiana.

Following discussions with local and parish officials, Waste Management will not collect residential garbage, trash and bulky waste in Calcasieu and Cameron parishes and the city of Westlake on Friday, Sept.

Sep. 10, 8:59am CDT The second-degree murder trial for Vince Marinello will open in Lafayette on Monday.

A Calcasieu Parish grand jury has returned an indictment against a man who allegedly used a concrete block to beat another man to death.

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office got information from three more victims against Charles L. Bergeron Sr.

There's a flatland jam and BBQ going down in Louisiana this August. Make plans to get there and sweat your ass off in that southern humidity.

The public is invited to view newly revised Preliminary Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps for Calcasieu Parish at an open house scheduled for Tuesday, June 24, 2008.