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Westlake Man Arrested for the 16th Time on Sex Offender Charges
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office got information from three more victims against Charles L. Bergeron Sr.
Kzoh Jam/BBQ In Lake Charles, Louisiana: June 17, 2008
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.
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Preliminary Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps To Debut At Open House In Calcasieu Parish
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.
$9.4M to Dredge the Calcasieu Region in LA
Mike Hooks, Inc. in Westlake, LA won a $9.4 million firm-fixed price contract for maintenance dredging of Louisiana's Calcasieu River and pass between mile 17.0 to mile 23.
Rabies Vaccinations Clinic Scheduled
Saturday, April 26 annual Rabies Vaccinations Clinics will be held in 17 locations throughout the parish. via KPLC-TV Lake Charles
16-Year-Old Will Stand Trial as Adult
A 16-year old boy will face trial as an adult in connection with the beating and robbery of a man in Jasper. via KBTV Beaumont
Westlake Teen Battles Rare Life-Threatening Disease
“Doctors basically told us the answer and then told us there wasn't really anything that they could do about it because everything to do with the disease is experimental.”
Dreams really do come true for one Westlake teen fighting a rare, life-threatening genetic disease. via KPLC-TV Lake Charles
Accused school janitor leaps to death in Westlake
“He had been traveling west on the bridge and stopped the vehicle and jumped”
WESTLAKE, La. - A school janitor from Opelousas who had been accused of sexual battery on a student jumped to his death from a bridge in Westlake, police said. via Hattiesburg American
Some North Westlake residents will experience water outages because of the relocation of a water main line. via KPLC-TV Lake Charles
a Tornado Warning Has Been Issued for Southwestern Calcasieu Parish...
A Tornado warning has been issued for Southwestern Calcasieu parish includes Westlake, Sulphur, & North Central Cameron parish including Sabine National Wildlife and Grand Lake until 3:00pm. A Tornado warning ... via KPLC-TV Lake Charles
Tonight's boys games Acadiana at Sulphur, Westgate at Lafayette High, St. Thomas More at Westminster Christian, Opelousas at Teurlings, Beau Chene at Abbeville, Breaux Bridge at N.Vermilion, Westlake at Iota, ... via The Daily Advertiser
Famed forensic witness fights fraud charges
“If I'm Hatfield, I want to know if McCoy is on my jury”
Celebrity pathologist Cyril Wecht - a contrarian who has enjoyed the spotlight ever since he challenged the findings that a lone gunman killed President Kennedy - is a famously combative figure known to open up ... via USA Today
CPSO Property Tax Collection Sites
The Calcasieu Parish Tax Collector's Office will have a representative to collect 2007 property taxes on the following dates and locations: DATE AND TIME LOCATION 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 1302 Center St, Vinton ... via KPLC-TV Lake Charles
Georgia Gulf Plant Fire Under Investigation
“We're still in the early stages of investigation”
WESTLAKE, La.- A fire at the Georgia Gulf Corp. plant produced a huge cloud of smoke and sprinkled soot on nearby residences. via KALB-TV Alexandria
la Hwy 379 Reopened After Train Derailment
State Police reporting that LA HWY 379, which is Houston River Road, between Westlake and Sulphur is now re-opened after this morning's train derailment. via KPLC-TV Lake Charles
Calcasieu Parish schools can relate to area struggles
“Believe me, I'm not looking down at anybody. We were in the same boat. We fought for 25 years and we've finally got it. We played at LaGrange (High's field) for years without a dressing room. If it rained, it rained on us. It was bad.”
Barbe's Jim Shaver and Sulphur's Paul Bourgeois can relate to an analysis of the poor football facilities of Lafayette Parish public high schools for one reason - they've experienced them. via The Daily Advertiser
Autistic hiker released from hospital
Campaigning in Calcasieu Parish Jet building company plans move to Chennault Preparing for Flu Season Graduation coaches help former LCB students LaFuria pleads not guilty Westlake Fatal Fire Around 2:30 Monday ... via KPLC-TV Lake Charles
Storms rake wide parts of nation, at least three dead
Jet building company plans move to Chennault Campaigning in Calcasieu Parish Preparing for Flu Season Graduation coaches help former LCB students LaFuria pleads not guilty Westlake Fatal Fire Around 2:30 Monday ... via KPLC-TV Lake Charles
Defense rests in fetus theft case
Preparing for Flu Season Graduation coaches help former LCB students LaFuria pleads not guilty Westlake Fatal Fire Around 2:30 Monday morning, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office was called to a home on Coplin ... via KPLC-TV Lake Charles
Suspect in taped attack due in court
Preparing for Flu Season Graduation coaches help former LCB students Westlake Fatal Fire Around 2:30 Monday morning, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office was called to a home on Coplin Street in reference to a ... via KPLC-TV Lake Charles