Lake Charles News Lake Charles voters reject three property tax renewals for roads, parks, first responders BY MEGAN WYATT | Staff Writer May 19, 2026 While Lake Charles voters rejected three property tax renewals during the May 16 election, Calcasieu Parish voters approved two bond measures for school improvements. Lake Charles Mayor Marshall Simien said he plans to bring the property tax renewals, which fund roads, bridges, public buildings, parks, recreation and employee salaries, before voters again in the fall.
+2 News When a clerk said he’d stop concealing violent crime records, a Lake Charles judge sealed a case BY MEGAN WYATT | Staff writer Apr 3, 2026 It’s been nearly six months since Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court Lynn Jones said he would change his office’s policy of concealing violent cr…
Crime/Police Iowa, La., woman charged with indecent behavior with juvenile BY KRISTIN ASKELSON | Staff writer Feb 13, 2026 Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested an Iowa woman on charges of indecent behavior with juveniles following an investigation …
ACA.lakecharles.adv.008.jpg STAFF PHOTO BY LESLIE WESTBROOK Mar 5, 2025 The Calcasieu Parish Sales Tax Office is pictured Thursday, February 27, 2025, in Lake Charles, La.
ACA.lakecharles.adv.016.jpg STAFF PHOTO BY LESLIE WESTBROOK Mar 5, 2025 The Calcasieu SheriffÕs Prison is pictured Thursday, February 27, 2025, in Lake Charles, La.
ACA.lakecharles.adv.021.jpg STAFF PHOTO BY LESLIE WESTBROOK Mar 5, 2025 A van drives into the Calcasieu SheriffÕs Prison intake area Thursday, February 27, 2025, in Lake Charles, La.
ACA.lakecharles.adv.022.jpg STAFF PHOTO BY LESLIE WESTBROOK Mar 5, 2025 The ¶¶Òõh Department of Transportation and Development District 7 Annex building is pictured Thursday, February 27, 2025, in Lake Charles, La.
ACA.lakecharles.adv.023.jpg STAFF PHOTO BY LESLIE WESTBROOK Mar 5, 2025 A rendering of the ¶¶Òõh Department of Transportation and Development District 7 Annex building, which is currently under construction, is…
State Politics ACA.lakecharles.adv.024.jpg STAFF PHOTO BY LESLIE WESTBROOKUpdated Apr 29, 2025 The ¶¶Òõh Department of Transportation and Development District 7 Annex building is pictured Thursday, February 27, 2025, in Lake Charles, La.
¶¶Òõh Outdoors Teal season opens in Laura's wake; cold front should send birds into marshes BY JOE MACALUSO | Contributing writer Sep 5, 2020 There will be better hunting days, but not this year, at least for the folks in the southwestern parishes.