As the Lake Charles reporter for The Advocate, I am excited to cover stories in the southwest Louisiana community. I'll be ...

Texas A&M-CC Islanders (17-11, 10-6 Southland) at McNeese Cowboys (21-6, 15-1 Southland) Lake Charles, Louisiana; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cowboys -10.5; over/under is 140.5 BOTTOM ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Local Family Physician Dr. Donald Higgins says vaccines and immunizations continue to be an important part of medicine. Higgins spoke with 7NEWS after the Louisiana ...

Texas A&M-CC Islanders (13-14, 5-11 Southland) at McNeese Cowgirls (9-18, 4-12 Southland) Lake Charles, Louisiana; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: McNeese hosts Texas A&M-CC looking to stop ...

Special to the American Press The McNeese State University men’s and women’s rodeo teams enter the spring 2025 season both ...

Louisiana woman DaNita Batiste is fighting to reclaim the title to a property that’s been in her family for centuries.

Patricia H. Stough, 87, of Lake Charles, La., passed away peacefully on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, in the comfort of her home.

Christian Shumate finished with 19 points and 14 rebounds to power McNeese to a 67-51 victory over East Texas A&M on Monday night.

East Texas A&M Lions (3-21, 1-12 Southland) at McNeese Cowboys (18-6, 12-1 Southland) Lake Charles, Louisiana; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: East Texas A&M plays McNeese after Scooter Williams Jr.

McNeese plays the East Texas A&M Lions after Javohn Garcia scored 22 points in McNeese's 65-50 victory over the Northwestern State Demons.

An administrative law judge found the Louisiana Department of Insurance did not have the authority to issue cease and desist orders and fines against the firm.