“Be active in your community if you can. That's what Martin Luther King was about. He was about coming together no matter what color you are and standing strong as a community in faith. Let's rebuild our city. I think that's what we need to do at a time like this," said Tammy Guillory, who went to see the parade.
Cold temperatures to start the morning will carry over from our chilly weekend as most areas start out at or near freezing at sunrise. You’ll likely wake up a bit of frost on the ground this morning, but bright sunshine will help temperatures rebound back into the lower 60s by afternoon under sunny skies throughout the entire day. Winds will be lighter as well, making for better outdoor working conditions. We’ll begin a warming trend that will continue through Wednesday as temperatures begin to warm up closer to 70 by tomorrow and into the middle 70s on Wednesday.
As the nation rallies together to mark Martin Luther King Junior celebrations, some of King’s family members are spending the holiday rallying for voting rights. King’s family has asked for no celebration unless federal lawmakers pass voting rights legislation. Due to cancellations in recent years, the day of awareness goes on.
Wildlife rehabilitators are decontaminating dozens of alligators, brushing their teeth and scrubbing their hides in the weeks after a pipeline rupture dumped 300,000 gallons of diesel fuel into a New Orleans area wetland.
The left lane is now open on the I-210 bridge; however, the right lane remains blocked, according to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
Two former LSU Tigers and two New Orleans Saints players have landed on AP NFL All-Pro teams released on Friday, Jan. 14. All-Pro teams are voted on by a national panel of 50 media members.
The 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Festival is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 15 through Monday, Jan. 17, with the parade rolling through downtown Lake Charles Monday.
Mrs. Viator’s fourth-grade classroom at Our Lady’s Catholic School has all hands-on deck with this science unit as students are spending the week learning about the medical world and the human body.
Officers with the Baton Rouge Police Department marched a woman, who is accused of robbing a beauty supply store at gunpoint, to a jail cell on Thursday, Jan. 13.
A recent study found 2020-2021 hurricanes resulted in an estimated $579 million in losses to Louisiana’s fishing industry, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
The Allen Parish School Board announced that five schools will hold virtual classes Friday, Jan. 14 due to increased COVID cases and staffing shortages.
In a press release Thursday, the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office announced it has purchased the American Press building to use as a new CPSO Annex building.
A group of Mennonites and Amish, along with the Louisiana Methodist Conference and the Fuller Disaster Rebuilders have come together to rebuild houses and fix roofs as their resources allow.
