Crystal Stevenson

Shopping local during the holidays is vital for the local economy, supports community growth and character, and provides unique products with a personal touch that chain stores cannot match. Just ask Melissa Buxton. Bux Kajun Korner, a downtown Lake Charles market, was founded by Melissa and her husband, Todd, with the mission of blending the […]

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Jeffery Dwayne Banks, 50, 1901 7th St. — simple burglary; theft less than $1,000; possession of synthetic marijuana, first offense; wearing masks or hoods in public places prohibited. Bond: $15,000. Robert Joseph Reynaud, 39, 117 Kirkman St. — aggravated assault with a firearm; domestic abuse battery-strangulation; […]

The sentence for a Lake Charles woman who plead guilty to vehicular homicide has been vacated a second time. Sandy Nicole Deleon pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide after a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 10 westbound on March 17, 2019, killed her unrestrained passenger, Ricky Broussard. Broussard was ejected from the vehicle. Louisiana State Police said […]

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Ralph Philip Parrotta, 68, 912 11th St. — domestic abuse battery. Bradley James Hutto Jr., 20, 2536 Mary Ann St., Sulphur — wearing masks or hoods in public places prohibited; resisting a police officer with force or violence; restisting an officer by refusal to I.D.; battery […]

Sowela faculty recognized NEW ORLEANS — Two staff members and two faculty members at Sowela Technical Community College were honored for their service and dedication at the Louisiana Community and Technical College System’s annual conference. This year’s four Sowela honorees include Instructional Site Operations and Financial Aid Assistant Director Tao Jin, Business Administration Instructor Patricia […]

Soileau joins LC Memorial Health Lake Charles Memorial Health System is pleased to welcome Logan Soileau, DO, a family and sports medicine physician and Lake Charles native, to its growing team of dedicated physician specialists. A Lake Charles native and McNeese State University alumnus, he earned both a Bachelor of Education in exercise science and […]

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Jessica Dawn Hebert, 40, 601 N. Grand Ave., DeQuincy — illegal carrying of weapons during commission of a crime or in presence of CDS; three counts drug possession. Dylan Maleek Jones, 23, St. Martinville — aggravated flight from an officer; two counts drug possession; transaction involving […]

Moss named deputy chief Lake Charles Police Chief Shawn Caldwell has promoted veteran officer Sgt. Larry Moss to the rank of deputy chief. A 29-year law enforcement veteran, including the past 22 years with the Lake Charles Police Department, Moss now oversees the department’s operations division. Born and raised in Sulphur, Moss graduated from Sulphur […]

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Justin Dale Morgan, 39, 2072 E. Tank Farm Road — illegal use of weapons or dangerous instruments; aggravated assault with a firearm. Bond: $25,000. Derek Gerard Jackson, 41,1406 14th St. — prohibited acts, drug paraphernalia; drug possession; criminal trespass; obscenity. Bond: $57,500. Leslie Michelle Newman, 64, […]

Mitchell Pete, the new director of the Lake Charles Housing Authority, can barely contain his excitement when it comes to the future of the organization. “It’s really about to get exciting,” he said. A native of Lake Charles, Pete said he left the area in 1985 to attend Southern University. “Unbeknownst to me, I did […]

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Deona Ladasia Dicks, 32, 1505 3rd St. Apt. B — domestic abuse battery-child endangerment. Bryant Keith Hardy Sr., 63, 945 Beulah St., Sulphur — aggravated flight from an officer; operating vehicle while license is suspended; turning movements and required signals. Bond: $77,000. Grady James Briggs, 47, […]

​Lake Charles Police are investigating a fatal shooting that happened late Friday night at Juicy’s Lounge on 3rd Avenue. Lt. Jeffrey Keenum said when officers responded to the shooting at 809 3rd Avenue just before 11 p.m. they found a victim injured in the parking lot. “This victim was transported to a local hospital where […]

Four contract personnel hired by Turner Industries to perform work at Citgo Lake Charles Refinery were injured Monday afternoon during a small flash fire. Jessica Saxby, communications advisor for Citgo, said the fire occurred just before 1 p.m. She said four Turner workers were affected by the fire and were transported offsite. “We understand one […]

At 1:30 p.m. Jan. 31, 1906, Lake Charles’ first trolley car rolled out of the car barns at the head of Ryan Street and made its way down the eight-mile main thoroughfare. “Ernest Bel’s white horse did a two-step in honor of the occasion, being the first equine introduced to the new system of locomotion,” […]

A Lake Charles man accused of killing a 72-year-old woman and driving around town with her body in the passenger seat for a month used baking soda, 15 bottles of Axe body spray, spray bleach cleaner and 11 cans of air freshener to mask the decomposition smell. He also kept disposable face masks dangling from […]

Kerry Onxley — who is beginning his 38th year as director of theatre at both Westlake High School and the Children’s Theatre Company — is planning something a bit different this fall season. He’s going back to the basics. “I wanted to change things up,” he said. “In years past we’ve done a show a […]

The United States Coast Guard is one of the nation’s five military services, and is one of the oldest organizations of the federal government. It’s also been a rewarding career for 16-year service member Chief Warrant Officer 2 Mike Dillon. After earning a degree in environmental science  from Frostburg State University in Maryland, Dillon worked […]

One in six people in Louisiana’s 3rd Congressional District — made up of the southern portion of the state from the Texas border to the Atchafalaya River — is dealing with food insecurity. That’s enough people to completely fill both Tiger Stadium for an LSU game and the Smoothie King Center for a Pelicans game, […]

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Brock Lawrence Fanguy, 39, Houma — possession of firearm or carrying concealed weapon by a person convicted of certain felonies; two counts drug possession. Bond: $170,000. Wilfred DavyRussell Bellard, 22, 4101 5th Ave. No. 6105 — aggravated assault; possession of marijuana, first offense (14 grams or […]

Over the past 18 months, the Louisiana Legislature has had several victories that Sen. Jeremy Stine believes will move the Bayou State out of 50th place in national rankings and into a more prosperous future. “The transformation is real,” Stine, who is the majority leader of the Louisiana Senate, told members of the Republican Woman […]