Dolly Parton is remembered at the site of her first record
Country music legend Dolly Parton recorded her first single in Lake Charles. After her death this week, locals set down flowers where Goldband Studio once stood.
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Federal court rejects petition against Cameron Parish LNG facility
A federal appeals court rejected a lawsuit brought by environmental groups and local commercial fishermen, denying their petitions for review of plans for the new CP2 terminal.
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Trump’s offshore wind crackdown reaches the Gulf of Mexico
The administration agreed to pay energy company RWE more than $1.2 billion to abandon offshore wind projects in the U.S., including one south of Lake Charles.
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Lake Charles to build new disaster resilience hub
The city council voted to purchase property and build a hardened structure to use in recovery efforts following a disaster.
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Cameron wants LNG. Construction? Not so much.
As several LNG projects that are turning SWLA into a main industry hub move forward, concerns over the impact of construction grow louder.
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The battle over ‘Battle Row’
Once a bustling boulevard, Lake Charles’ Railroad Avenue now sits mostly abandoned. A last ditch effort to recapture federal funds to revitalize it failed this week.
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson holds closed-door legislative update in SWLA
At least 200 business leaders attended a closed-door gathering in Sulphur to hear Johnson speak on legislative priorities for the area.
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Carbon sequestration may expand in Cameron Parish
A Lake Charles company has requested a permit to inject and sequester up to 19 million metric tons of CO2 into two wells. If approved, the project would be the third of its kind in the state, and the second in Cameron Parish.
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Coushatta Legacy Tower project faces $40 million shortfall
In a memo to the Tribal Council, the casino’s CFO recommended hiring freezes and other cost cutting measures, while taking responsibility for miscalculations.
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Lake Charles ramps up street surveillance in response to viral fights
“Migrating crime” and fights broadcast on social media have prompted city leadership to consider expanding the use of surveillance tech.
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‘Turning a corner’: SWLA reversing course on population and jobs, economist says
For seven consecutive years following extreme weather events, many left Southwest Louisiana. But over the past two years, Calcasieu Parish has reversed that trend.
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City Council vote on North Lake Charles project to be reconsidered
A city councilman has alleged “misleading information” influenced a May 20 council approving funding for a Railroad Avenue revamp to a new recreation center project, also in North Lake Charles. Now, the original vote will be reconsidered.
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