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On June 29, around 9:00 p.m. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to a home in Westlake in reference to a domestic disturbance. The suspect, Elliott T. Phillips, who was a deputy with CPSO at the time of the incident, was transported to a local hospital for a mental health evaluation. Phillips was placed on administrative leave and the investigation continued. On July 8, he was arrested and booked into the Calcasieu Correctional Center and charged with domestic abuse battery.

LAFAYETTE – On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Kevin Renan Vargas Aguilera, 20, of Honduras, with Transportation of a Minor with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity. He faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years and up to life in prison for the charge. According to court documents, Vargas Aguilera is accused of transporting a 13-year-old girl from Amelia, Louisiana, to Texas in November 2025.

Funeral services for Millie Murlene Massey will be held on Friday, July 10, 2026 at 2:00 P.M. at Labby Memorial Funeral Home in Leesville, LA with Rev. Shane Freeman officiating. Visitation will begin at 12:30 P.M. until time of services at the funeral home. Burial will follow in the Cryer Cemetery in Leesville. To read the full obituary CLICK HERE

Friends and family are invited to a visitation service for Rita Grace Simmons Shirley from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM at First Baptist Church of DeRidder followed by a funeral service at 10:00 AM on Friday, July 10, 2026. To read the full obituary CLICK HERE

Visitation services for Linda Diane Graves will be Sunday, July 12 from 11am-2pm at Chaddick Funeral Home. Funeral service will be Sunday, July 12 at 2pm at Chaddick Funeral Home. Interment will be at Whitaker Cemetery. Rev. George Lee Glass will officiate. To read the full obituary CLICK HERE

FEMA Region 6 announced more than $144 million to help Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas strengthen community resilience, restore critical infrastructure and invest in mitigation measures to reduce future disaster damage. This funding is part of the $584 million approved nationwide through FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities, Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Grant Programs.

Sheriff Sam Craft of the Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office announces recent arrests made by VPSO.

The following message was released by the Village of Anacoco: Boil advisory has been released and is not longer in effect for Hwy 111E from Cold Springs, including Leonard, W Leonard and Pete Martin. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

LAKE CHARLES, La. — Small business owners across Southwest Louisiana who have moved beyond the startup stage now have an opportunity to grow alongside fellow entrepreneurs. The Louisiana Small Business Development Center (LSBDC) at McNeese State University is launching two Peer-to-Peer Roundtable cohorts, with sessions beginning in August 2026 in Lake Charles and DeRidder.

ALLEN PARISH (July 9, 2026) – Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal (SFM) deputies have arrested a Pitkin woman following an investigation into multiple intentionally set fires at an Allen Parish home on Independence Day. State Fire Marshal deputies arrested and charged 51-year-old Peal Ann Turner on July 6, 2026, with two counts of Simple Arson, one count of Trespassing, and one count of Manufacturing a Delayed Incendiary Device.