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SWLA Arrest Report – Nov. 22, 2020
SWLA Arrest Report – Nov. 22, 2020 By Patrick Deaville | November 23, 2020, at 8:55 AM CST – Updated November 23 at 8:55 AM LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) – Calcasieu Correctional Center booking report for Nov. 22, 2020. Mark Andrew Cherhoniak, 35, Lake Charles: Possession of a Schedule II drug; sale, distribution, or possession of a legend…… Continue Reading
Parish beginning second pass of debris pickup
Information from Calcasieu Parish Police Jury LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) – As of Nov. 23, Calcasieu Parish’s debris contractor, Crowder Gulf, is 74 days into debris pickup efforts. The company has about 220 trucks out daily, removing debris from the 1,200 miles of parish roads. Since Hurricane Laura, trucks have picked up approximately 4.8 million…… Continue Reading
Calcasieu Parish School Board sending in-person students back to five days a week
By Lindsey Thompson | November 11, 2020, at 9:49 AM CST – Updated November 11 at 9:49 AM LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) – The Calcasieu Parish School Board voted to send all in-person students back to five days a week. That’s a change to the previous alternating schedule for 7th through 12th-grade students put in…… Continue Reading
CORONAVIRUS: News Update for Sept. 22nd
Today’s news on the global pandemic. The U.S. has surpassed 200,000 deaths. (Johns Hopkins) The NFL has fined three coaches $100,000 each for not wearing masks on the sideline during Sunday’s games. (ESPN) The CDC updated its guidelines regarding Halloween and recommends avoiding traditional trick-or-treating, indoor costume parties and haunted houses. (USA Today) There are now…… Continue Reading
CARDI B:Sued by MAGA Supporters
Cardi B and her sister are getting hit with a lawsuit after calling a group of beachgoers “racist MAGA supporters.” Two men and a woman who got into it with Cardi’s sister, Hennessy Carolina, and her girlfriend don’t appreciate being called racist, whether or not one of them was proudly rocking a red MAGA hat. Hennessy says that…… Continue Reading
TROPICS: Sally Threatens the Gulf Coast
UPDATE (12:25 p.m. ET): Sally, threatening the Gulf Coast, has been upgraded to a hurricane. (National Hurricane Center) UPDATE (11:15 a.m. ET): There are five named tropical systems in the Atlantic basin, a new record. Newly named Tropical Storm Vicky is expected to be short-lived in the open Atlantic. Hurricane warnings and watches have been…… Continue Reading
HAPPY BIRTHDAY: America’s Oldest WWII Veteran Turns 111
America’s oldest living World War Two veteran celebrated his 111th birthday over the weekend. Lawrence Brooks, who served in the predominantly-Black 91st Engineer Battalion during the war, was honored with a socially- distanced celebration at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, where Brooks lives. There was treated to a military flyover and a performance of…… Continue Reading
GLADYS KNIGHT, PATTI LABELLE: Square Off in Verzuz Battle
Patti LaBelle and Gladys Knight squared off in the latest edition of the streaming TV series Verzuz. The legendary singers took turns singing their classic hits while the other sang along. Near the end, they were joined by Dionne Warwick for a performance of “That’s What Friends Are For” and their new single “Superwoman.” Monday, September 14, 2020 – 12:49 PM… Continue Reading
TOM SEAVER: Baseball Hall of Famer Dead at 75
Baseball Hall of Famer Tom Seaver died Monday night at age 75. The New York Mets revealed the news on Wednesday evening. According to the Baseball Hall of Fame, his cause of death was complications of Lewy body dementia and COVID-19. The legendary pitcher, who almost single-handedly, turned the New York Mets from lovable losers to unexpected World Champs in…… Continue Reading