Chloe-Jaid Hebert

The Lions Club in Sulphur hosted a community Thanksgiving for citizens to come to enjoy a delicious meal and play bingo.

Library staff invited children and their families to gather for an interactive story time followed by a scavenger hunt and craft-making.

November is homelessness and hunger awareness month.

The Junior League of Lake Charles is holding “Mistletoe and Moss”.

The Sulphur Rodeo Club is holding its junior high and high school rodeo this weekend.

Anyone who donated non-perishable foods was able to pick out a ceramic fruit sculpture handmade by students in exchange for their donation.

As part of National Recycling Day, LyondellBasell reused 520,000 plastic bags to pave a new parking lot.

Veterans got treated to some yoga as Mantra Yoga Center hosted its second annual Veterans Yoga Project.

The celebrity steak house “Gordon Ramsay Steak” is now open at the Horseshoe Casino in Westlake.

It’s the 55th anniversary of the Lake Area Radio Kontrol Society also called LARKS.

A new sign is up at Ball’s Fried Chick-N!

The Lake Charles VFW held a flag retirement ceremony.

Reeves Temple CME Church celebrated its 157th anniversary with a parade and bazaar for the whole community to enjoy.

Many Halloween costumes can be seen in downtown Lake Charles as the Lake Charles Downtown Business Association hosts a candy crawl.

The 42nd annual Sulphur Marching Band festival filled Matt Walker Memorial Stadium.

The Kiwanis Club of Lake Charles kicked off its 35th Coats for Kids drive with the 7th annual Spooktacular at the Crying Eagle Brewing Company.

After the parade, a homecoming pep rally will be held inside Cowboy Stadium.

The Southwest Louisiana Center for Health Services hosts a breast cancer awareness week every October.

It was a memorable moment today for McNeese seniors as they stopped by the Alumni Center for the annual Grad Fest.

Men Wear Pink of Southwest Louisiana held their “Battle on the Bayou” lipsync competition tonight to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer patients and research.

The City of Sulphur held it’s 13th annual Stars and Stripes Car Show.

Phillips 66 invited the community to help strike out breast cancer by participating in a Real Men Wear Pink bowling tournament and fundraising event at Petro Bowl.

Breast Cancer Awareness month continues and the West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital hosted the 2023 Ethel Precht Hope Breast Cancer Walk.

Fairview Elementary School has received a $20,000 donation to its English as a second language program from its new Partner in Education.

Today the Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation announced its 2023 list of most endangered places.

The Allen Parish Community Healthcare Center celebrated wellness today by hosting a beautification project in Kinder.

Louisiana saw its lowest unemployment rate on record in August at just 3.3%, and the Louisiana Workforce Commission is working to keep it that low.

The Jeff Davis Tourist Commission hosted their annual Stearman Fly In, welcoming pilots from all around to interact with the community.

The Sisters Surviving Cancer Support Group held a walk to raise awareness and show support for those with breast cancer.

The Southwest Louisiana Safe Sleep Task Force held its 8th annual Safe Sleep Stroll and Roll Sleep Awareness walk.

Westlake hosted it’s first West Fest, a festival to showcase the talent of Westlake.

Jeff Davis Parish kicked off its 128th annual fair in Jennings with rides, games and competitions.

The theme of this year’s Beauregard Parish Fair is “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Agriculture.”

McNeese hosted its preview day for high school students to visit and get a chance to meet with student organizations and other departments on campus.

McNeese State University’s annual parents and family weekend ended with a tailgate party outside Cowboy Stadium.

Another eclipse program will be held at the Sulphur Library on Thursday, Oct. 5.

Today is National Seat Check Saturday and Louisiana State Police offered a free car seat inspection to residents who may not know how to properly install their child’s car seat or may not know which car seat is a good fit for their children.

Today the Down Syndrome Association celebrated their 21st annual “Step Up for Down Syndrome” walk.

The City of Lake Charles Partners in Parks Initiative, and the Imperial Calcasieu Museum have once again come together to host the city’s Art in the Park series.

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation hosted “Great Strides Lake Charles” as part of a national effort to fight cystic fibrosis.

Beaugreard Parish officials are asking residents for their ideas on how to use nearly $3 million in hurricane recovery funding.

This year marks the 75th anniversary of SPAR, the Sulphur Parks and Recreation.

An organization in the Lake Area is celebrating a milestone anniversary. It’s the Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church’s 100th anniversary.

The SWLA Out of the Darkness Walk for suicide prevention is the largest annual mental health event in Southwest Louisiana.

The 24-hour-long vigil in remembrance of service members who are prisoners of war or classified as missing in action wrapped up in DeRidder this evening.

The festival will be from Sept. 14 through 17.