The New Year’s Eve Ball Drop is back in downtown Jennings, 8 p.m.-midnight, Tuesday, Dec. 31. The second annual New Year’s ...

Rotary International recently awarded Doris Maricle, American Press staff writer, the Paul Harris Fellowship in recognition ...

Team Green-Keep Greater Lake Charles Beautiful is set to host its second annual Christmas Tree Recycling event 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

The city of Jennings is eyeing the old Jennings Elementary School property at the corner of Florence Street and East Academy ...

Due to delivery issues with today’s edition of the American Press, our e-edition is available for free online by visiting ...

District 3-4A sent a pair of high school football teams to the state semifinals and swept the Louisiana Sports Writers ...

Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta caused significant damage to the city of Lake Charles, impacting many local service ...

Natalie Jordan, 33, has loved literature since she was little. In her Teacher of the Year portfolio, she recalled how she ...

The New Orleans Pelicans (5-26) host the Memphis Grizzlies (21-10) after losing five home games in a row. The Grizzlies are ...

Friday’s NHL slate has a lot in store. Among those games is the Carolina Hurricanes squaring off against the New Jersey ...

The New York Knicks versus the Orlando Magic is a game to see on a Friday NBA schedule that features a lot of compelling ...

A DeRidder man was killed in a single-vehicle Christmas Day crash on La. 1147 near Charles Graham Road in Beauregard Parish.