It’s Labor Day, but for LSU fans it’s Ground Hog’s Day as the Tigers football team lost their fifth straight season opener last night falling to USC 27-20. Following the game Coach Brian Kelly said he’s angry with his team after not scoring enough touchdowns and committing ten penalties…

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Visit Lake Charles has launched the Lake Charles Regional Sports Authority (LCRSA), to boost the region’s profile as a premier destination for sporting events.

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The early childhood care industry faces significant challenges. That’s the takeaway of a new survey of some 300 childcare providers in the state by the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children. Director of Policy and Research Mattilyn Batson says the cost of doing business is a big hurdle.

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Batson says additional federal, and state financial assistance would help.

The Alexandria Farmers Market is celebrating ten years with special events every Tuesday this month at the farmers market location on Jackson Street in Alexandria…

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That’s the executive director of Farm and Food at Louisiana Central Bahia (Bah-hee-ah) Nightengale says the Market now serves as many as one-thousand visitors a week.