One of two suspects in a Lake Charles weekend murder has been apprehended. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reports that 22-year-old Larry Bigelow was arrested in Beaumont, Texas. The second suspect, 22-year-old Titus Tezeno (TEZ-eh-noh), remains at large. Both are charged with the shooting death of 23-year-old Kalin (KAY-lin) Stevens of Lake Charles late Sunday night.
Amtrak announces that its Mardi Gras Service will begin August 18. It revives passenger rail between New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama, with four stops in Mississippi – Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, Biloxi, and Pascagoula.Offering twice-daily scenic trips along the Gulf Coast, it connects to major Amtrak routes like the City of New Orleans. Ross says the service will bring convenience that one stop a day doesn’t have.
Texas State is officially set to leave the Sun Belt for the revamped PAC-12 in 2026 after approving the five-million-dollar buyout earlier this week. Louisiana Tech was rumored to be the apparent replacement, but Dave Schultz of the Locked On Sun Belt Podcast says the conference’s non-Louisiana schools feel the Sun Belt would be over saturated by the Bayou state.
Shreveport Senator Alan Seabaugh expressed frustration over the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to delay ruling on Louisiana versus Callais, a case challenging the state’s new congressional map with two majority-Black districts.