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3 weeks ago |
americanpress.com | Emily Burleigh
Published 6:38 am Friday, June 6, 2025 As a pre-K teacher, Charity Ratliff, 49, provides young students with their first experiences in education. She is determined to make sure these experiences are positive and fun. Ratliff has taught at East Beauregard Elementary for 20 years. Before that, she attended East Beauregard herself — an experience that was positive for her. “Coming from a small community, we were more like family,” she said.
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3 weeks ago |
americanpress.com | Emily Burleigh
Published 1:33 pm Thursday, June 5, 2025 The Lake Charles City Council has deferred a decision to rezone a lot for an established business. Phil Vincent, owner of Lake Area Service and Supply, submitted an application to the Lake Charles Planning and Zoning Commission to rezone his lot at 2400 Opelousas St. and 330 North Lincoln St. from neighborhood to business. Lake Area Service and Supply is a pump repair business.
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4 weeks ago |
americanpress.com | Emily Burleigh
Published 6:08 pm Friday, May 30, 2025 Calcasieu Parish School Board has locked down its campus security services for the 2025-26 school year. The board unanimously approved a contract for Allied Universal at the meeting earlier this month. Allied has provided security services — remote monitoring, safety management, defense training and emergency response — for the district’s elementary campuses since January, following the Bankruptcy of Stratigos Dynamics.
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4 weeks ago |
americanpress.com | Emily Burleigh
Published 5:52 am Friday, May 30, 2025 Angela Briscoe’s reason for choosing to teach science is simple: “Science is fun!”She said she was lucky enough to be offered the position of fourth- and fifth-grade teacher at Merryville — and smart enough to accept. This grade level and subject are fun for Briscoe because the students’ age is perfect for a science lesson. She said they are old enough to be curious and engage with the curriculum.
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1 month ago |
americanpress.com | Emily Burleigh
Published 4:34 pm Thursday, May 29, 2025 With the eighth annual Calcasieu Parish Short Film Festival comes over 20 new short films for Southwest Louisiana residents to enjoy. The Calcasieu Parish Short Film Festival is held each year at the Brimstone Museum Annex, 900 S. Huntington St., in Sulphur. Independent filmmakers from across the country and the globe submit films that are three to 30 minutes long, or short scripts that are three to 30 pages long.
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