LAKE CHARLES — The former Calcasieu Marine Tower, which dominated the Lake Charles skyline for more than four decades but became an eyesore after Hurricane Laura, was imploded Saturday.

Lake Charles casinos are investing in new offerings and facilities, and studies show that Texas gambling money is flooding in ...

The Capital One Tower in downtown Lake Charles, southwest Louisiana was imploded Saturday, September 7. The building had been ...

The Capital One Tower in downtown Lake Charles had been mostly vacant since Hurricane Laura, a Category 4 storm, caused extensive damage. Debates about the building’s fate persisted for years ...

Horseshoe Casino Lake Charles opened in 2022, replacing the former Isle of Capri Lake Charles, which was forced to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic and damage from Hurricane Laura. In a nod to ...

FILE - Debris surrounds damaged buildings, including the Hertz Building, in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura, Aug. 27, 2020, near Lake Charles ... bayous, casinos and its Cajun flair, it also ...

This week, leaders celebrated the strides southwest Louisiana has made in recovering from the historic slew of disasters that struck Lake Charles and the region, beginning with Hurricane Laura on ...

Editorial: For those affected by Hurricane Laura, recovery has been anything but smooth. Lesson should be learned.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An abandoned, 22-story building in Lake Charles, Louisiana — once an icon in the city that became a symbol of destruction from hurricanes Laura and Delta — is scheduled to be ...

Hurricane Delta crashed ashore in southern Louisiana in October 2020 just six weeks after Laura took a similar, destructive path onto the U.S. Gulf Coast. At the time, Lake Charles was already ...