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R’Bonney Gabriel, of Houston, made history as the first Filipina American to be named Miss Universe during the 71st pageant held Jan. 14 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

R’Bonney Gabriel, of Houston, made history as the first Filipina American to be named Miss Universe during the 71st pageant held Jan. 14 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Miss Universe, daughter of Beaumont mother

News Staff
Thursday, January 19, 2023
R’Bonney Gabriel, of Houston, made history as the first Filipina American to be named Miss Universe during the 71st pageant held Jan. 14 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her parents are Remigio Bonzon “R. Bon” Gabriel, a Filipino, and mother, Dana Walker, who is from Beaumont.
Alex Meyer

Alex Meyer

Stolen utility wire lands Texas man in Louisiana jail

Jennifer Johnson
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives previously arrested two suspects for the theft of utility wire reported in November 2021, but this week, the Louisiana law enforcers collected a third suspect – a man from Port Arthur, who was arrested in Orange.
Keith Sweat

Keith Sweat

Keith Sweat

Chad Cooper
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
R&B singing sensation Keith Sweat will perform at the Grand Event Center inside the Golden Nugget in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on Saturday, Jan. 15, at 8 p.m. Tickets for the 21 and older show are $30-$50 and can be purchased online at goldennugget.com. From Harlem, New York, Sweat began singing in...
Jim 'Mattress Mack' McIngvale makes the first bet at the DraftKings Sportsbook inside the Golden Nugget in Lake Charles, La.

Jim 'Mattress Mack' McIngvale makes the first bet at the DraftKings Sportsbook inside the Golden Nugget in Lake Charles, La.

Louisiana sports betting

Chad Cooper
Friday, November 19, 2021
Golden Nugget Casino Lake Charles and DraftKings launched a new retail sportsbook on property, which now allows sports fans 21 years and older to place wagers on a variety of betting markets across professional, collegiate, and other sports leagues at the DraftKings Sportsbook located inside a...
Cornelius Williams

Cornelius Williams

Local ADA selected for national office

Jennifer Johnson
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Jefferson County District Attorney Bob Wortham proudly announced Sept. 28 that veteran prosecutor Cornelius Williams, Jr. has been selected as the Director for the Southern Region of the National Black Prosecutors Association (NBPA).
Mask order reinstated in neighboring Louisiana

Mask order reinstated in neighboring Louisiana

Louisiana reinstates mask mandate

Jennifer Johnson
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Aug. 2, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards temporarily reinstated the state’s statewide mask mandate indoors for all people, regardless of vaccination status, age five and older, “as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise across Louisiana, threatening the ability of Louisiana’s...
Port Arthur road closure

Port Arthur road closure

Fatality accident closes PA portal to LA

Jennifer Johnson
Monday, July 19, 2021
July 19, the Port Arthur Police Department was dispatched to the scene of “a major motor vehicle accident” at the Causeway Bridge/Highway 82, 4000 S MLK, on Pleasure Island at approximately 7:15 a.m. According to responders, the accident resulted in two fatality deaths involving two commercial...
Operation Blessing comes to the aid of Southeast Texans after Tropical Depression Imelda in 2019.

Operation Blessing comes to the aid of Southeast Texans after Tropical Depression Imelda in 2019.

Nonprofit that helped SETX calls for volunteers to assist with Lake Charles relief efforts

Jennifer Johnson
Friday, May 21, 2021
Operation Blessing, which set up shop in Beaumont to assist in the aftermath of Southeast Texas flooding from Tropical Depression Imelda in 2019, has deployed its U.S. Disaster Relief Team and a convoy of equipment to Lake Charles, Louisiana, to assist with relief efforts following the deadly...
Gas pump skimmers steal credit card information to use later

Gas pump skimmers steal credit card information to use later

Suspected pump skimmer rolled from Houston to LA

Jennifer Johnson
Thursday, March 4, 2021
In January, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives received several complaints from various financial institutions in reference to a possible bank fraud taking place in the Lake Charles area.
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