The following is a news release from the Louisiana Department of Wildife and Fisheries:

Louisiana Operation Game Thief, Inc. (LOGT), a Louisiana wildlife crime-stoppers program, awarded $4,400 to diligent citizens statewide at their quarterly meeting on Oct. 3 in Mansura.

The group approved and dispensed cash reward amounts for tipsters who reported wildlife violations that led to 21 subjects being apprehended in wildlife cases. There were a total of 12 cases presented and 46 offenses associated with those cases.

The following is a Press Release from the Calcaseiu Parish Sheriff's Office:

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office will host the Annual Senior Citizen’s Fishing Derby on Friday, Sept. 28 from 7– 11 a.m. at the CPSO Farm Pond behind the Calcasieu Correctional Center at 5400 E. Broad Street in Lake Charles.

Participants are asked to bring their own fishing gear (only one per person, please). The CPSO will provide help in baiting the lines, removing fish from the hook, if requested, and bait shrimp for catching catfish. 

The following is from LA DOTD District 07 - Lake Charles:

Night work will begin Monday, Aug. 13. by Prairie Contractors, Inc. to improve I-10 in Westlake from the PPG Drive Overpass to the Calcasieu River Bridge. 

Traffic will be confined to one lane in the area of construction from 7 p.m. until 6 a.m. weekdays and 9 p.m. to 9 a.m. on weekends. 

These lane closures will be in effect continuously until work is completed.  Depending on weather conditions the project is expected to be completed by end of January 2013.