Good morning, Lake Charles.

Second Harvest in Lake Charles is now relying on local retail donors and volunteers to help fill the food gap after federal support dropped significantly over the past two years.

The food bank expects even lower USDA aid next year and asks the community to help build its emergency supplies for hurricane season.

SOWELA Technical Community College invites families and local vendors to its inaugural Fall Fun Fest on November 6 from 6-9 p.m., featuring live music, food trucks, a car club cruise-in, a Kid Zone, and a special SOWELA Alumni VIP Hangar.

Vendors can register for a reserved space (registration is $35).

SpaceX announced Tuesday that it will invest $100 billion to build its largest launch facility in Vermilion Parish.

The new spaceport is planned to support thousands of launches annually and could boost local economic growth.

State economic development officials updated on $160 billion in AI data center investments—highlighting Meta’s $50 billion campus in Richland and a planned $10 billion center in West Feliciana—announced Tuesday, as local voices raise concerns over the transparency of tax incentives.

Hamilton Christian Academy is beginning a rebuild and appointing new leadership after a challenging year.

The school plans to start improvements soon so it can better serve students and families.

Calcasieu Parish School Board held a closed-door meeting Tuesday night to discuss a 60-year-old desegregation case (Conley v.

Lake Charles School Board, 1964) and review a data gathering process. Experts from McNeese State University and demographic reviewers were present, though no public release date for the findings was provided.

Seven top high school running backs in the region recorded impressive yardage last season and are set to boost the upcoming football season, with standout performances at Elton, Lake Charles College Prep (with Division I prospects), Barbe, Welsh and Lake Arthur.