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Neighbors shocked woman whose complaint led to Emmett Till’s death lived quietly nearby
WESTLAKE — Emmett Till was lynched as a child, and his horrific death sparked the nation’s move toward the Civil Rights era. Carolyn Bryant Donham, the woman whose accusation led to Till’s death, lived a long life that came to a quiet end last week — much to the surprise and disgust of some Calcasieu […]
Chlorine leak reveals gaps in Lake Charles area’s alert system
LAKE CHARLES — Every Monday at noon for years, the sirens would ring out. To the residents of Westlake, Lake Charles, and surrounding areas, it was nothing unusual—just a test of the Community Awareness and Emergency Response (CAER) system. But Hurricane Laura in 2020 damaged many of these sirens. Unfortunately, that meant there were no […]