Learn How to Organize and Preserve Historical Documents July 18, 2019, at the Carnegie Memorial Library
Learn How to Organize and Preserve Historical Documents July 18, 2019, at the Carnegie Memorial Library
Are you interested in learning how to organize and preserve historical documents and photographs? On Thursday, July 18, 2019, at 10 a.m. inside the Carnegie Memorial Library meeting room genealogy library manager Brandon Shoumaker will discuss techniques and strategies for organizing genealogical records. He will also provide various methods of preserving historical documents and photographs.
If you can't make it to this discussion, the Southwest Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Library located inside the Carnegie Memorial Library at 411 Pujo Street, Lake Charles is able to assist you 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday - Friday, and 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday.
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Polls are open today from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., and a cold front is expected to bring showers and thunderstorms later in the day, with the strongest storms and heaviest rain most likely late in the afternoon and into the evening. 1. Calcasieu Parish — What changed today...
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 — SWLA Daily Brief: Early voting opens
Early voting opens today at four Calcasieu Parish sites and runs through Tuesday, Oct. 27. The People of Hope Museum closes out its Lake Charles stop today, and the parishwide burn ban remains in effect. Coverage window: Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, plus today's calendar...
SWLA Week Ahead: Oct. 19–25, 2026
Early voting opens Tuesday. The Great Pumpkin Trail runs all week at Tuten Park. Saturday packs in LCFD Family Day, a workshop with Dr. Ralph Martin, and the SPAR Boo Bash — and Sunday closes the week with the CalcaChew Festival. Calcasieu Parish Early voting starts...