AnaClare Barras
Digital Producer
AnaClare, who goes by Ana, grew up here in Lake Charles. She graduated from McNeese State University, earning a degree in Mass Communication with a concentration in Journalism.
She wrote news stories for American Press while attending McNeese, before deciding to go into broadcast news.
She loves meeting new people and sharing their stories.
Ana enjoys running, reading, and spending time with her family and cat named Bruno.
Deputies continue to investigate at least two other known, similar hotel fires in Houma and Mathews.
The oil spill that happened last week near New Orleans has potentially released 1.1 million gallons of crude oil, according to Coast Guard calculations.
As of Friday morning, there have been no reports of injuries or shoreline impacts.
An 84-year-old man died after being hit by a car while driving an all-terrain vehicle on roads in Louisiana.
Officials from the Southern Area Red Incident Management Team, a national interagency emergency response team, provided an update to the Hwy. 113 and Lions Camp Road fires today and their plan for the upcoming days.
As winds from the south pushed heat north, crews will continue to focus their efforts on the north dozer lines.
Check back for updates as we continue to monitor wildfires around the Vernon Parish area.
“From the time the burn ban was issued in Beauregard on August 1 through Monday morning, there were 135 fires in Beauregard Parish,” said Beauregard Parish Sheriff Mark Herford.
Ben Terry’s body was given a police escort to Mississippi earlier today as his family watched on.
An outpouring of love and support flooded social media on Sunday after the loss of our community’s beloved meteorologist, Ben Terry.
More Louisianians won big in Powerball before the winning jackpot was sold in a tiny store in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
A rare pink dolphin was spotted in Louisiana last week that could be a female albino named “Pinky” by locals.
The governor has signed a new bill into law that authorizes public high schools in Louisiana to offer an elective class on the history and literature of the Bible.
Lake Charles Police responded to a 911 call of a shooting last night around 10:30 p.m. at the Civic Center.
