I'm a Jennings, La., native who started in radio while in high school in 1995. I got a bachelor’s degree in broadcasting in 2002 – which would have been a brilliant career move if this was 1972. I moved halfway across the nation in a hatchback with a diabetic cat to be in El Paso. I've worked under a variety of different radio names in the last 15 years, probably because I'm also secretly a spy. I once met Laura Bush and took a picture of her hot-pink toenails – true story. I'm pretty much a big ol’ geek (or is it a spaz?), and I'm kinda funny lookin’.
Scott Lewis
UPDATE: 100 Car I-10 Pileup West of Beaumont Claims Two Lives, Injures Dozens
UPDATE 2:30 p.m.: Officials have since confirmed that 100 vehicles were involved in the crash, which was likely caused by mid-morning fog. Two are dead and dozens are injured, according to KFDM-TV. I-10 westbound is now open, but eastbound will continue to be closed for a while.
Calcasieu Parish Offers New Dental Plan to All Residents
Calcasieu Parish residents will now have access to a special dental discount program to help keep your pearly whites healthy.
UPDATE: Platform Explosion in the Gulf of Mexico — Two Missing, Eleven Airlifted to Hospitals, No Confirmed Deaths [VIDEO]
UPDATE 2 p.m.: Grand Isle Shipyard President Mark Prejeant confirmed for WWL that many of those injured in the blast were employees of his company. There were 22 employees on the platform -- 14 of them were GIS employees. Even Prejeant, however, is having trouble getting information on his employees' injuries and whereabouts.
UPDATE 12:10 p.m.: Four of the crew members being prepared to be t
Lake Charles Makes USA Today’s Top 10 List for Winter Vacation Spots Along With Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Palm Springs
If you took a look at the Travel section of USA Today, your eye might be caught by a mention of Lake Charles today. That's because we were just named as one of the newspaper's Top 10 places to vacation for the winter. How do you like them apples?
2012 Southwest Louisiana Election Results — Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jeff Davis and Vernon Parishes
10:30 p.m. -- Well, folks, while there are still a few precincts outstanding, there aren't enough to change any outcomes at this point, so we're calling it. Charles Boustany and Jeff Landry will head to a December runoff in the 3rd U.S. Congressional District, while John Fleming will be the next U.S. representative for the 4th District. Check out how all the other local races in Southwest Louisi
107 JAMZ Playlist — November 2012 Top Songs
Miguel was on top last month, and for November, he slips down to the No. 2 position to let Juicy J take over with "Bandz a Make Her Dance." Meanwhile, Brandy puts the sistas in the Top 3 with "Put It Down." See if your favorite made 107 JAMZ's Top 40 this month!
Calcasieu Parish Sees 18 Percent Increase in Early Voting Over Last Presidential Election
Early voting in Calcasieu Parish is now officially over, which means if you missed it, you'd better make sure to hit the polls between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 6. But if early voting is any indication of what Election Day will look like, the turnout at the polls may be pretty strong.
Disney Buys Lucasfilm for $4 Billion — Star Wars Episode 7 Planned for 2015 Release … No, Really
Are you ready for a sequel to "Return of the Jedi?" Well, like it or not, you're going to get one. Disney just gave George Lucas $4.05 billion today with the express purpose of buying Lucasfilm and making the next THREE episodes of the Star Wars saga.
Charles Boustany and Jeff Landry Set for Live Radio Debate Halloween Night at 5 p.m.
Despite what has been a very heavily contentious campaign across South Louisiana, sitting Republican congressmen Charles Boustany and Jeff Landry have not yet faced off in a debate for the 3rd Congressional District seat. That will change Wednesday night as Cajun Radio 1470/1290 AM teams up with Lafayette's news radio KPEL 96.5 FM to bring a live one-hour debate in which all the questions are pro
Did a Winnsboro Woman Really Set Herself on Fire and Try to Blame It on the KKK?
File this under unexplainable: A Winnsboro woman ends up in the hospital Sunday night covered in third-degree burns. She says she was attacked by three men in white hoodies. On her car, someone has painted "KKK" and racial slurs. Just when everyone's hackles get raised, authorities say that the truth was, she set HERSELF on fire. Say what?
Southwest Louisiana Heart Walk Set to Raise Funds at McNeese Quad on November 10
November is one fine month to be outdoors in Southwest Louisiana, and you'll have the chance to enjoy it while also raising money to help fight heart disease during the American Heart Association's Heart Walk. On November 10, the Heart Walk will take over McNeese State University's Quad, and you can help be a part of it.
2012 Ethel Precht Breast Cancer 3K Set for This Saturday, October 20
Since 2004, the Ethel Precht Breast Cancer 3K has been raising funds to help those in Calcasieu and Cameron parishes stricken with the horrible disease. And now, eight years later, it's growing and raising even more money.