The following is a Press Release:

The Calcasieu Parish Public Library will offer Summer Reading Programs for all ages in June and July. Registration for the reading programs will begin on May 29 at 11 host library locations.<?xml:namespace prefix = o />

The annual SRP Kick-off Celebration will be 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 8 at Prien Lake Park Harbor’s Edge Pavilion. This celebration will feature a magic show by Geebo the Clown, cookie decorating, dress-up booth, temporary tattoos, face painting, bookmark creations, balloon art, and more. The Friends of the Library will sell SRP T-shirts for $7.00 and book bags for $2.00 at the Kick-off.

The 20-year-old Westlake native earned a top 3 slot on ‘American Idol' and a ticket to perform in SWLA.

On Wednesday Joshua Ledet earned a standing ovation after he sung It's a Man's World by James Brown and You Raise Me Up by Josh Groban.

Judge Randy Jackson, a fellow Louisiana native, called Ledet, "one of the best singers ever on this show."

Judge Jennifer Lopez took the compliment further, telling Ledet, "I think you're one of the best singers I've seen in 50 years."

KPLC's Charlie Haldeman stopped through the Barbecue Pit Stop in Westlake where we found supporters of 'American Idol' contestant Joshua Ledet!