Local school celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month in a special way
With cultural dances, presentations and food; the Lake Charles Charter Academy held a celebration in honor of Hispanic ...
FIRST ALERT FORECAST: Even warmer weather for the weekend
Highs near 90 degrees are expected both days this weekend. Humidity will start to increase a little Saturday night, so lows ...
Louisiana’s high insurance premiums slowing real estate sales
Local insurance agents say some insurance companies won’t write policies in Louisiana anymore because of the natural ...
‘Mastermind’ of Lake Charles jewelry heist sentenced in federal court
One of the other men that were sentenced for the Lake Charles robbery, said in July that Terry was the mastermind behind the ...
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Friend Ships planning delivery of supplies to Florida and North Carolina
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) -From western North Carolina to central Florida tens of millions of Americans have seen the full ...
Fire destroys home near Westlake
Westlake Fire and Houston River Fire departments responded around 12:30 p.m. today, Oct. 11, to the home in the 3100 block of ...
Volunteers plant grass to restore Cameron dune habitat
Volunteers planted 10,000 grass stems in the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge in an effort to restore dune habitat along the ...
13-year-old student arrested for Moss Bluff Middle School threat
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A 13-year-old student has been arrested after being accused of making a threat at Moss Bluff ...
First Alert Forecast: Dry conditions keeping weather pleasant into this weekend, but drought concerns starting to rise
Warm and dry weather in SWLA is expected to continue into the weekend, however the continued lack of rainfall is not good ...
Lake Charles Regional Airport to conduct fire drill
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Lake Charles Regional Airport is informing nearby residents and passengers that they will be ...
U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins ‘not concerned’ with possible House censure over racist post
Congressman Clay Higgins says he isn’t worried about his colleagues casting an official vote to censure him for inflammatory ...
Local sailing instructor to compete in international sailing competition
A Sunfish is a personal-size, beach-launched sail boat, which Robert Goodson, member of the Lake Charles Yacht Club and local sailing instructor, has been sailing on since he was a little kid. Goodson ...