Several waterways and boat launches in Calcasieu Parish are now open after they were closed earlier this week.

A now-former Louisiana state trooper who was accused of domestic abuse has been released from custody without bond.

Sheriff Stitch Guillory made the announcement Thursday at the department’s annual Law Enforcement Awards ceremony.

The Dept. of Education named its finalists for the Louisiana Student of the Year, and one SWLA student made the list.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - An arrest has been made in Tuesday night’s homicide on Louisiana Avenue. Kamarion J. Harrison, 19, of Lake Charles, is facing a charge of second-degree murder. Around 8:30 p ...

Fairel White, 85, was last seen at 6034 M Corbello Road Wednesday, according to the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office. His ...

According to officials, the fire began shortly after 2 p.m. in the south wing of the building. Staff members reportedly found smoke after walking into a room of the museum on the second floor. They ...

You can visit S.W.A.M.P.’s website HERE, and if you’d like additional information or to attend a S.W.A.M.P. meeting, you can ...

Walmart’s first quarter profit slipped and it said it must raise prices due to higher costs from tariffs implemented by President Donald Trump.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - 1st Sgt. Kenneth Smith served 41 years in the U.S. Army Reserve’s Finance Battalion in Lake Charles. “We handled all the finance operations, get cash, bring the money back, ...

The catch will be the humidity in play that will cause us to have a heat index through the afternoon as it will feel more ...

La. (KPLC) - Whooping cough cases in Louisiana are rapidly climbing and this year the state is on track to set a record high ...