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The elderly man reported missing Monday in Lake Charles has been located safe by local authorities, according to Lake Charles police. Leroy Stewart Sr., 85, has been located and is being taken to a localMore >>
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The multi-million dollar bridge project on Westlake's Miller Avenue is now not expected to be complete until the end of July.More >>
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Lake Charles police are investigating an armed robbery that happened Saturday at a business at 2202 Common Street. According to a news release from the department, the suspect is described as a blackMore >>
Lake Charles police are investigating an armed robbery that happened Saturday at a business at 2202 Common Street.More >>
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Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso was sworn in as president of the Louisiana Sheriff's Association in a ceremony on Wednesday.More >>
Federal prosecutors have secured new indictments against a former BP engineer and a former BP executive charged separately with obstructing probes of the company's 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.More >>
Federal prosecutors have secured new indictments against a former BP engineer and a former BP executive charged separately with obstructing probes of the company's 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.More >>
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STARKS, LA (KPLC) -
Law enforcement officers have more than just storms to deal with.
An incident in Starks required attention from the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office and the Louisiana State Police.
Authorities had to neutralize a homemade explosive device.
Sgt. James Anderson with Louisiana State Police's Troop D told KPLC-TV that a Hazardous Material Team was also contacted to assist.
Anderson said it happened around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.
"We responded to a possible explosive device in the Starks area. We arrived on scene and determined the device on scene was an explosive device, and that device was rendered safe. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office will be handling the investigation," Anderson said.
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