Jakob Evans
Digital Producer
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Jakob Evans is a Digital Content Producer at KPLC.
Jakob graduated from Ohio University in 2020 with a BA in Communications Studies.
While in college, Jakob was a sports producer and director for Ohio BobcatTV, livestreaming football, basketball and volleyball games on ESPN.
His hobbies include bodybuilding, gaming and walking his black labrador retriever, Bentley.
Updated: 5 hours ago
|By Jakob Evans
A man lost control of his vehicle and died in a single-vehicle crash in Jeff Davis Parish on October 2.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2022 at 5:44 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
Two men are dead, one a Lake Charles native, after their vehicles were involved in a three-vehicle head-on crash in Coleman, Tx on September 24.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 9:58 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
The Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Office is attempting to find a suspect involved in a theft of a business.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 5:57 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
There is a large marsh fire filling the air with smoke in south Cameron Parish.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 2:21 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
Areas of Moss Bluff are under a boil advisory due to loss of pressure from a water leak, Waterworks District 1 said.
Updated: Sep. 24, 2022 at 4:27 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
A Houston, Texas native has died after being discovered in a single-vehicle crash on the intersection of Sam Way and L’Auberge Blvd on September 23, according to the Lake Charles Police Department.
Updated: Sep. 24, 2022 at 1:02 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
The boil advisory affecting the town of Oberlin has been lifted, according to Mayor Wayne Smith.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2022 at 10:10 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
The city of Sulphur has appointed a new chief of police for the Sulphur Police Department.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 7:40 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
A federal jury in Lake Charles convicted an Elizabeth, Louisiana native of bankruptcy and tax evasion.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2022 at 7:20 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
A 21-year-old male is dead after being struck by a 2016 Nissan Sentra on Holly Grove Road in Anacoco, according to Louisiana State Police Troop E.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 4:30 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
An initial grant of $25 million from President Joe Biden’s Infrastructure Law will be used to plug, cap, and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells across the state of Louisiana.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 2:08 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
The Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Office is looking for an inmate who escaped a facility in DeQuincy on Friday.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 4:18 PM CDT
|By Johnathan Manning and Jakob Evans
The deputy has been placed on administrative leave without pay.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 4:16 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
An inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution Oakdale I was found unresponsive early Tuesday morning.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 8:00 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
Sulphur Police released an update in the identity theft investigation involving an employee at the 297 South Cities Service Highway McDonald’s.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 3:29 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
A Sulphur woman has been found guilty of murdering her boyfriend during an argument in 2021.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2022 at 12:36 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
Beauregard Electric Cooperative successfully restored power to customers in the west area of DeRidder, as well as Merryville and Evans.
Updated: Sep. 4, 2022 at 12:19 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
Lightning struck a vent line on an oil tank in a field off Harris Road.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2022 at 12:42 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
Jennings police are searching for Timothy Walker, 42, accused of stabbing a man multiple times last night.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2022 at 9:50 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
Electrical malfunctions ignited a fire causing severe damage in a Welsh home.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 10:54 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
Double murder suspect, Charles Spraberry, escaped from the Cass County Jail around 8:00 p.m. on August 29.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2022 at 5:20 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
The Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Office is attempting to locate a missing woman from Singer.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2022 at 2:36 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans and Crimson Jeffers
The Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Office is attempting to locate the bodies of four people who drowned in the Sabine River in the late hours of August 26.
Updated: Aug. 27, 2022 at 12:43 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
Holly Beach Non Profit Group is hosting a Cajun Riviera Market on Saturday, September 3.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2022 at 7:54 PM CDT
|By Letitia Walker and Jakob Evans
The Jennings Walmart has been evacuated due to smoke emitting from inside the building.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2022 at 4:23 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
Nearly 2,000 residents in Southwest Louisiana are without power, primarily in the DeRidder and Moss Bluff areas.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2022 at 3:56 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
The park will feature 1000 feet of lazy river, a 3100 square-foot splash pad, four fume slides, along with 7000 square-feet of concessions.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 at 6:38 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
A Beaumont man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Isaiah Brandon Wagner that occurred on January 30, 2022.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2022 at 7:11 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
An arrest was made in connection with the burglary at the Blast and Vac Car Wash, according to the Westlake Police Department.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2022 at 12:36 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
A Sulphur man is behind bars for allegedly driving while intoxicated and striking and killing a pedestrian with his truck near the intersection of Etienne Daigle Road and Raleigh Reed Road.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2022 at 11:57 AM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
The boil advisory affecting customers in the West Oak Lane area has been rescinded, the City of Lake Charles said.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2022 at 11:48 AM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
The boil advisory for the City of Sulphur in the affected areas from Maplewood Drive to Oakley Drive and Palermo Drive to Sylvan Oaks Drive has been rescinded, Sulphur City Hall said.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 6:25 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans and Jade Moreau
A gun was confiscated from a student at LaGrange High School who brought the weapon to campus, according to the Calcasieu Parish School Board.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 7:03 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
On August 15, The father of Landon Schmitz released an update on Facebook about the current condition of the 18-year-old who was shot at a camp on Old Ferry Road last week.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 5:14 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
Ms. Jonnie’s Gingerbread House, a locally owned business on Alamo Street in Lake Charles, has recently gone viral on the video app TikTok.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 4:50 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
Weston and UPC policy holders have 60 additional days to place policies with Louisiana citizens.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 5:06 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
Interstate 10 eastbound is closed at the Ryan Street exit due to an accident, Louisiana DOTD said.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2022 at 2:10 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
A local chef at the Villa Harlequin restaurant in Lake Charles will represent Louisiana in the Great American Seafood Cook-off.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 7:06 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
Concrete strips being laid in the medians of Interstate 210 will anchor cable barriers being installed, according to officials with the Department of Transportation.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 2:39 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder and Hamilton Christian alum Jace Peterson is a recipient of this years’ MLB Heart and Hustle award.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 9:07 PM CDT
|By Andrea Robinson and Jakob Evans
Several police units are at a home near Enterprise Boulevard and 11th Street.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2022 at 3:47 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
At 4:41p.m., 11 firefighters responded from Ward 6 Engine 7, Service 6 and 8, and Unit 901 to a mutual aid request from Beauregard Parish Fire District 1 for a structure house fire in the Singer area, officials said.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2022 at 12:37 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
A 34-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Allen Parish on July 31.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2022 at 5:58 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
All lanes are now open on I-10 West at mile marker 4 (US 90), DOTD said.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 9:34 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
She tied the knot in Missouri with Ryan Scott Anderson on June 27.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 4:46 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
NASDAQ has granted a 180 day grace period for Waitr to raise it’s depressed share price, according to Waitr’s form 8-K filed on July 26.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 3:08 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
The Mega Millions jackpot prize increased to over $1 billion after no winning tickets were issued in Tuesday’s drawing.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 2:39 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
Interstate 10 East is closed at Ryan St due to an accident, Lake Charles Traffic said.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 7:32 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
Multiple accidents on I-10 across SWLA are causing traffic congestion.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 3:59 PM CDT
|By Jakob Evans
Taveon E. Williams, 20, and Melchezieck J. Simon, Jr., 20, both of Lake Charles, remain at large, authorities said.
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