Updated: May. 26, 2023 at 4:03 PM CDT
|By Johnathan Manning
The bill would require location detector beacons on life jackets for offshore workers traveling to and from rigs.
Updated: May. 26, 2023 at 3:26 PM CDT
|By Johnathan Manning
There will be a fireworks display over the lake tonight.
Updated: May. 26, 2023 at 11:52 AM CDT
|By Johnathan Manning
The accident has been cleared by authorities.
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 7:05 PM CDT
|By Johnathan Manning
A tractor-trailer overturned on the 210 westbound ramp heading into Sulphur Monday afternoon.
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 4:24 PM CDT
|By Johnathan Manning
Bennett was killed with a revolver stolen in a car burglary in the area earlier in the week, authorities said at the time.
Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 4:56 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team and Johnathan Manning
Earlier this month, Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon fined the firm $2 million.
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 4:20 PM CDT
|By Johnathan Manning
The contractor is redoing the concrete at its own expense.
Updated: May. 15, 2023 at 4:07 PM CDT
|By Johnathan Manning
The Airshow starts Friday and continues through Sunday.
Updated: May. 11, 2023 at 3:08 PM CDT
|By Johnathan Manning
Charges were dropped against Guion earlier this year.
Updated: May. 5, 2023 at 4:22 PM CDT
|By Johnathan Manning
A Lake Area woman has died after being hit by a vehicle in mid-April.
Updated: May. 5, 2023 at 2:50 PM CDT
|By Johnathan Manning
The incident happened around noon Friday.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2023 at 7:39 PM CDT
|By Johnathan Manning
The Safety Board released its final investigative report Monday into the fire and toxic gas release on April 27, 2020.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2023 at 10:56 AM CDT
|By Johnathan Manning
Lab work is suspended for the day, but the clinic is continuing to see patients.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2023 at 4:39 PM CDT
|By Johnathan Manning
Markwood was originally charged with second-degree murder and obstruction of justice
Updated: Apr. 18, 2023 at 12:43 PM CDT
|By Johnathan Manning
The disagreement involved several young people at a residence in the area of Oakes Allardyce Road in the Knight Community
Updated: Apr. 14, 2023 at 12:13 PM CDT
|By Johnathan Manning and Amma Siriboe
A truck carrying what’s believed to be a captured Russian tank was left stranded for two days at a truck stop in Roanoke, La.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2023 at 12:09 PM CDT
|By Theresa Schmidt and Johnathan Manning
Richard Ieyoub was currently the state’s Commissioner of Conservation.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 5:02 PM CDT
|By Johnathan Manning and Amma Siriboe
The Louisiana AG would be able to investigate sites and sue for civil penalties on behalf of the state.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 6:32 PM CDT
|By Johnathan Manning
The hearing revolves around Canaday's actions in the second-degree murder case of Dennis Jerome Bartie.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 12:34 PM CDT
|By Johnathan Manning
Authorities were chasing a silver Chevy Cobalt.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 6:26 PM CST
|By Johnathan Manning
The Department of Health filed reports on Feb. 17, Feb. 22, and Feb. 28, based on inspections at Toddler Town.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 5:50 PM CST
|By Johnathan Manning
A 21-year-old Kinder man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on La. 383, about 7 miles west of Kinder, shortly before 7 a.m. Friday morning, according to officials. Joshua Dillon Granger was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Trooper First Class Derek Senegal, spokesman for Troop D.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 12:18 PM CST
|By Johnathan Manning
The back of his Mardi Gras costume caught fire from a portable heater.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 4:56 PM CST
|By Andrea Robinson and Johnathan Manning
The Department of Corrections has released a list of Thomas Frank Cisco’s prison infractions.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 8:01 PM CST
|By Theresa Schmidt and Johnathan Manning
Since 1997, when three people were killed, the crime at the former KK's Corner store has remained unsolved. That's in the sense that at least one other person was involved. That person has never been brought to justice. But Tom Cisco has been in Angola prison since being convicted was granted parole last week but it was almost immediately rescinded when it was discovered he committed an infraction in prison before the hearing.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2023 at 7:06 PM CST
|By Johnathan Manning and Jade Moreau
Had he not been arrested for second-degree murder in the killing of Da’Marcus Ardoin in Westlake, Kevin Williams Jr. would have gone to trial in St. Landry Parish next week.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2023 at 6:45 PM CST
|By Johnathan Manning
The violation triggered an automatic reversal of his parole, officials said.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 11:11 AM CST
|By Johnathan Manning
The nationwide Bed Bath & Beyond closures have finally trickled down to Lake Charles.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 1:10 PM CST
|By Johnathan Manning
The Coast Guard said it was suspending the search after combing 206 square miles near Sabine Pass, Texas, for a combined 23 hours.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 7:24 PM CST
|By Theresa Schmidt and Johnathan Manning
Kevin E. Williams Jr., 23, of Eunice, was arrested for second-degree murder, and Autoria Lachney, 22, was arrested for accessory after the fact to second-degree murder.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 6:13 PM CST
|By Johnathan Manning
The defendant will now be allowed to represent himself.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 5:02 PM CST
|By Johnathan Manning
A Eunice man arrested for second-degree murder today was tied to a shooting in Eunice two years ago.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 2:57 PM CST
|By Johnathan Manning and Amma Siriboe
Both Justin Ned and Autoria Lachney have previous arrests for violent crimes.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 6:42 PM CST
|By Johnathan Manning
One person remains in the hospital after an early morning hit-and-run on La. 14, authorities say.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 4:43 PM CST
|By Johnathan Manning
No injuries were reported.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 4:37 PM CST
|By Johnathan Manning
The plugs were pulled on drain pipes.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 6:43 PM CST
|By Johnathan Manning
One person has been arrested.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 9:17 PM CST
|By Johnathan Manning and Devon Distefano
Paul Doug Evey was arrested in Calcasieu Parish on a warrant out of Westlake.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 4:32 PM CST
|By Johnathan Manning
Five-year-old Audan Gains died at a local hospital Thursday night.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 1:35 PM CST
|By Johnathan Manning
The school board confirmed the LHSAA has suspended the Charging Indians.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 6:07 PM CST
|By Johnathan Manning
Video from a fight at a basketball game between Washington-Marion and Eunice on Jan. 13 shows fans running onto the court and joining the fracas.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 10:10 PM CST
|By Johnathan Manning
Officials say the leak occurred in a pipe.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 10:32 AM CST
|By Johnathan Manning
The road is closed for construction.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 6:33 PM CST
|By Johnathan Manning
During takeoff, it crashed back onto the helideck, breaking apart and falling into the Gulf of Mexico.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 11:44 AM CST
|By Johnathan Manning
It is not believed the suspect or the victim knew each other prior to the incident, Treadway said.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 12:39 PM CST
|By Johnathan Manning
Christmas lights in SWLA.
Updated: Dec. 18, 2022 at 9:53 AM CST
|By Johnathan Manning
No injuries were reported.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 4:11 PM CST
|By Johnathan Manning
Numerous AT&T customers are reporting cell or internet issues today.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 5:29 PM CST
|By Johnathan Manning
The polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 11:44 AM CST
|By Johnathan Manning
The annex was damaged in Hurricane Laura.