Updated: 17 hours ago
|By KPLC Digital Team and Jade Moreau
Security video shows the runaway horse bolting through the nearby hotel parking lot in Sulphur.
Updated: 19 hours ago
|By KPLC Digital Team
A Lake Charles man has been arrested after law enforcement was made aware of a social media video showing a young girl being assaulted.
Updated: Jun. 7, 2023 at 12:31 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Joshowa Holly, 44, of Sulphur, was killed in the two-vehicle crash on E. Burton Street.
Updated: Jun. 7, 2023 at 6:41 AM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Paula Belonga was reported missing in April after traveling to Sulphur.
Updated: Jun. 6, 2023 at 10:50 AM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
The crash happened early Sunday at the intersection of Common and Bienville streets.
Updated: Jun. 5, 2023 at 4:00 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Stay cool this summer with these pools and splash pads that are open to the public.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2023 at 5:10 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Calcasieu Correctional Center booking report for June 3, 2023.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2023 at 8:46 AM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
The Lake Charles Police Department is investigating an overnight shooting near the intersection of Common and McNeese Street.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2023 at 1:09 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Calcasieu Correctional Center booking report for June 2, 2023.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 10:07 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
A woman was shot in the 700 block of Main Street Friday night, in what Jennings police tell us is the city’s fourth shooting in three weeks.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 9:13 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Smoke from a fire on Oak Park Boulevard could be seen across Lake Charles Friday evening.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 4:20 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Fourteen others were charged in the sting operation named “Inspired Wrath.”
Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 4:05 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
A Jennings man is jailed today after authorities say he molested a child while she was asleep.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 2:40 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Authorities are diverting traffic at the exit nearby and are advising motorists to use an alternate route.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 12:26 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
The next meeting has not yet been announced.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 7:29 AM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
The Jennings Police are asking anyone with information on the shooting to please contact them.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 9:40 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
A heavy police presence was spotted around O’Charley’s and Sonic on Nelson Road Thursday evening.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 6:23 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Hurricane season has officially started, and Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter appeared on The Weather Channel this morning to talk about how far the Lake Area has come in its recovery efforts.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 2:04 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
The Lake Charles Police Department is honoring its outstanding officers.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 1:33 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
The City of Lake Charles will receive over $3 million from FEMA to restore the electronic marquee sign at the Lake Charles Civic Center.
Updated: May. 31, 2023 at 9:40 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
SOWELA Technical Community College is collecting donations to “Stock the Shelves” of its Tiger Love Food Pantry.
Updated: May. 31, 2023 at 11:54 AM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
His foot was reportedly injured when he jumped from a 20-foot exercise walk during his escape.
Updated: May. 30, 2023 at 9:01 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Three anglers were rescued from the Cameron Parish coast over the weekend after their boat started taking on water.
Updated: May. 30, 2023 at 8:37 PM CDT
|By Andrea Robinson and KPLC Digital Team
Authorities say the man was arrested for public drunkenness and the illegal carrying of a weapon.
Updated: May. 28, 2023 at 3:32 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Calcasieu Correctional Center booking report for May 27, 2023.
Updated: May. 27, 2023 at 11:48 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Police in Jennings are investigating a shooting that happened at Marcus Cain Park around 7:40 p.m. Saturday night where the “Down Home Reunion” was being held.
Updated: May. 27, 2023 at 1:30 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Calcasieu Correctional Center booking report for May 26, 2023.
Updated: May. 26, 2023 at 10:55 AM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Arrest made in shooting death of 18-year-old Markell Jackson.
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 5:34 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Mayor Nic Hunter said law enforcement will be present at Huber Park during the league’s remaining games.
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 1:55 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
The LaGrange High School community is mourning the loss of an alum who was killed in a shooting in Lake Charles just four days after graduating.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 9:32 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Two men are jailed tonight after Oakdale police say they found a number of stolen items, drugs and guns in a home.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 5:53 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
BESE met days after the Louisiana Senate Education Committee voted down BESE’s previous proposal.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 4:32 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
The state treasurer estimates one in six Louisiana residents have unclaimed property.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 2:57 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
The victim was lured to a location and robbed of his backpack, authorities said.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 12:15 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Authorities have arrested an individual involved in a police pursuit that began in Cameron Parish.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 6:48 AM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Despite having a stripped license the company was able to ship thousands of suspicious opioid orders.
Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 5:34 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
An Alabama man was cited by wildlife and fisheries agents after he allegedly admitted to shooting several seagulls, and ibis and a heron.
Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 8:07 AM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
The Sulphur Fire Department has confirmed that they responded to a late-night fire at a Sulphur housing complex
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 6:10 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
The meeting will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Cameron Parish Police Jury East Annex.
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 6:02 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
The meeting will be held on June 1 at the assessor’s office in DeRidder.
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 4:37 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
A Lake Arthur man is accused of beating and raping a woman, then trying to run over her after she escaped, according to authorities.
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 1:48 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Three hundred thirty-three students are eligible to receive degrees, marking a 12.5 percent increase since 2020 and surpassing pre-COVID numbers.
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 11:02 AM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Calcasieu Correctional Center booking report for May 21, 2023.
Updated: May. 21, 2023 at 1:56 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Calcasieu Correctional Center booking report for May 20, 2023.
Updated: May. 20, 2023 at 1:33 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Calcasieu Correctional Center booking report for May 19, 2023.
Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 10:17 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
The City of Lake Charles’ free concert series Downtown at Sundown kicks off its first night at 6 p.m. Friday, May 19.
Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 8:37 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
One person is hospitalized after being shot by Eunice police Friday evening, according to Louisiana State Police.
Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 5:57 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
A vehicle accident occurred near the Ryan Street exit.
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. 19, 2023 at 2:24 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
The bridge has been closed since a tug and barge collided with it on Sunday, May 14.