Sophia Landry
Digital Content Producer
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Sophia Landry has been working at KPLC since she was 16. She has worked as an editor, a producer, and now she's a digital reporter.
She is also half of the team that produces Adulting 101, a series on KPLC's OTT app.
Sophia is currently studying Mass Communications at McNeese and plans on graduating with a degree in journalism.
In her spare time, Sophia enjoys painting, cooking, reading, and listening to music. Some of her favorite artists include Haim, Kendrick Lamar, The Rolling Stones, Michael Buble, Prince, and Taylor Swift. She's also fluent in French!
Sophia considers herself an animal lover, and hopes to adopt a dog when she graduates!
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Know the law in your area before popping fireworks.
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What’s for lunch today? Keep up with this list for lunch menus from around Southwest Louisiana.
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Louisiana State Police are urging drivers to be mindful of back to school driving conditions for the 2019-2020 school year.
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Waitr Holdings Inc. announced the company’s new CEO Thursday. Chris Meaux, the company’s founder and Chief Executive Officer, is now the company’s Chairman of the Board.
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All back to school dates for students parish by parish.
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Even if you live in Louisiana, alligators are still unwanted house guests.
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The FDA said seafood products from Topway Enterprises Inc. or Kazy’s Gourmet could be contaminated with listeria.
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The new Lion King premiered Thursday night, and LSU had their own take by Friday Morning.
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The Lake Charles Police Department is investigating a murder-suicide on Lucille Street, Sgt. Larry Moss said.
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Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office deputies were dispatched to a home in Lake Charles where a picture of the rifle was labeled, “Don’t go to school tomorrow.”
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7News reached out to grocery stores across SWLA to find out what items they have in stock.
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Three people have been arrested after an armed robbery in Westlake, Police Chief Chris Wilrye said.
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A juvenile has been arrested after allegedly tampering with vehicles in a parking lot, Sgt. Brenda Desormeaux with the Lake Charles Police Department said.
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All Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Offices will remain open for regular hours through the rest of the week.
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Southwest Allen Parish Water District #2 customers south and southwest of Kinder, along La. 383 corridor are under a boil advisory.
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Lotte Chemical in Westlake will be performing maintenance that could result in some periodic flaring over the next few days, Jim Rock, the Site Executive Director, said.
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A Sulphur man has been arrested for a fourth DWI offense, Kim Myers, with the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office said.
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Two men were arrested by Lake Arthur Police for the burglary and theft of vehicles at National Oilwell Varco in Jennings on Sunday.
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An employee with the Allen Parish Sheriff’s Office has been terminated and arrested for possession of marijuana while at work, Sheriff Doug Hebert said.
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Republic Services in Sulphur will continue to pick up the trash containers they provided as Waste Management begins garbage services in next week.
Some Sulphur residents may still be experiencing discolored water due to leftover sediment in the lines.
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A grand jury returned an attempted second-degree murder charge against Kentrell Joseph Dunn, 18, of Lake Charles.
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Allen J. Fontenot, a man accused of raping a minor has turned himself into authorities, Kim Myers, spokesperson for The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office said.
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An Oakdale man has been cleared of one arson arrest, but faces charges in another, according to a Facebook post by the Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal.
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A Lake Charles man is in custody after a hit-and-run on Beglis Parkway caused road closures and power outages in Sulphur.
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A genetic testing fraud scheme is targeting Medicare beneficiaries, James Donelon with The Louisiana Department of Insurance said.
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A boil advisory for a water main break in Calcasieu Waterworks District. No. 5 of Wards 3 and 8 has been issued.
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A Basile man has been arrested for setting fire to a friend’s rental home, according to a Facebook post by the Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal.
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The Cameron Parish Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing 15-year-old girl.
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A small fire occurred in a vessel at Indorama on Friday, Patricia Prebula with Indorama Ventures said.
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Downtown at Sundown in Lake Charles has been delayed due to weather, Katie Harrington with the City of Lake Charles said.
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The Lake Charles Police Department is working a suspicious circumstance investigation, Capt. Kevin Kirkum said.
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Sunlight contains ultraviolet (UV) radiation, which causes premature aging of the skin, wrinkles, cataracts, and skin cancer.
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The Sulphur Police Department is looking for one armed robbery suspect after arresting another on Wednesday, Detective Nick Johnson said.
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Over 5,000 customers with Beauregard Electric are without power.
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The Cameron Parish Sheriff’s Office confirms that a young man was found dead on Holly Beach today.
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President Trump was in town touring Cameron LNG. Governor John Bel Edwards was in Lake Charles discussing emergency management.
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President Donald Trump will tour Sempra Energy’s Cameron LNG Export Facility in Cameron Parish today.
Indorama experienced an air system trip causing boilers to go down, which caused a loss of steam, which in turn resulted in black smoke from the flare.
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The Chennault International Air Show opens today despite the threat of severe weather moving across Southwest Louisiana.
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The right lane is blocked on I-10 east past PPG Drive near Westlake due to an accident
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The lightning strike caused the loss of steam to the flare, which caused thick smoke from the flare.
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The Lake Charles Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting in the 1400 block of Gieffers Street, Sgt. Jeff Keenum said.
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Earlier this year, the Louisiana State Police Special Victims Unit was contacted by the Monroe FBI field office as well as the Homeland Security Investigations Shreveport field office in reference to an individual uploading child pornography to a social media account, Senegal said.
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The National Weather Service confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down near Sugartown on April 25.
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House Bill 561, authored by Lake Charles Rep. Mark Abraham, would create a toll authority in Calcasieu Parish.
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The fair will take place at the Managan Center, at 1000 McKinley Street in Westlake.
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The seventh annual Dragon Boat Races are coming to the Lake Charles Civic Center Seawall at 8 a.m. Saturday, April 27.
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The Thursday market is in addition to the Saturday morning market on Bilbo Street every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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Two men in Calcasieu Parish have been arrested on the charges of DWI third, Kim Myers, spokeswoman for the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office said.
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