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News

Smart Living: The health gender divide

Updated: 1 hour ago
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By Jillian Corder
If you’re a woman you’re more likely to outlive the men in your life but some major diseases are more likely to affect women than men.

News

NEW DETAILS: Family of woman accused of murder speaks out

Updated: 2 hours ago
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By Jade Moreau
Family of woman accused of mother speaks out

News

NTSB releases report on deadly plane crash that killed Rock Palermo, Don Clements

Updated: 2 hours ago
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By Andrea Robinson
The National Transportation Safety Board has released the report on its investigation of a deadly plane crash in Hackberry.

News

Contractor shows off progress on old Harrah’s parking garage

Updated: 3 hours ago
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By KPLC Digital Team
The contractor, PERC Development, uploaded a video that gives us an inside look at the “beginning phases” of the project.

News

Whataburger franchisee announces DeRidder location

Updated: 3 hours ago
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By KPLC Digital Team
GVCS updated its location page this week, showing a restaurant “coming soon” to 430 N. Pine St. in DeRidder.

State

Millions in federal funding on way for rail project connecting Baton Rouge to New Orleans

Updated: 5 hours ago
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By Sabrina Wilson
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said millions of federal dollars are starting to flow into Louisiana as part of the massive government infrastructure package.

News

SWLA Food for Thought provides nutrition for children on weekends

Updated: 5 hours ago
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By Theresa Schmidt
The founder of Food For Thought says financial contributions are the best way to help, and since they run on volunteers and donations, they have no overhead or administrative costs.

News

Senior bingo and health expo held in Lake Charles

Updated: 5 hours ago
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By Joel Bruce
The office of the Calcasieu Parish police juror for District 2 invited area seniors for bingo and a health expo Tuesday at the Pryce Miller Center.

News

Family provides update on Kinder man who was shot

Updated: 5 hours ago
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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.

State

Carjacking suspect struck, killed on I-10 while trying to flee New Orleans police

Updated: 6 hours ago
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By Rob Masson
Two other carjacking suspects eluded capture after the authorized pursuit by New Orleans police
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Forecast

FIRST ALERT FORECAST: Rain chances increase Thursday and Friday

Updated: 6 hours ago
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By Ben Terry
One more day of sunshine before rain chances return Thursday

State

“No excuses:” La. governor speaks out about recent incidents with Dept. of Children and Family Services

Updated: 7 hours ago
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By Kevin Foster and Scottie Hunter
Gov. John Bel Edwards’ says the handling of certain cases by the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) represents a “real failure.”

News

Promotional TikTok featuring locally owned business goes viral

Updated: 7 hours ago
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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.

Health

La. lawmaker brings clarity to abortion confusion

Updated: 7 hours ago
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By Chris Rosato
There seems to have been some confusion around our state's abortion laws.

National

Lori Vallow Daybell appears in court over indictment language

Updated: 7 hours ago
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By KPLC Digital Team
Lori Vallow Daybell was in court Tuesday to argue the language in her indictment.

News

Weston and UPC insurance customers granted 60 more days to place policies with citizens

Updated: 7 hours ago
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By Jakob Evans
Weston and UPC policy holders have 60 additional days to place policies with Louisiana citizens.

News

Boil advisory lifted in Moss Bluff

Updated: 8 hours ago
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By Amanda Johnson
Calcasieu Parish Waterworks District 1 has lifted a precautionary boil advisory issued Saturday for certain customers in Moss Bluff due to a broken water main.

State

OSHA fines BR gas station for allegedly not protecting workers from violence

Updated: 8 hours ago
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By Raley Pellittieri
A Baton Rouge area gas station and car wash company is facing thousands in fines following a federal workplace safety investigation into the stabbing of an assistant manager on Feb. 6.

Crime

DCFS previously involved with mother charged with murder in child’s hot car death

Updated: 9 hours ago
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By Jade Moreau and Amanda Johnson
The suspect told detectives that she left the child in her small SUV for around five hours while working, Vincent said.

State

‘Didn’t think I’d ever find him;’ DNA test unites New Orleans woman with father in Norway after 52 years

Updated: 10 hours ago
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By FOX 8 Staff
A DNA test has reunited a New Orleans woman with her father for the first time on the other side of the world.

News

United Way of SWLA announces Entergy utility assistance program

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By Patrick Deaville
Credits will be given on a first-come-first-serve basis to individuals that have a total household income of up to 250% of the federal poverty level.

News

Boil advisory lifted for parts of DeRidder

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By Patrick Deaville
A boil advisory has been lifted for parts of DeRidder, according to Beauregard Parish Waterworks District 3.

Crime

Authorities investigating stabbing on N. Prater St.

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By Patrick Deaville
The incident happened last night near the corner of N. Prater St. and Tousand St.

State

Secretary Ardoin unveils 2022 ‘I Voted’ sticker design

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By KALB Digital Team
Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin will unveil the commissioned design for the 2022 “I Voted” sticker on Tuesday, Aug. 16 at 10 a.m. at Louisiana’s Old State Capitol.

News

Grand Lake Pontoon Bridge reopened following repairs

Updated: 14 hours ago
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By Patrick Deaville
The Grand Lake Pontoon Bridge has been reopened following a temporary closure

News

Town of Elton to shut off water service today at 4 p.m.

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By Patrick Deaville
Water service is expected to be returned to residents sometime Thursday afternoon.

Forecast

FIRST ALERT FORECAST: Likely Hotter For Tuesday & Still Dry

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By Jeff Andrews
Likely hotter for your Tuesday

News

Health Headlines: Targeted cancer treatments

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By Rhonda Hardin
Each year, 40,000 are diagnosed with rare cancers that result in 25% of all cancer deaths.

Crime

SWLA Arrest Report - Aug. 15, 2022

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By Patrick Deaville
Calcasieu Correctional Center booking report for Aug. 15, 2022.

News

Social Security recipient asks how low-income people can be expected to pay rising Entergy bills

Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 11:36 PM CDT
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By Theresa Schmidt
Incumbent District 4 Public Service Commissioner holds town hall meeting in Lake Charles, in the wake of high electric bills.

News

Video shows hammerhead shark chasing stingray near shore in Orange Beach

Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 10:01 PM CDT
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By Shelby Myers
The massive creature swam super close to the shore and was caught on camera chasing some stingrays.

Crime

Lafayette officer recovering after being dragged by car

Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 8:56 PM CDT
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By Amanda Johnson and Suzanne Ferrara
A Lake Charles man was arrested Sunday morning after reportedly running over a police officer and dragging him approximately 100 feet, police say.

State

Accused killers of Houma toddler Ezekiel Harry indicted, bonds set at $5.1 million

Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 8:11 PM CDT
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By David Jones
The remains of 2-year-old Ezekiel Harry were found inside a Houma trash can on July 12

News

City Council questions Orleans sheriff on jail safety, transparency concerns

Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 7:50 PM CDT
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By Olivia Vidal and Kaitlin Rust
A three-day insurrection by barricaded inmates complaining of 'inhumane' treatment was the latest example of unrest inside the Orleans Parish jail, where two inmates have died in the first 100 days of Sheriff Susan Hutson's tenure.

News

DeQuincy High students return to main building after two years of repairs

Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 7:22 PM CDT
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By Amma Siriboe
After two years of shuffling, students, faculty and staff are back in the space they once called home for good.

News

Commissioner Mike Francis holds town hall in Lake Charles

Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 7:02 PM CDT
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By KPLC Digital Team
SWLA’s Public Service Commissioner Mike Francis (R-Crowley) will a town hall meeting Monday at 5:30 p.m. at Sale Street Baptist Church in Lake Charles.

News

Suspect flees scene of shooting on 18th St.

Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 6:21 PM CDT
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By Amanda Johnson and Andrea Robinson
T.S. Cooley was placed under a precautionary lockdown as police investigate an incident in the area unrelated to the school.

News

Portion of Hwy 14 named after Marion “Butch” Fox of Lake Arthur

Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 6:12 PM CDT
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By Amanda Johnson
Fox was a lifelong Lake Arthur resident known for advocacy of local tourism and business.

News

Reeves mayor says sewage problems at woman’s home are not related to city equipment

Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 5:55 PM CDT
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By Crimson Jeffers
Alaina Cappel said the home she moved into in April has had sewage backup, leading to toilets overflowing, causing her to replace the floors of her rental home three times within three months.

State

Mother claims she was denied an abortion despite baby’s condition

Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 5:54 PM CDT
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By Chris Rosato
A Baton Rouge mother has a week to make an unthinkable decision - carry her baby to term even though she says doctors tell her it will not survive or find another state where she can have an abortion.

News

UPDATE: All lanes re-open on I-10 East at Ryan Street

Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 5:06 PM CDT
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By Jakob Evans
Interstate 10 eastbound is closed at the Ryan Street exit due to an accident, Louisiana DOTD said.

News

Whataburger to return to Lake Charles after over a decade

Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 4:55 PM CDT
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By KPLC Digital Team
A Whataburger franchisee is planning to open a location on Country Club Road.

Forecast

FIRST ALERT FORECAST: Sunny start to the week will end with plenty of rain ahead

Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 4:40 PM CDT
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By Ben Terry
What will continue to be a dry stretch as we start the week will quickly transition to rain and thunderstorms by Thursday and Friday, so enjoy these drier days ahead to get some outdoor work done, but also take your heat precautions as air temperatures top out in the middle to upper 90s while heat indices average 100 to 105 during the afternoon.

National

Defective: When government safety officials learned about 13 deaths tied to an infant rocker, a federal law prevented them from immediately alerting the public

Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 4:19 PM CDT
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By Jill Riepenhoff, Jamie Grey and Lee Zurik
After the deaths of 13 children over the last 12 years, this summer, Fisher-Price and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission warned parents not to let their children sleep in certain rockers the company has made since the 1990s. Now, InvestigateTV has discovered that during a 2021 Congressional hearing, the company dodged questions about whether it currently had products on the market linked to children’s deaths.

News

Elton to shut off water Wednesday for tower repairs

Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 4:01 PM CDT
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By Amanda Johnson
The Town of Elton plans to shut off water service Wednesday, Aug. 17 to repair a gasket on the water tower.

Traffic

Hwy 171 southbound reopened following head-on crash

Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 2:50 PM CDT
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By KPLC Digital Team
The closure was caused by a head-on crash involving a wrong-way driver, state police said

News

Water outage planned for West Oak Ln. area Tuesday

Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 1:29 PM CDT
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By Amanda Johnson
The City of Lake Charles is planning a water shutoff for several streets in the West Oak Lane area while contractors relocate a water line.

News

Westlake Police advise residents to check bank accounts following damaged mailboxes

Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 12:47 PM CDT
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By Patrick Deaville
A recent incident resulted in a number of mailboxes at the post office being damaged.

News

Moss Bluff home destroyed in overnight fire

Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 12:40 PM CDT
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By Patrick Deaville
While the home was destroyed, there were no reports of any injuries.

News

Lone Star Ticks causing meat allergy in humans

Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 12:31 PM CDT
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By Rhonda Hardin
It might look harmless, but one bite from this little bug could change your whole life.
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