LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Calcasieu Correctional Center booking report for Jan. 23, 2026. Khalin Raheem Carrier, 26, Church Point: Identity theft $1,000 or more; bank fraud.

A major, dayslong winter storm is threatening to bring snow, sleet, ice and extensive power outages to about half the U.S.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Fire officials are urging residents to install working smoke alarms after 10 people died in ...

VERNON PARISH, La. (KPLC) - Two men are facing charges in a recent string of burglaries in Vernon Parish. Bradly Jeane, 22, ...

Rain is likely for all of SWLA this weekend, but so is an ice threat especially for the northern half of SWLA.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A Lake Charles faces a mandatory life sentence for killing a man in 2023. In 2023, William Dennis, ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Newton police say a second suspect has been arrested in connection to the deadly shooting that ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - From now until Feb. 1, Southwest Louisiana can expect 36 different restaurants to serve some new ...

The early voting period runs Saturday, Jan. 24 through Saturday, Jan. 31 (excluding Sunday, Jan. 25) from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

DALLAS (AP) — More than 8,000 flights across the U.S. set to take off over the weekend have been canceled as a major storm expected to wreak havoc across much of the country bears down, threatening to ...

Shoppers filled local grocery stores Friday as Southwest Louisiana prepares for a weekend of rain and freezing temperatures.