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

Carbon monoxide detectors and fire extinguishers are two of the most important things you can have to protect your home.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

William R. Leonards, 20, of Lake Charles, was contacted by detectives when he confirmed the inappropriate sexual contact with ...