Around 10:19 a.m., DeRidder police received a call from the school that a white man wearing a backpack and carrying a machete tried to enter the school but was unable to gain access, police said.

The numbers place Southwest TWP second among Louisiana work programs for most escapees. East Baton Rouge leads with 21 escapes, followed by Southwest TWP and Terrebonne Parish with 18.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Calcasieu Parish has begun distributing funds from a national opioid settlement to local ...

A 19-year-old from Lake Charles has been indicted on several federal counts after reportedly stalking and “swatting” an underage girl and her family, along with possessing child porn.

The Buccaneers will face the Sam Houston Broncos in a rematch from earlier in the season. Barbe lost the first meeting 51-48 ...

Lake Charles man arrested for shooting man at bar after Mardi Gras parade, police say. Updated: 1 hour ago. News ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A Calcasieu deputy is on leave while law enforcement investigates an incident last week in Sulphur. Several viewers have asked us about the incident, but so far we haven’t ...

Lake Charles man arrested for shooting man at bar after Mardi Gras parade, police say ...

A 2010 letter from the Archdiocese of New Orleans confirms alligator is considered “seafood” and permitted during Lent.

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34 lbs. of cocaine found in van on I-10; 3 arrested, Lake Charles police say ...

Lake Charles man arrested after $100K of drugs found in apartment, police say ...