LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - McNeese men’s basketball is now one win away from their third-straight Southland Conference Championship. In triple overtime, the Cowboys defeated UTRGV 84-80 in the ...

All burn bans across Southwest Louisiana have been rescinded within the past two days as dry conditions moved out of the region, but officials say the restrictions could return. In the last week of ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - DISH Network customers lost access to KPLC on Tuesday, March 10, after a renewal agreement was not reached. This means DISH customers no longer have access to the Today Show ...

Two crawfish farm workers could have to pay $15,000 after authorities said they shot and killed an endangered whooping crane.

Pitkin defeated Bell City 51-50 in the LHSAA Class B girls basketball state championship — a moment made more significant by what the Lentz family was facing off the court.

(KPLC) - McNeese State University’s Speech and Debate Team has claimed an international title in Athens, Greece, winning the inaugural Content Creation Scavenger Hunt at the International Forensics ...

Two Leesville residents are facing several drug charges following a months-long investigation by narcotics agents.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Louisiana’s 2026 legislative session is underway, and one controversial proposal would allow guns on college campuses across the state. House Bill 99, a measure introduced ...

The First Alert Weather team is monitoring two distinct storm threats for Wednesday. Individual thunderstorms developing in the afternoon pose the greatest tornado risk, while a larger line of storms ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A Lake Charles man is facing multiple charges after he admitted to filming a young girl in her bathroom and touching her inappropriately, authorities said. Colbi Mayers, 21, ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Food lovers in Southwest Louisiana will have several days of tastings, music, and chef competitions when the Louisiana Food and Wine Festival returns this week. With events ...

Paul Preece, the season 1 winner of Netflix’s “Outlast,” has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a child, according to authorities.