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 ...

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

JENNINGS, La. (KPLC) - The SOWELA-Morgan Smith Campus in Jennings has received more than $316,000 in grant funding dedicated ...

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. On March 6, the ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - In the LHSAA boys basketball Class B state semifinals Monday night, the Lacassine Cardinals defeated the Pitkin Tigers 72-63 at the Burton Coliseum. The Cardinals will play ...

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 ...

SOWELA Technical Community College is currently enrolling for its practical nursing program in each of its locations. We spoke with Kristine Stout this morning to get the details. The Practical ...

At the University of Cincinnati, Prof. Burns studies how the immune system and environmental chemicals contribute to endometriosis. Until now, surgery has been the only way to confirm the disease. But ...

A few areas of patchy fog have developed this morning across the region, but the good news is that it’s not nearly as widespread as Monday morning.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Calcasieu Correctional Center booking report for March 9, 2026. Ben Mitchell Kovatch, 34, Orange, TX: Possession of a firearm by a person previously convicted of a felony; ...

Iran has fired more drones and missiles at Israel and Gulf Arab countries as it keeps up pressure on the Middle East.

Fishermen and oystermen addressed their concerns before the police jury about the quality of their oysters since the Venture Global dredge spill in August at the bottom of Big Lake.