A Louisiana senator introduced a bill that would raise the pay for U.S. Bureau of Prisons employees in rural areas.

DERIDDER, La. (KPLC) - Beginning Tuesday night, June 17, at 10 p.m. to midnight, there will be a water outage and subsequent ...

Fourth Fest: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Live entertainment, watermelon eating contest, watermelon seed spitting contest, pie eating ...

Southwest Louisiana’s Thrive magazine featured KPLC Chief Meteorologist Wade Hampton in its Hurricane Guide special edition ...

VINTON, La. (KPLC) - An investigation is underway after suspected human remains were found in the woods off U.S. 90. Someone ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A one-of-a-kind immersive dinner comedy show is coming to Lake Charles Little Theatre this weekend ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Hurricane readiness is top of mind this time of year, and as always, KPLC is helping you stay prepared. Our annual series of special hurricane season reports brings you ...

Make sure to keep the rain gear around as we start of the week as periods of showers and storms are set to move through ...

David still has a long road ahead after his insurance stopped covering physical therapy. The family is asking for donations to help with his recovery.

Father’s Day in Lake Charles has dad’s sharing their experiences ...

Settlement over contested will reached between McNeese and Robert Noland’s daughter Updated: Jun. 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM CDT News ...

Detectives said a search of the residence revealed a wide variety of narcotics including methamphetamine, crack cocaine, marijuana and other Schedule narcotics in pill form.