LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Authorities say a Port Arthur, Texas man is in custody in connection with the shooting that left one man dead in the parking lot of a local bar early this morning. Around 5 ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Parents of small children have to be constantly vigilant that they don’t slip out the door and wander off, but parents of kids with autism say it’s even more of a challenge ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - There is no denying that when you’re the incumbent in a race, you somewhat have a head start – there’s certainly no problem with name recognition. That is definitely the ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A woman has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian in Lake Charles. The crash claimed the life of James Etta Bell, 67, of Lake Charles ...

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC News appointed Tom Llamas on Wednesday to replace Lester Holt as anchor of “Nightly News” starting this summer, but he’s not abandoning his streaming newscast. The elevation of ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - President Donald Trump has announced a new set of tariffs on external agricultural products that will begin on April 2. Trump posted on TruthSocial, “To the Great Farmers of ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - With the threat of tariffs being thrown left and right, many farmers here in Southwest Louisiana are feeling uncertain. “It is indeed the biggest problem we are facing, the ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - All five candidates for mayor of Lake Charles met in a live, on-air debate in KPLC’s studio Wednesday night. We asked the five candidates questions we developed based on ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Mardi Gras celebrations turned to chaos at a south Lake Charles bar after the Krewe of Krewes parade, including several fights, gunfire and a crash involving an alleged ...