LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - It’s hard to live a full life if you’re bogged down with clutter. So, this week, we’re getting ...

PTC 6 will become Francine in the Southern Gulf. Impacts are likely by Wednesday but uncertainty remains with where the ...

Nice weather lasts one more day in SWLA, but of course we’re keeping very close eyes on Potential Tropical Cyclone Six (PTC 6 ...

CALCASIEU PARISH, La. (KPLC) - The Calcasieu Parish Executive Policy Group will hold a briefing at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 10, to update the public on Tropical Storm Francine. KPLC will livestream ...

James Earl Jones, the actor most widely known as the voice of Star Wars’ villain Darth Vader, died this morning died at his home in Dutchess County, N.Y.

Calcasieu Parish School Board announced all Calcasieu schools and facilities will be closed tomorrow, Sept. 10, and Wednesday, Sept. 11.

As officials continue to monitor Francine, several businesses and offices will be closed and trash pickup schedules will be changed in Southwest Louisiana.

New this year is our Touchdown Live Team of the Week! Each Friday night we will reveal our four options for that week’s team ...

Sandbags are available at the following locations: Parish staff will be on site to maintain safety operations and supplies.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The Calcasieu Parish Executive Policy Group will issue a briefing on the weather on Monday, Sept.

CAMERON, La. (KPLC) - The Cameron Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (OHSEP) is issuing a mandatory evacuation order for the southern portion of the parish due to Tropical ...

We spoke with Calcasieu Sheriff Stitch Guillory this morning about what’s being done to prevent such a tragedy from happening here.