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

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.

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

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.

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 ...

The Ethel Precht Hop Breast Cancer Program will be celebrating its 20th anniversary this year with its annual breast cancer walk. We spoke with Malloree Lavergne and Matthew Welsh this morning from ...

They are known as forever chemicals. They can be life-threatening and just about everyone has been exposed to them. PFAS are a large, complex group of synthetic chemicals that have been used in ...

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

The threat from a developing Gulf storm is increasing for our area and hurricane impacts are expected later in the week.

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