Updated: Dec. 6, 2023 at 4:16 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
The girl's brother is 15 years old.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2023 at 1:50 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team and Debra Worley
The body of a part-time officer with the Welsh Police Department was found in a river near where he was last seen in his aluminum boat.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2023 at 8:04 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
Authorities are searching for Steven Oscar Iguess
Updated: Nov. 16, 2023 at 3:46 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team and Emily Van de Riet
Officials in Louisiana said a father tried to rescue his 4-year-old daughter in a house fire but was unable to save her.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2023 at 8:50 AM CST
|By Andrea Robinson and KPLC Digital Team
Landry announces his choice for commissioner and deputy commissioner of his administration.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2023 at 6:17 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
The AFL plans to launch in 2024.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2023 at 10:24 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team, Gray News staff and Amanda Alvarado
One of the victims was transported to a hospital out of town.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2023 at 11:43 AM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Six teenagers were shot during a party at a home on Bruce Drive in Lake Charles.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2023 at 2:41 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Louisiana’s elected officials are reacting after Republican Rep. Mike Johnson was elected the first speaker of the House from the bayou state, ending a three-week gridlock in the chamber.
Updated: Sep. 4, 2023 at 8:42 AM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
UnitedHealthcare (“UHC”) has reported that a data security incident may have put some personal health information of certain Louisiana residents at risk.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2023 at 2:03 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Investigators have determined that the Tiger Island Fire, which has burned over 31,000 acres in Beauregard Parish since Aug. 22, started as a result of arson.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2023 at 5:30 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Dove season opens Saturday, Sept. 2, as drought conditions continue throughout the state.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2023 at 8:59 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Monday was a busy but quiet day as first responders continued to try and control and contain the fire.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2023 at 4:53 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
We have the latest fire containment efforts across our area.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2023 at 9:19 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
A large wildfire continues to burn in Beauregard Parish near the Merryville area
Updated: Aug. 25, 2023 at 7:20 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
There are multiple fires in Vernon Parish prompting calls for evacuations.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2023 at 11:02 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
We have up-to-date information on evacuation orders, water outages, meals for responders, and more.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2023 at 9:13 PM CDT
|By Andrea Robinson and KPLC Digital Team
Updates will be posted to this article as they come in.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2023 at 11:06 AM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team and Gray News staff
The Louisiana man admitted to killing the 72-year-old woman and then opening several loans using her information.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2023 at 10:41 AM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
A body found in a vehicle at the Prien Lake Mall had been in the SUV for about a month, authorities said.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2023 at 9:23 AM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team and Amanda Alvarado
Police found the child safe.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2023 at 10:05 AM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Ben Terry, the Southwest Louisiana meteorologist viewers depended on for a dozen years for his gentle demeanor and candid sense of urgency when it counted, passed away Sunday, August 13, 2023, in Lake Charles, according to his family.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2023 at 2:55 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
One child was killed, and five other people shot, following an incident Saturday morning in Lafayette. Two police officers are among those seriously injured.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2023 at 1:45 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Authorities are asking anyone with information, pictures, or video of the incident to please contact them.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2023 at 11:48 AM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Over 100 bills were signed into law during the 2023 regular legislative session.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2023 at 10:38 AM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
A Lake Charles man who attempted to fight deputies as he was being detained and was tased has died.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2023 at 6:27 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Liam James was taken by his non-custodial mother, Savannah James, according to Louisiana State Police.
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 12:36 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Officers found the woman inside a walk-in freezer, showing no signs of life.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2023 at 10:07 AM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
The incidents occurred in Metairie, Pineville, and Shreveport.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 6:09 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team and Devon Distefano
The source of the leak has been confirmed as coming from BioLab.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2023 at 12:03 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
The driver was turning around at a residence near the end of the dead-end street, the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office said.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 2:21 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
A man was arrested in the theft of a dozen squirrel monkeys from Zoosiana last month, KLFY reports.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 1:24 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
Jeffery Istre, an oilfield worker, Army veteran and nonprofit founder from Kaplan, announced his bid for Louisiana governor Wednesday.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 11:29 AM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
The officer was not injured.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 1:06 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
Xan John (R), of Lafayette, announced his candidacy on Friday.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 7:13 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
Two possible tornadoes reportedly touched down in New Iberia today as a line of storms traveled eastward across Louisiana.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 8:12 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
Dozens of people have gotten sick from eating recalled raw oysters at restaurants in Louisiana and Texas, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2022 at 7:23 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
A Coast Guard helicopter crew was able to transfer the man to shore where he received medical attention and is currently listed in stable condition.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 7:10 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Authorities say the suspect has also been seen committing the same crime in New Iberia, Opelousas and Morgan City - as well as in Mississippi.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 5:35 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Apple snails are an invasive species which have become a problem in parts of Louisiana.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2022 at 3:18 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Smith was in a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy whom he met on Grindr.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 12:26 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Beauregard Sheriff Mark Herford said bogus reports are being made at schools across the state.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 7:02 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Sabine Parish detectives and Calcasieu Parish deputies searched the suspect's home, seizing over 70 rods, reels, and rod & reel combos, authorities said.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2022 at 11:04 AM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team and Andrew McMunn
A couple from Texas have been arrested in Louisiana following the theft of diesel fuel from a convenience store, authorities said.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 12:57 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Calcasieu Parish deputies arrested the suspect during a traffic stop.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2022 at 4:57 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team and Andrew McMunn
Police say a Louisiana man chained his fiancée in the bedroom after her accused her of infidelity.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2022 at 3:33 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
The incident happened shortly before 2 a.m. Thursday.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2022 at 11:25 PM CDT
|By Johnathan Manning and KPLC Digital Team
A missing Louisiana woman’s vehicle was found in Missouri as the State police continue to search.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2022 at 10:02 AM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
It’s no secret Louisiana has a long history with deep ties in the NFL. Whether it’s stars born in the state like Peyton and Eli Manning or it’s those who adopted the state as their own like Drew Brees and Joe Burrow, there’s no denying Louisiana’s greatness in the sport.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2022 at 10:59 AM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
Officials with Westlake Chemical have confirmed that there was an explosion at the Westlake chemical south plant.