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.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2022 at 1:31 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team and Gray News staff
Included among the illegal drugs was 170 grams of fentanyl, a potent narcotic that officials locally and nationwide have listed as a reason for a surge in overdose deaths.
Updated: Dec. 31, 2021 at 10:39 AM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
Louisiana State Police are offering safety guidelines ahead of the New Year holiday.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2021 at 10:10 AM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
Scott police said when the grandmother’s back was turned, the man allegedly took the child out of the store.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2021 at 4:57 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
In a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Thursday, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. spoke of Lake Charles native Brian Bourgeois, commanding officer of SEAL Team 8 who tragically passed from injuries sustained during training.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2021 at 6:54 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
In a press release Monday, FEMA said it has approved $29.7 million in COVID-19-related funeral costs in Louisiana since Jan. 20, 2020.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2021 at 4:22 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
In a press release Tuesday, Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin issued a reminder to voters regarding absentee ballot deadlines for the Dec. 11 election.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2021 at 8:24 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team and Andrea Robinson
Governor John Bel Edwards and Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter held a news conference Monday afternoon in Baton Rouge to announce a new housing program for low to moderate-income residents who are having a hard time recovering from the recent disasters.
Updated: Nov. 12, 2021 at 2:57 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
Jefferson Davis Parish detectives booked a fugitive suspected of involvement in a 2018 kidnapping Friday morning.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2021 at 1:33 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
The explosion happened at Westlake Chemical’s Petro Complex 2 Unit on La. 108 around 11 p.m., according to spokesman Joe Andrepont. The unit, used in the production of ethylene, was undergoing maintenance at the time of the explosion.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 8:37 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Both directions of travel on the I-10 bridge are being shut down for several hours after an 18-wheeler caught fire, according to the Westlake Police Department.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 2:39 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
The Lake Charles Police Department says it has made four more arrests in connection to the September 6 shooting near McNeese after learning it was “a retaliation for an earlier armed robbery.”
Updated: Sep. 6, 2021 at 4:42 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
The Louisiana District of the United States Postal Service announced Monday that most mail delivery and retail operations in the 700, 701, 703, and 704 3-Digit ZIP Code areas will resume Tuesday.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2021 at 12:35 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Gov. Edwards holds news conference in St. James Parish.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2021 at 3:22 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
A 64-year-old crew member on a fishing vessel is in critical condition.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2021 at 12:48 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Edwards visited St. Bernard, Plaquemines and Tangipahoa parishes Thursday.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2021 at 1:54 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
In a Wednesday news release, Attorney General Jeff Landry announced several child products that have been recently recalled.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2021 at 12:49 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Louisiana State Police say they are investigating a shooting involving a Lafayette police officer that left a man dead and a woman injured.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2021 at 4:37 AM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team and Ashley Joseph
FEMA says the deadline to apply for federal assistance for May’s severe storms, tornadoes and flooding is Monday, August 2.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2021 at 1:56 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Louisiana State Police say they are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Crowley that sent an Acadia Parish deputy to the hospital.
Updated: Jul. 23, 2021 at 3:15 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Ronnie Johns says he has resigned his seat in the Louisiana Senate, where he has represented District 27 since 2012, in order to accept an appointment from Governor John Bel Edwards as the Chairman of the Louisiana State Gaming Control Board.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2021 at 4:18 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
One man has been arrested and two others are wanted for their alleged connection to catalytic converter thefts, according to the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2021 at 3:08 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has released its 2021-2022 hunting regulations pamphlet on its website.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2021 at 4:35 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Louisiana State Police is investigating a shooting involving an officer with the Lafayette Police Department.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2021 at 5:52 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
The governor is expected to attend groundbreakings at BioLab and Port Wonder.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2021 at 2:47 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team and Marcello Cuadra
A single-vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon has been cleared after it blocked I-10 in both directions
Updated: Jun. 23, 2021 at 5:00 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says they have received a large volume of calls regarding the future of their lifetime licenses in the wake of the recent legislative session.
Updated: May. 13, 2021 at 5:32 AM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Louisiana State Police have issued a Level II Endangered/Missing Child Advisory on behalf of the Basile Police Department for a 3-year-old child last seen Sunday, May 9, 2021, on Second Street in Basile.
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