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KPLC-TV
February 24, 2018
The whole country seems to be on edge after the recent school shooting in Parkland, Florida. MOREAdditional LinksPoll. A number of proposals are already on the table to try and prevent another mass shooting from happening. Earlier in the week, President Trump suggested arming certain teachers andÃÂ ...
KPLC-TV
February 24, 2018
KPLC's Black History Month profiles wrap up with a man who has a voice for radio. As a kid he called radio stations, he helped carry equipment and even started working a station for free starting out. But that persistence was all Erik Tee needed to help him make it in the world of radio. Every car radio turnedÃÂ ...
KPLC-TV
February 23, 2018
Officials from the non-profit organization and Lake Charles Buccaneers jumped into full gear to assist with recreating a pirate festival scene in New Orleans in early February for NCIS New Orleans when producers from the show reached out to both the Louisiana Pirate Festival in Lake Charles and theÃÂ ...
KPLC-TV
February 23, 2018
Executive director, Randy Robb, believes a big reason they won the award was because of their creativity to avoid a temporary shutdown. “About five years ago, we made the decision that we were going to have to close the runway in the future for about a four-month period to redo it,” Robb said.
KPLC-TV
February 23, 2018
Jordan Harris, 20, Lake Charles: Three counts of probation violation. Nylon Fisher, 23, Lake Charles: Four counts of direct contempt of court, possession of marijuana. Corey Brooks, 30, Lake Charles: Produce, manufacture, distribute with intent, possession of marijuana. Rodrick Dicks, 29, Lake Charles:ÃÂ ...
KPLC-TV
February 22, 2018
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced that construction work on I-10 in Lake Charles is scheduled to begin on March 3. MOREAdditional LinksPoll. The expansion joints on the I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge need maintenance which will be performed by C.E.C, Inc., a Lafayette-basedÃÂ ...
KPLC-TV
February 22, 2018
Sheila Dawn Dowd, 24, Iowa: Sale, distribution, or possession of a drug without a prescription; tail lamp violation. Bond: $500. Robert Ryan Huffman, 48, Lake Charles: Attempted instate detainer. Richard Mendez, 34, Freeport, TX: Operating while intoxicated, reckless operation, speed violation, drivingÃÂ ...
KPLC-TV
February 21, 2018
Garden shows set across Louisiana. Wednesday, February 21st 2018, 6:48 ... The LSU AgCenter has announced its lineup of spring garden shows that will kick off in March and continue into May in Hammond, Raceland, Baton Rouge, Covington, Lake Charles and New Orleans. (Source: LSU AgCenter).
KPLC-TV
February 21, 2018
Marlon Keith Cady, 37, Lake Charles: Two counts direct contempt of court. Donshelle Ann Francis, 34, Lake Charles: Possession of a control dangerous substance. Bond: $500. Fahad Yar Khan, 30, Lake Charles: Attempted theft, theft, prohibited acts. Bond: $4,000. Nicole Tamara Hoffpauir, 36, Westlake:ÃÂ ...
KPLC-TV
February 20, 2018
Southwest Louisiana arrest report: Feb. ... Desmyne Joseph Henry, 27, Lake Charles: Instate detainer; first-degree murder; contraband; habitual offender; injuring witnesses or officers; possession of drugs with the intent to produce, manufacture, or distribute; theft; attempted battery of a correctional facilityÃÂ ...
KPLC-TV
February 15, 2018
Raul Delacruz-Valdez, 31, Lake Charles: Attempted federal detainer. Kadijah St. Clair Fox, 24, Lake Charles: Money laundering, obtaining CDS from multiple healthcare practitioners, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, transactions involving proceeds from drug offenses. Bond: $333,334.
KPLC-TV
February 13, 2018
An invasive species of snail has forced a farmer near Rayne to shut down his crawfish harvest. MOREAdditional LinksPoll. According to the LSU AgCenter, the pest, called the apple snail, clogs crawfish trap openings and makes harvesting difficult. LSU AgCenter rice specialist Dustin Harrell says theÃÂ ...
KPLC-TV
February 13, 2018
A DeRidder woman didn't know she was getting married until she actually showed up to her wedding. MOREAdditional LinksPoll. "That's been the hardest thing is trying to keep it a secret," said Alison Shirley, who planned the surprise wedding. After a road trip to Baton Rouge, Smokey Brewer told AlisonÃÂ ...
KPLC-TV
February 13, 2018
Richard Joseph Bessinger, 26, Lake Charles: Display of plates, possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana. Bond: $20,250. Brent Allen Shetley, 39, Sulphur: Operating while intoxicated, driving on right side of the road. Bond: $3,500. Kevin Paul Shelton, 20, Cameron: Operating whileÃÂ ...
KPLC-TV
February 13, 2018
"There were some conceptual challenges with getting the product at a better price for us to make money but to still be affordable," Koetter said. "In addition, it's hard to get people to come here and stay here when Lake Charles is known for having people that are very loyal to their own favorite restaurants.".
KPLC-TV
February 13, 2018
No matter how you like to celebrate Mardi Gras, Southwest Louisiana has something for everyone today. MOREAdditional LinksPoll. The 38 annual Iowa chicken run and parade starts at 10 a.m. and begins and ends at the Knights of Columbus Hall. The Second Line Stroll will begin at 1 p.m. as groups fromÃÂ ...
KPLC-TV
February 5, 2018
Terrance Lynn Simpson, 33, Lake Charles: Transactions involving proceeds from drug offenses; possession of drugs; illegal carrying of weapons; illegal use of a controlled dangerous substance; drug paraphernalia; first-offense possession of marijuana; possession with the intent to distribute, manufactureÃÂ ...
KPLC-TV
February 5, 2018
Merchant's Parade: From Mill at Lakeshore, east on Mill St., and south on Ryan St. to Sale Rd. Line up at Lake Charles Civic Center. Krewe of Omega Parade: From Mill at Ryan, south on Ryan St. to Sale Rd. Line up on Mill Street. Children's Parade: From Mill at Lakeshore, east on Mill St., and south onÃÂ ...
KPLC-TV
January 31, 2018
Carroll Joseph Narcisse, 52, Lake Charles: Theft, simple burglary, simple criminal damage to property, armed robbery. Patrick Nathaniel Legate, 42, Vinton: Direct contempt of court. John Homer Legros, 38, Lake Charles: Direct contempt of court; possession with the intent to manufacture, distribute,ÃÂ ...
KPLC-TV
January 20, 2018
The Legislative Task Force has recommended some proposals that Senator Ronnie Johns says he plans to sponsor in the upcoming legislative session. Changes could be coming soon to Louisiana's riverboat casino laws. The state's Legislative Task Force has recommended two proposals for the nextÃÂ ...
KATC Lafayette News
January 18, 2018
A burned body belonging to a female was found outside a Lake Charles apartment complex today. Lake Charles police say the female victim was a resident of the complex. Officers responded to the apartment complex in the 2000 block of Elm Street at 4:56 p.m. and discovered the body. Deputy Chief MarkÃÂ ...
KPLC-TV
January 18, 2018
Eduardo Eddie Garcia, 22, Lake Charles: Two counts of domestic abuse battery, two counts of child endangerment. Herbert Batiste Dumas, 36, Lake Charles: Sale, possession of legend drug without prescription or order prohibited, exceptions, penalties, 1st offense possession of synthetic marijuana,ÃÂ ...
KPLC-TV
January 17, 2018
Lawrence Hence Reed, 31, Lake Charles: Two counts of direct contempt of court. Justice Giorgio Harris, 22, Lake Charles: Domestic abuse, child endangerment. Milton J Vaughn, 69, Lake Charles: Production, manufacturing, distributing or dispensing of drugs. Damien Lamarr Hilliard, 33, Lake Charles:ÃÂ ...
KPLC-TV
January 17, 2018
City of Lake Charles Transit service will resume Wednesday as soon as roads are safe. City of Lake Charles trash and garbage pickup will not run Wednesday. Trash and garbage normally picked up on Tuesday will be picked up on Thursday, Jan. 18. Thursday pickups will occur on Friday, and FridayÃÂ ...
KPLC-TV
January 17, 2018
State police have worked around 40 traffic incidents in Southwest Louisiana since noon Tuesday. The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury closed the bridge on Old Spanish Trail, from Trousdale Road to Prater Road, Tuesday night. Local traffic has access to either side of the road leading up to the bridge but thereÃÂ ...
KPLC-TV
January 11, 2018
Je'Markis Laron Goins, 17, Lake Charles: Theft of a motor vehicle, flight from an officer, resisting an officer. Bond: $10,000. Gabriel Craig Sonnier, 21, Lake Charles: Aggravated criminal damage to property, illegal use of weapons. Bond: $75,000. Brian Keith Robinson, 27, Lake Charles: Direct contempt ofÃÂ ...
KPLC-TV
December 31, 1999
Michael Adam Tompkins, 42, Lake Charles: Disturbing the peace, entry on or remaining after being forbidden. Bond: $1,500. Jeffery Lynn Daily, 51, Huntington, TX: Bicycle violations, drug paraphernalia, drug possession. Triston Robert Flournoy, 21, Alexandria: Possession of drugs with the intent toÃÂ ...
KPLC-TV
December 31, 1999
Chardric Brown, 28, West Monroe: Theft from $25,000 or more, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of or dealing in firearms with obliterated number or mark, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Nicholas Jackson, 28, Lake Charles: Resisting an officer by fight, theft less than $1,000ÃÂ ...
KPLC-TV
December 31, 1999
Arnold James McGruder, 29, Lake Charles: Entry or remaining after being forbidden. Bond: $5,000. Samuel Blake Watkins, 28, Lake Charles: Direct contempt of court, display of plates, first-offense possession of marijuana, possession of drugs, drug paraphernalia. Bond: $14,250. Henry Dwight Moore, 23,ÃÂ ...
KPLC-TV
December 31, 1999
Mardi Gras events in Southwest Louisiana have been going on for a few weeks, but the full swing kicks off this weekend. It's looking like it's going to be a wet Mardi Gras weekend. ... 12, 4-7 p.m. at Blue Martini, Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles. Hosted by Big Brothers Big Sisters, this masked partyÃÂ ...
KPLC-TV
December 31, 1999
Carl Allen Rogers, Jr., 48, Lake Charles: No turn signals, drug possession, drug paraphernalia. Michael Donovan Durousseau, 26, Lake Charles: First-offense possession of marijuana, drug possession, drug paraphernalia. Tremaine Shante Citizen, 26, Lake Charles: False imprisonment, first-degreeÃÂ ...
KPLC-TV
December 31, 1999
Adrian Evertte Jackson, 37, Lake Charles: Direct contempt of court, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, contraband defined. Rosmechia Lashun Robinson, 28, Sulphur: Direct contempt of court. Jessica Lynne McMichael, 27, Lake Charles: Operating while intoxicated, possession of aÃÂ ...
KPLC-TV
December 31, 1999
Lake Charles City Court closes at noon Tuesday and will remain closed Wednesday. Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau closed Tuesday. City of Lake Charles monthly meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission scheduled for today at 5 p.m. is canceled. The nextÃÂ ...
KPLC-TV
December 2, 2017
The City of Westlake took its first step in bringing another source of alternative fuel to Southwest Louisiana. MOREAdditional LinksPoll. It has requested funding from the state for a fast-fill compressed natural gas (or CNG) station near the I-10 exit in Westlake. The closet CNG station is in Lafayette or ...
Argus Press
December 2, 2017
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KPLC-TV
December 2, 2017
Pregnancy can come with a lot of aches and pains, but Doctor of Chiropractic Laurie Baynard with Lake Charles Chiropractic says, it's not normal. MOREAdditional LinksPoll. "In chiropractic school, they teach us pain is never normal. With pregnant women, it's very common but not normal." Baynard says ...
KPLC-TV
December 2, 2017
1. Promotion Description. “KPLC Roku Giveaway. This promotion is sponsored by KPLC, LLC, 320 Division Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601 and Roku. (collectively, “Sponsors”). The promotion begins on Friday, Dec 1, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. EST and ends on Wednesday, Dec 20, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Entries ...
KPLC-TV
December 1, 2017
A generator worth $1,200 went missing last Tuesday from a work site on Houston River Road. Thankfully, it had a GPS attached. Pittman says the theft was reported, and that same day investigators were able to track it down to a residence on Eddy Street in Lake Charles. “It cuts down on time,” said Pittman.
KPLC-TV
December 1, 2017
Chief Mark Kraus said the court has issued a pick up order on Marcus Dewayne Handy and a bench warrant on Lee James Gibbs, both of Lake Charles. If anyone is caught assisting or harboring these fugitives, they will be arrested and prosecuted. Kraus asks anyone with information regarding the ...
KPLC-TV
November 30, 2017
"Traffic from Sulphur into Lake Charles is fairly bad because of people being let off from the plants," Harrell said. "Traffic from Lake Charles into Moss Bluff in the afternoon is horrible, because of people leaving Lake Charles work, going to Moss Bluff back to their houses. Thankfully, in the afternoon I'm going ...
KLFY
November 30, 2017
... and driving with a suspended driver's license. Sgt. Anderson says Troop D worked around the clock on this case with assistance from the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office, Lake Charles Police Department, and the Calcasieu Parish District Attorney's Office.
KATC Lafayette News
November 29, 2017
UPDATE: State Police questioning Lake Charles woman ... She is currently living in the Lake Charles area but has lived in Morgan City in the past. ... a Chrysler Town and Country van with recent damage to the front passenger side is asked to contact Louisiana State Police Troop D at 337-491-2511.
Patch.com
November 24, 2017
Sasol made the announcement Thursday in a news release posted on its website. The plant would have been near Lake Charles. A parish government official calls the decision a minor setback in $100 billion in development across southwest Louisiana. Calcasieu Parish Police Juror Hal McMillin says that ...
KPLC-TV
November 23, 2017
Everyone is preparing to share their homes and kitchens with the ones they love most, but in such close quarters, that may not be all we're ...
KPLC-TV
November 23, 2017
On this Thanksgiving: a story of the ultimate gratitude. A life saved, thanks to a selfless act. It is a story that starts on a high school basketball ...
KPLC-TV
November 23, 2017
I come to you today to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. It's not a work holiday for everyone - many of KPLC's employees work today, just as ...
The Advocate
November 23, 2017
... has abandoned plans for a gas-to-liquids plant in the Lake Charles area ... have been the biggest industrial investment in Louisiana history.
KPLC-TV
November 23, 2017
... the proposed U.S. gas-to-liquids project in Southwest Louisiana. ... Long-term, the LCCP will establish Sasol's Lake Charles location as an ...
KPLC-TV
November 22, 2017
This Saturday, small businesses across the country will be opening their doors with deals for consumers. MOREAdditional LinksPoll. It's part of Small Business Saturday – an annual shopping tradition dedicated to supporting small businesses and celebrating communities across the country. Started by ...
KPLC-TV
November 22, 2017
LAKE CHARLES-- McNeese women's basketball dropped its first home game of the young season with a 75-60 loss to Grambling here ...
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