LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A new face is joining the race for mayor of Lake Charles. James Steward, a retired deputy and Army ...

A convicted child rapist is back behind bars after child pornography was found on his phone, authorities said.

AMITE, La. (WAFB) - Two of the victims of a triple homicide in St. Helena Parish were children, investigators said. The ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A Lake Charles man is facing time in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm in 2022.

VERNON PARISH, La. (KPLC) - The Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office is warning the public of a phone scam circulating within the ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The Jennings Police Department will be holding a news conference this afternoon regarding an ...

KPLC viewers reported a heavy police presence at the gas station on U.S. 90 and Manchester Road and yellow tape blocking off ...

KINDER, La. (KPLC) - A Kinder woman has been arrested after authorities say they found a 4-year-old child beaten and living ...

DeRidder, La. (KPLC) - A Lake Charles man has been arrested after being accused of shooting a woman in the face at a mobile ...

A cold and miserable start to Friday in SWLA is quickly clearing up, but sunshine will take a little longer to move in.

Police released body camera footage capturing the deadly confrontation that ended the Bourbon Street terror attack.

With Trump 10 days from inauguration, Judge Juan M. Merchan has indicated he plans a no-penalty sentence called an ...