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SWLA Arrest Report - July 26, 2024
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The Calcasieu Correctional Center booking report for July 26, 2024. Lorenzo Shontrell Jackson, 26, Iowa: monetary instrument abuse; revocation of parole; possession of marijuana first offense. Rohaynee Roscott Jones, 26, Lake Charles: switched license plate; driving on a roadway laned for traffic; possession of a...
Spill in South Louisiana bayou. Here's what we know.
Editor's note: This story has been updated for clarity. An spill has been found in Bayou Lafourche near Raceland. According to Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water Executive Director Dustin Rabalais, around 9 a.m. the district was alerted to a spill within the bayou around LA 90. Speaking on the phone, en route to the spill,...
Louisiana fugitive arrested in Lock Haven
Lock Haven, Pa. — Police arrested a Louisiana fugitive in Clinton County. Christopher James Kelley, 32, was stopped by police for a traffic violation on the 200 block of Woodward Ave, in Lock Haven. Kelley was found to have an outstanding warrant for a drug offense out of the Jefferson Parrish Sheriff's Office in Louisiana, according to a release from the Woodward Township Police Department. Kelley was taken into custody, charged for being a fugitive from justice, according to the release from Woodward Township Police Department. He is currently at the Clinton County Correctional Facility awaiting extradition to Louisiana.
Jim Beam column: Calcasieu voters face changes
Calcasieu Parish legislators through the years have succeeded in keeping all of the parish in the same congressional district. However, it has been split almost in half between the 3rd and 4th Congressional Districts for the Nov. 5 congressional election. Act 5 of the first special legislative session of 2022 kept Calcasieu whole, but it failed to […]
Kirbyville Wildcats ready to play with new head coach Seth Hubbard in 2024
KIRBYVILLE, Texas — Making our way back into District 10-3A D1, we make a stop North of Beaumont in Kirbyville, Texas where the Wildcats enter 2024 under former Daingerfield Offensive Coordinator Seth Hubbard. Last season the Wildcats fought hard and won a share of the district title in 2023.
Jeff Davis Parish hosts back-to-school movie night and supply drive
JENNINGS, La. (KPLC) - Students return to school in just a few short weeks so it is time for families to get prepared. In Jeff Davis Parish, families gathered at the multipurpose building in Jennings for the second annual back-to-school movie night and supply drive. Organizer Towona King with the...
Residents concerned about increase in animal dumping
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Just last month we told you about an uptick in abandoned animals in Jeff Davis parish, but the problem isn’t isolated. There have been reports from all around Southwest Louisiana about dogs being dumped. At least five puppies have been dumped over the past...
McNeese Football holds day three of camp with local talent expected to shine this season
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Day three of training camp is in the books, it was a practice filled with explosive plays on offense and defense, and two players that possess that breakout ability are Jamaal Levi and TreVonte’ Citizen, local talent from Lake Charles who coach Gary Goff said bring a lot to this team.
Furniture Chain Confirms Bankruptcy – Louisiana Stores to Close
Furniture and appliance shoppers in cities such as Lake Charles, Lafayette, Alexandria, Shreveport, Baton Rouge, Monroe, Port Allen, and the Greater New Orleans area might soon find themselves with one less option when it comes to furnishing and outfitting their homes. A one-time leader in the furniture and appliance industry has officially confirmed it has filed for bankruptcy protection as of this past Tuesday.
Soupçon: Louisiana Food News for August
Every hot and sticky summer, as we diligently follow dispatches from the National Hurricane Center and change our sweaty shirts just so the 95 degree weather can soak through another one, there is one silver lining, and thankfully it can be found at a number of culinary institutions across the city. It’s COOLinary New Orleans, the summer tradition for which participating restaurants rollout specially priced, prix-fixe menus for two-course lunches and three-course dinners and brunches. Now’s the perfect time to sample a curated menu from the dozens of inventive and classic restaurants that make New Orleans a dining destination. Sit back, order a (frozen) drink or two, and take your taste buds on a tour of the city’s comestible culture. Celebrating twenty years this year, COOLinary organizers have extended the deliciousness for an additional two weeks, lasting from August 1–September 15. neworleans.com/coolinary.
Coal power plants cost Americans millions when they didn’t have to, study says
Utility companies in Louisiana saddled in- and out-of-state customers with $340 million in unnecessary costs over the past three years by choosing to run outdated, inefficient coal plants when cleaner, more affordable energy sources were available, according to a recent study an environmental group commissioned. The Natural Resources Defense Council, a coalition of environmental lawyers, […]
Forecasters Watching Tropical Disturbance Headed for Gulf of Mexico – Should Louisiana and Texas Be Worried?
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - Parts of Louisiana and Texas may need to keep an eye out over the next two weeks as a tropical system begins to slowly develop in the Atlantic. According to the most recent forecasts from the National Hurricane Center (NHC), "An area of disturbed weather over the central tropical Atlantic Ocean is expected to interact with an approaching tropical wave during the next several days."
Four cases of West Nile neuroinvasive disease found in La.
Special to the American Press The Louisiana Department of Health’s Office of Public Health has confirmed four human cases of West Nile neuroinvasive disease in the Northeast Louisiana community of Winnsboro. These cases were reported between July 5-24. Louisiana has reported a total of eight West Nile neuroinvasive disease cases in the state in 2024. […]
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