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Good rain chances, below normal temperatures continue
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Today’s Forecast: Our unsettled pattern continues today, with showers and t-storms once again likely. A few showers early will increase from late morning into early afternoon. Highs will be held below normal by the clouds and rainfall, topping out in the mid to upper...
Families of Louisiana Olympic stars reveal the drive that helped them get to Paris
Talent? Of course. Coaching? A necessity. Money? There’s real gold poured into those gold medals. But it’s much more than that. It’s dedication, sacrifice and an almost incomprehensible drive for a goal that most of us only see the results of every four years. Tricia Schwartz knows....
Calcasieu Parish LNG facility to get new owner
CARLYSS, La. (KPLC) - Driftwood LNG will soon have a new owner. Liquified natural gas producer Tellurian Inc. will be sold to Australian company Woodside Energy Group, Ltd. in a roughly $900 million sale. The sale includes Tellurian’s Driftwood LNG facility, which is located south of Carlyss. In the...
Construction on 46-unit Mid-City Lofts begins next month
Construction will begin on the Mid-City Lofts on Aug. 15. The 46-unit, three-story mid-rise in Lake Charles will be located directly adjacent to Lloyd Oaks public housing site and will serve as the first phase of the Mid-City Choice Neighborhoods Transformation. Mid-City Lofts is a mixed-income development designed with a community space, fitness center and […]
First Alert Forecast: Rain chances will remain well above normal for the rest of the week
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - We saw a lot of clouds around SWLA on Monday, with the bulk of the rain earlier in the day. Rain chances will remain well above normal through the upcoming weekend thanks to an upper level trough of low pressure remaining in our area. This provides extra lift which make sit easier for clouds and rain to form.
VB: Karelov Announces Lindsey Ogle To Staff
By: Pam LaFosse LAKE CHARLES—McNeese head volleyball coach Sasha Karelov has announced the addition of Lindsey Ogle who will serve as a graduate assistant. The native of Missouri City, Texas was a four-year letterwinner at St. Mary’s University (Texas) where she was a member of the Lone Star Commissioner’s Honor Roll for three years, earned the D2ADA Academic Achievement Award in 2023 and serve as the SAAC President from 2022-24. Ogle attended Ridge Point High School where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. In her four years she also helped her team to two state appearances finishing as the runners-up her…
Lafayette DA files petition to disqualify Rickey Boudreaux from Youngsville chief race
The Lafayette District Attorney's Office on Monday filed a petition to disqualify former Youngsville Police Chief Rickey Boudreaux from running for the same office he resigned from last year. Boudreaux qualified Wednesday morning for the special election, despite a Louisiana law revised in 2023 that says an elected official who...
Lafayette police officer who killed rapper in 2023 cleared of wrongdoing
A Lafayette police officer who fatally shot a rapper outside La Bamba nightclub on Johnston Street in 2023 was cleared of wrongdoing and is back on the job. Clayton Green was working off-duty security at the club in April 2023 when a fight broke out in the parking lot. According to police reports, Deiondre Solomon, 28, was involved in the fight when he allegedly retrieved a gun and shot a man in the lower abdomen.
New-look Cowboys picked sixth
On the same day the rest of the Southland Conference came together to promote the upcoming season, the Cowboys began their camp. With a full roster of 110 for the first time in head coach Gary Goff’s three years and 57 newcomers, McNeese State officially got back to work. Monday and Tuesday will be filled […]
Lafayette grocery offering Indian, Pakistani, Arabic goods to close by end of month
When Bismillah Grocery opened in Lafayette over seven years ago, it filled a growing demand for Indian and Arabic groceries in a community with an expanding population from the Indian subcontinent and surrounding region. The owners announced last week on Facebook that this would be their last month in operation,...
2024 National Night Out events in SWLA
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - National Night Out is the day to get to know your local law enforcement officers. Communities nationwide host National Night Out events on the first Tuesday of August every year with the goal of enhancing the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement by bringing residents and police officers together under positive circumstances.
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