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Louisiana constitution 'is broken': GOP donor Lane Grigsby again pitches rewrite
Lane Grigsby, a Baton Rouge business owner and Republican megadonor who chaired Gov. Jeff Landry's "constitutional reform" transition committee, this week made yet another pitch for a rewrite of the state constitution. Grigsby spoke to media and the public at a Baton Rouge Press Club luncheon on Monday. It was...
AT&T Provides Update on Data Breach Affecting Customers in Louisiana
AT&T has confirmed a data breach that has impacted some of its customers in Louisiana. Contrary to previous reports that suggested nearly all AT&T customers had their calls, texts, and information compromised, the latest update reveals a more contained incident. Details of the Incident. In a recent communication to affected...
UPDATE: Three Arrested in June 2024 Shooting in Thibodaux
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced three people have been arrested for their roles in a in a June 2024 shooting in Thibodaux. David Bonds, 35, and Ronald Vallejo, 33, both of Thibodaux, were arrested for the attempted murder of Floyd Gage, 45, of Thibodaux who was charged with illegal carrying of a firearm following the incident. Bonds and Gage both suffered injuries in the shooting.
Pirate Night At The Ballfield This Weekend
Ahoy! Join the swashbuckling fun on July 20th when Pirate Night sets sail! The Lake Charles Gumbeaux Gators take on the Seguin River Monsters this Saturday night. Swashbucklers, marauders, raiders, buccaneers and scoundrels from all over Southwest Louisiana are encouraged to take in the ball game in their best roguish garb!
Study Warns: ‘Toxic Compounds’ Found in Sun-Exposed Plastic Bottles
Louisiana folks already have a hard time keeping cool in the summertime, and now we have to worry that our bottled water might be unsafe to drink. We have all forgotten our water bottles in the car on a hot summer day at some point. If you leave them in your car or in the sun long enough, you may have noticed that they have a strange chemical-like aftertaste. Scientists have been warning us that chemicals 'linked to hormonal imbalances' such as BPA can contaminate the liquid inside the bottle.
BREAKING: Police investigating early morning homicide
Lake Charles Police are investigating an early morning homicide that occurred on West Prien Lake Road. Deputy Chief Kevin Kirkum said officers responded to reports of a shooting just after 1 a.m. Friday morning at 1780 W. Prien Lake Road. “Two individuals were shot one has died,” Kirkum said. No arrests have been made and […]
Daily showers, thunderstorms expected over next week
An upper-level trough will remain in place over Southwest Louisiana for the next several days, helping to aid in daily showers and thunderstorms. But the good news is temperatures are trending cooler — especially for the last week of July. National Weather Service Lake Charles Storm Warning Coordinator Doug Cramer said pockets of excessive rainfall […]
Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation announces new board members
NEW ORLEANS – The Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation is proud to announce two local leaders have been selected to join its Board of Directors. Wendy Brunet Burns and Patrick Kiernan were nominated and approved by the board at the June meeting. Burns and Kiernan bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to support the Sports Foundation’s mission of attracting and managing major sporting events that create economic impact and positive media opportunities for the State of Louisiana and the Greater New Orleans area.
Police: Attempted rapist broke into woman’s apartment through bathroom window
A Lake Charles man is behind bars today, accused of breaking into a woman’s apartment and sexually assaulting her. Lake Charles Police Lt. Brenda Treadway said just before 3 a.m. Thursday morning, their office received a call from the victim, who said a man had broken into her Eddy Street apartment by breaking through a […]
SWLA Arrest Report - July 18, 2024
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The Calcasieu Correctional Center booking report for July 18, 2024. Clifford Davis Landry, 36, Sulphur: Pedestrians on highways; possession of a Schedule II drug; probation detainer. Zechariah Elijah Moore, 30, Ruston: Home invasion; second-degree rape. Jeremiah Scott Bang, 45, DeQuincy: Contraband in a penal institution.
First Alert Forecast: Scattered activity sticking around into the weekend as a wet pattern hangs on
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - More showers and storms are expected to take place across SWLA on Friday and through the weekend. Friday looks not too much different from what we saw Thursday, with scattered showers and stray rumbles of thunder followed by more breaks in the late morning. By the afternoon a few storms could try and pop-up anyways later in the day so pay attention to your weather alerts in the event any are issued.
Gov. Jeff Landry-endorsed candidate named Northwestern State University president
PIPER HUTCHINSON – Louisiana Illuminator. The University of Louisiana Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Thursday to name Associate State Supreme Court Justice James Genovese the next president of Northwestern State University. The move to install Genovese, a nontraditional candidate who has no higher education administrative experience but does have...
Iris Domestic Violence Center helping domestic abuse victims
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - An average of one million people are domestic abuse victims each year. Last year, the state of Louisiana was the thirty-first most common state to see domestic abuse and violence. Still, the effort to eliminate harm at home and protect those affected is what the Iris Domestic Violence Center in Baton Rouge cares most about.
Lake Charles Girlie Girls Present A Community Hygiene Drive
Lake Charles' Girlie Girls Mentoring Program is proudly teaming up with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. and Zeta Psi Omega Chapter to collect and distribute essential hygiene products for girls and women in the community. This is an annual initiative by the young ladies of this local mentoring group. The...
Local student to represent Louisiana at American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation
MONROE, La. (KNOE) - A River Oaks High School student will represent Louisiana at the American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) Girls Nation event in Washington, D.C. Loralie Smith is one of 100 high school seniors chosen to participate in the weeklong program that teaches students how the federal government works. Smith...
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