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Clement named interim police juror to fill Tramonte’s seat
The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury unanimously appointed Brent Clement as interim District 15 Police Juror at a May 20 Special Meeting. He takes over the seat of Tony Tramonte, 54, who unexpectedly passed away on April 29. It’s a role with which Clement is more than familiar – he held the District 12 seat from […]
Billions of dollars later, Louisiana still rebuilding after major storms
BATON ROUGE - During the past five years, Louisiana has faced its fair share of hurricanes and natural disasters. Lake Charles is still littered with blue roofs after three hurricanes hit within a matter of months. Then Ida caused billions of dollars in damage to the southeastern parts of the state.
Washington-Marion students making BIG impact for community’s LITTLES
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Louisiana has received a $20,000 donation from the 2023-24 Washington-Marion High School LEAD Council to help support the new food pantry located at its headquarters. A ribbon-cutting for the food pantry was held on Monday with members of the LEAD Council giving a presentation on their project. The LEAD […]
Care Help of Sulphur celebrates 40 years of service
SULPHUR, La. (KPLC) - Care Help of Sulphur celebrated its 40th year anniversary. For 40 years, the organization has been serving the community with donations given to its thrift store. To celebrate, Care Help held a carnival in front of the thrift store, with games, food and some good deals.
Westlake American Legion Auxiliary holds poppy fundraiser for veterans
WESTLAKE, La. (KPLC) - City of Westlake Mayor Hal McMillin signed a proclamation, declaring Friday as National Poppy Day. American Legion Auxiliary Unit 407 in Westlake collected donations and handed out poppies, which represent fallen U.S. military members. Led by the American Legion Auxiliary, each year, members of The American...
Lake Charles woman gifted a refurbished vehicle
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The National Auto Body Council partnered with GEICO, Gerber Collision & Glass in Sulphur and the Urban League of Louisiana to help a local woman in need. So far, the NABC has gifted 3000 plus vehicles with different automobile companies. This go around they are...
EMS Academy offering tuition-free 4-month class
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - If you’ve ever thought about switching careers to make a difference in your community, you can get the education you need to get started as an EMT in just four months with Acadian Ambulance. We spoke with Casey Sullivan-Flood this morning to get the details.
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital makes hurricane infrastructure upgrades
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Lake Charles Memorial Health System continues to prepare for the 2024 hurricane season, and they have recently made some upgrades to improve their systems at various campuses. “At the women’s campus or south campus, we did a $5 million overhaul of the plant to strengthen...
PHOTO GALLERY: Salvation Army reopens emergency shelter after four-year absence
The Salvation Army of Lake Charles hosted a grand opening dedication Tuesday morning for the new emergency shelter. The shelter suffered severe damage from Hurricane Laura and was forced to cease operations in 2020. The shelter has been rebuilt with the support of community efforts and will seek to serve the needs of people experiencing homelessness […]
Mayor: Iowa will join Summer Food Service Program despite initial concerns
Iowa will be participating in the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Summer Food Service Program for an 11th year, but the decision to participate again did not come without questions. At the Iowa Town Council meeting on Monday, Mayor Neal Watkins raised concerns about the language of the contract between the town and CPPJ. He said […]
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