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WEATHER UPDATE: Increased risk of severe weather tonight
An increased risk for severe weather is expected this evening and throughout the day on Monday. The National Weather Service’s Lake Charles office said the risk for heavy rainfall and possible flooding has been increasing for later today. The rain is expected to continue into Monday Expect rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches, with […]
SWLA Arrest Report - April 26, 2024
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Below is the Calcasieu Correctional Center booking report for April 26, 2024. Brinasia Janae Roberson, 22, Lake Charles: possession with intent of a Schedule II drug; resisting an officer with force or violence. Ted Christopher Shilling, 51, Lake Charles: possession of a Schedule II drug.
Parents concerned after incident at Mid-City Little League Game
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - If you recall, we told you about the extra deputies on patrol at Huber Park during Thursday’s Mid-City Little League baseball games after an incident took place Tuesday evening. “If you can’t feel safe going to the park, where can you go,” Parent and...
Two indicted for murder in drive-by killing of innocent woman on Sailfish Drive
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A grand jury returned charges against three people Thursday after a woman was shot and killed in her home south of Lake Charles. Investigators said Annette D. Touvell, 65, was watching TV when she was shot in the head on Saturday, March 2. They said Touvell was not the target of the shooters, who they believed had been driving down Sailfish Drive and shooting at random houses.
City Council agrees to provide school resource officers
By Emily Burleigh The DeRidder City Council solidified its agreement to provide school resource officers (SROs) to schools in DeRidder during a unanimous vote at the City Council meeting on Monday, April 22. The city will be reimbursed for the salary and benefits of two DPD SROs by the school board. DPD Chief of Police […]
Grand jury declines charges in 2020 death of Calcasieu Correctional inmate
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A grand jury has declined charges in an October 2020 in-custody death at Calcasieu Correctional Center. Ray Lawrence Jr., 47, died after he was found unresponsive in his single-man cell around 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 1, 2020. A lawsuit filed by his family said he was only in his cell at Calcasieu Correctional for 12 minutes.
Calcasieu voters approve recreation bond proposition
Calcasieu voters on Saturday approved a $30 million bond proposition to renovate the Lake Charles-Ward 3 Recreation Center on Power Centre Parkway. The 15-year, 8.5 mill proposal was approved by 74 percent, or 2,447 -840 votes. The bond issue will finance renovations and new construction at all 12 of the Ward 3 centers. The Lake […]
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