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Lake Charles Transit services, police jury meetings canceled Thursday night
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - City of Lake Charles Transit operations will be suspended at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, and tonight’s Calcasieu Parish Police Jury meetings are canceled ahead of the anticipated storms. Transit services are expected to resume on Friday, May 17, at 5:45 a.m., and all offices are...
Sulphur Senior Center temporarily closed for storm repairs
SULPHUR, La. (KPLC) - The Sulphur Senior Center remains closed until further notice after Monday’s thunderstorms devastated parts of Louisiana. Part of their roof was blown off, but that’s only part of the damage that occurred. The rooms seniors use for different activities are a various states of disrepair.
Concerns over street work raised at DeRidder Council meeting
DeRidder residents expressed concerns over city infrastructure and assistance for the elderly at the City Council meeting on Monday. One resident of Carlisle Street in District 1 asked the council why his street had not been fixed when other streets with recent developments have had repairs. He used Warren Street as an example, which is […]
Woman survives car rolling off road as strong winds tear through Sulphur
SULPHUR, La. (KPLC) - Viewers are reporting significant damage in Sulphur after severe weather passed through SWLA, and one woman survived a terrifying accident. “The next thing I know something was just coming at my car, and it hit me and I kept rolling and ended up upside down across the street,” Heather Cormier said.
Sulphur to host 37th annual Scale Model Show and Contest
SULPHUR, La. (KPLC) - Get ready for a full day of some of the best scale models around as SWLA Modelers of Plastic will be holding their annual model show this weekend at the West Cal Event Center in Sulphur. We spoke to Bradley Moreland and Blake Courville this morning who gave us the details.
One Dead, Two Injured After Tree Falls On Port Allen Home In Heavy Weather
One person is dead and two others are in the hospital after high winds knocked a tree onto a Port Allen home on Monday evening. The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office says the tree toppled onto a home on Rougon Road near Ronald Regan Highway around 7:30 p.m. Kristin...
Ruth Street in Sulphur to experience power outage for transmission replacement
SULPHUR, La. (KPLC) - The City of Sulphur has announced a power outage today for some residents so that a transmission can be replaced by Entergy after it was damaged during the Monday, May 13th storms. The outage will occur around 11 a.m. and will last for approximately 5 hours.
CPSB to host job fair in June
The Calcasieu Parish School Board Job Fair will make its return to Southwest Louisiana in early June. This event — set for 9-11 a.m. June 6 at LaGrange High School and 9-11 .m. June 7 at Sulphur High’s 9th Grade Campus — serves as a great opportunity for job seekers to learn about openings in the […]
Monday storms cause significant damage to parts of SW La.
Monday night’s storms — including a confirmed tornado in Sulphur and a possible one in Lake Charles — did significant damage to parts of Southwest Louisiana. According to storm reports from the National Weather Service, damage was first reported by emergency officials at the Sulphur Walmart — with the store’s sign and gas station taking major […]
Calcasieu schools won’t have to add days despite exceeding weather day allotment
Despite the Calcasieu Parish school district exceeding its allotted number of weather days, the school year will not be extended. Superintendent Shannon LaFargue announced at the Calcasieu Parish School Board meeting on Tuesday that after meeting with State Superintendent Cade Brumley and the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District Rep. Kevin Berken the […]
‘Never saw him again:’ Houston-area contractor wanted in four counties is accused of swindling homeowners
PASADENA, Texas – A Houston-area contractor is accused of ripping off home repair customers in four different counties, some of whom were victims of natural disasters, court records reveal. Eusebio Maldonado, 51, has open warrants in Texas and Louisiana, according to charging documents. Maldonado’s alleged scheme dates back to...
Beauregard Health System breaks ground for new expanded emergency department
By Emily Burleigh Residents of Beauregard Parish and the surrounding areas will have access to two updated medical departments by 2026. Beauregard Health System, 600 S. Pine S. in DeRidder, hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for their highly anticipated expanded emergency department on Friday, May 17. This celebration marks the first steps for two new facilities […]
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