Kaitlyn Flanders, Jackson Struck, Nadia Vaughn; Dakota: Rachel Koenig; Hayfield: Sharon Arett, Chelsea Christopherson; Lake Crescent: Alexandra Van Atta; Mantorville: Calleigh Richards;: Lucas ...

Calcasieu Correctional Center booking report for Feb. 21, 2025. Antonio Kyntrell Thomas, 24, Phenix City, Alabama: Resisting a police officer with force or violence; battery of a police officer; ...

For a few moments at last year’s Louisiana High School Athletic Association state indoor track and field meet in Baton Rouge, ...

As a child, Cody Fontenot asked for all the things other children would ask for: He wanted to learn how to ride a bike, play ...

St. Louis Catholic High School students have been learning from temporary buildings since Hurricane Laura. On Jan. 12, the ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - This week a Lake Charles woman was sentenced for the overdose death of her young child. Now her ...

According to the National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety, agriculture had the leading number ...

Louisiana is leading the way in carbon sequestration, but could shifting federal priorities threaten the industry’s future?

As the Lake Charles reporter for The Advocate, I am excited to cover stories in the southwest Louisiana community. I'll be ...

Former Governor of Kiambu, Ferdinand Ndungu Waititu, is now behind bars, convicted for receiving a Sh 25.6 million kickback ...

St. Charles East used a 10-0 second-quarter run to regain the lead and fought off a determined Lake Park team over the final ...

All five candidates for mayor of Lake Charles have agreed to participate in a live, on-air debate in KPLC’s studio.The hour-long debate will air and stream at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 12.We want to ...