NEW LLANO, La. (KALB News Channel 5)- Hana restaurant agrees to pay nearly $115,000 in back wages.More >>
NEW LLANO, La. (KALB News Channel 5) – The Hana Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar, restaurant has agreed to pay 135 servers and chefs in back wages.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:55 AM EDT2013-05-21 14:55:04 GMT
SHAWNEE, OKLA.Neighborhoods are flattened and buildings are on fire after a mile-wide tornado moved through the Oklahoma City area.Television footage on Monday afternoon showed homes and buildings thatMore >>
Moore, Okla. (CNN) -- Rescue workers raced against time and the oncoming night Monday looking for survivors after a powerful tornado blasted an area outside of Oklahoma City.More >>
PINEVILLE, La. (KALB News Channel 5) - Due to mechanical failure an 18-wheeler ran off the Pineville Expressway this morning.More >>
PINEVILLE, La. (KALB News Channel 5) - Due to mechanical failure an 18-wheeler ran off the Pineville Expressway this morning. The tanker was empty when the front axle broke. The driver was traveling southMore >>
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB News Channel 5) – Earlier Tuesday, May 21st, a single vehicle crash seriously injured a woman from Ferriday. Troopers responded to the crash on LA Hwy 1205 south around 6:30 a.m.More >>
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB News Channel 5) – Earlier Tuesday, May 21st, a single vehicle crash seriously injured a woman from Friday. Troopers responded to the crash on LA Hwy 1205 south around 6:30 a.m.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 5:49 PM EDT2013-05-20 21:49:30 GMT
MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Authorities say an elementary school in an Oklahoma City suburb took a direct hit from a mile-wide tornado. Gary Knight with the Oklahoma City Police Department says there is no wordMore >>
MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Authorities say an elementary school in an Oklahoma City suburb took a direct hit from a mile-wide tornado. Gary Knight with the Oklahoma City Police Department says there is no wordMore >>
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB News Channel 5) - Daniel Aaron Christensen of Dequincy was arrested May 17th by Rapides Parish police in the Kinder area for cyber stalking.More >>
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB News Channel 5) - Daniel Aaron Christensen of Dequincy was arrested May 17th by Rapides Parish police in the Kinder area. He was arrested on four counts of felony stalking, 25 countsMore >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 8:58 PM EDT2013-05-22 00:58:14 GMT
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB News Channel 5) - At 5pm Tuesday, the Rapides Parish School Board will discuss a new plan for schools set forth by incoming Superintendent Nason Authement. On News Channel 5 at 6pm,More >>
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB News Channel 5) - At 5pm Tuesday, the Rapides Parish School Board discussed a new plan by incoming Superintendent Tony Authement to restructure the way the School Board supports "At-Risk" schools. More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 5:47 PM EDT2013-05-21 21:47:28 GMT
RAPIDES PARISH, La. (KALB News Channel 5) Rapides Parish search for unknown white male burglar. On April 27, 2013 an unknown white male in the attached photo entered the Rapides Parish Highway Dep. BuildingMore >>
RAPIDES PARISH, La. (KALB News Channel 5) Rapides Parish search for unknown white male burglar.More >>
Baton Rouge, La. (KALB News Channel 5) — Gov. Bobby Jindal and President and Chief Financial Officer Roy O. Martin III of RoyOMartin-Martco Ltd. Partnership announced the company will invest $20 millionMore >>
Baton Rouge, La. (KALB News Channel 5) — A partnership is announced that the company will invest $20 million to modernize and expand the Martco plywood facility in Chopin.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 4:37 PM EDT2013-05-21 20:37:58 GMT
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB News Channel 5)- We take weather seriously here at KALB and that's why we have several tools to keep you informed during severe weather. From our weather app to high definition radarMore >>
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB News Channel 5)- We have our fair share here in Central Louisiana. From hurricanes to severe thunderstorms and tornadoes- we've seen a little taste of just about every type of weather. News Channel 5 has plenty of free tools to keep you ahead of the storm. More >>
MARKSVILLE, La. - A woman inmate has escaped from the custody of Avoyelles Parish Sheriff's Office during work duty Thursday.
According to reports from the sheriff's office, Shonda Shanetta Warrior, 38, of the Fourth Street area in Lake Charles, walked away from work detail at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Marksville Thursday afternoon.
She was last seen wearing a red prison uniformed. Deputies believe she was picked up in an unknown vehicle heading to Lake Charles. Warrior is serving a five-year sentence on theft charges.
Warrior is described as a black woman, 5'11, weighing 240 pounds with shoulder-length black hair and brown eyes. She also has tattoos of her children's names on her right arm.
Deputies are still searching for missing inmate. If you have any information, call the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff's Office at 318-253-4000.
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