Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 1:24 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
Jeffery Istre, an oilfield worker, Army veteran and nonprofit founder from Kaplan, announced his bid for Louisiana governor Wednesday.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 3:17 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
Repair crews are on the scene of a broken gas line on Hwy 171 near East Courthouse Street in Leesville.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 12:16 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
The search for a new superintendent of schools in Beauregard is underway.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 12:45 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
Authorities are reporting damage from a possible tornado in the Ragley area.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 1:26 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
An 18-year-old driver was killed after his truck ran off the highway and hit a tree, according to police.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 11:18 AM CST
|By KALB Digital Team and KPLC Digital Team
Leesville Police said involved parties have been identified and arrests are forthcoming.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 11:29 AM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
The officer was not injured.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 3:07 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
Authorities say the man was captured in another stolen vehicle.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 1:06 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
Xan John (R), of Lafayette, announced his candidacy on Friday.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 6:00 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
Both face four counts.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 12:19 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
A man has been arrested after being accused of attempted murder.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 8:21 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
A Rosepine man is in jail after being accused of multiple counts of child molestation and other sex crimes.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 7:13 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
Two possible tornadoes reportedly touched down in New Iberia today as a line of storms traveled eastward across Louisiana.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 8:12 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
Dozens of people have gotten sick from eating recalled raw oysters at restaurants in Louisiana and Texas, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 6:40 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
The issue is also before the town council.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 11:49 AM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
Parish officials posted on Facebook that Waste Connections “has been unable to pick up trash on the regular scheduled days.”
Updated: Oct. 28, 2022 at 12:29 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
When the girl was found in July 2020, she had extensive bruising on her face and her eyes were swollen shut, according to authorities.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 7:10 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Authorities say the suspect has also been seen committing the same crime in New Iberia, Opelousas and Morgan City - as well as in Mississippi.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 5:35 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Apple snails are an invasive species which have become a problem in parts of Louisiana.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2022 at 3:18 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Smith was in a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy whom he met on Grindr.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 12:26 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Beauregard Sheriff Mark Herford said bogus reports are being made at schools across the state.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2022 at 5:20 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Robinson was identified by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) as possibly possessing or distributing child pornography, according to U.S. Attorney Brandon Brown.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2022 at 4:28 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Currently, the instructional site is home to 120 students.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 6:24 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Cassidy also reiterated his stance that the Inflation Reduction Act will likely initially increase inflation.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 2:25 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Viewer Tom Chevalier captured video of the large water spout near Johnson Bayou.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 1:22 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Authorities say a complaint from Google about child pornography being downloaded led to the investigation.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 7:02 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Sabine Parish detectives and Calcasieu Parish deputies searched the suspect's home, seizing over 70 rods, reels, and rod & reel combos, authorities said.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 3:29 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
All students in Allen Parish will be allowed to wear jeans this coming school year.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2022 at 11:04 AM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team and Andrew McMunn
A couple from Texas have been arrested in Louisiana following the theft of diesel fuel from a convenience store, authorities said.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 at 2:42 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Sheriff Sam Craft said it’s the second incident in recent months involving fraudulent fuel purchases by out-of-state persons.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 2:51 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
The man allegedly called police and said he was going to "put holes" in the truck.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 12:42 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
The school board said the demand letter is inaccurate.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 12:57 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Calcasieu Parish deputies arrested the suspect during a traffic stop.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2022 at 12:11 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Vernon Parish Sheriff Sam Craft said a drug raid on a residence on Maple Street in Leesville was the result of an “extensive, year-long investigation” by the Vernon Parish Narcotics Task Force.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2022 at 6:03 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
The woman told deputies she was chained in the bedroom for three days.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2022 at 7:29 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
“The fire in our community today was devastating but we are thankful that it is now controlled and no one was harmed. A huge ‘thank you’ to our local and surrounding fire departments, police, first responders and citizens who responded so quickly and helped our city today,” the City of Oakdale posted.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2022 at 6:17 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
Officials caught 21 whooping cranes - 12 male and nine female - between November and early March.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2022 at 11:25 PM CDT
|By Johnathan Manning and KPLC Digital Team
A missing Louisiana woman’s vehicle was found in Missouri as the State police continue to search.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2022 at 10:13 AM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
The man was arrested on Feb. 18, on seven counts of sexual battery and one count of third-degree rape.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2022 at 6:47 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
Monday, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards announced the state has published its proposed action plan for spending $600 million in federal funding for recovery from Hurricanes Laura and Delta.
Updated: Feb. 12, 2022 at 4:02 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
KPLC received video of multiple officers on top of and hitting a person, who witnesses say was a 16-year-old.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2022 at 3:15 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
In a press release Monday, the Better Business Bureau of Southwest Louisiana issued a warning to residents regarding potential Facebook quiz scams.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2022 at 10:59 AM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
Officials with Westlake Chemical have confirmed that there was an explosion at the Westlake chemical south plant.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 at 1:55 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team and Jennifer Lott
A Sulphur man was arrested Thursday after allegedly stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars while serving as treasurer for a nonprofit organization, officials say.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2022 at 1:51 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
The device was found before anyone in the general public was captured on video, according to Sulphur officials.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2022 at 1:31 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team and Gray News staff
Included among the illegal drugs was 170 grams of fentanyl, a potent narcotic that officials locally and nationwide have listed as a reason for a surge in overdose deaths.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2022 at 3:22 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
In a joint press release Thursday, the Beauregard Parish School Board, DeRidder Police Department and Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Office said they are currently investigating a threatening message made toward the Beauregard Alternative Program.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2021 at 9:47 PM CST
|By Patrick Deaville, KPLC Digital Team and Jade Moreau
The Lake Charles Police Department has asked Louisiana State Police to investigate a fatal officer-involved shooting involving a Lake Charles police officer on Cline Street, according to Louisiana State Police Troop D.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2021 at 10:10 AM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
Scott police said when the grandmother’s back was turned, the man allegedly took the child out of the store.
Updated: Dec. 3, 2021 at 1:44 PM CST
|By KPLC Digital Team
In a Facebook post Friday, the Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Office issued an update on property tax information for residents.