SWLA News

After the Arkansas Razorbacks football program took a run at getting current LSU football head coach Les Miles, the LSU athletic program stepped up with a new contract to keep Miles in Baton Rouge for at least seven more years.

Now it is being reported that the amended contract will have to be presented to the Board of Supervisors for approval because the new contract contains a salary increase for miles from 3.751 million a year to 4.3 million per year plus other incentives. 

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Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Deputies say a Lake Charles man beat his girlfriend by punching her and slamming her hands in a door.  Then, for an encore, he allegedly slammed her dog against a wall until he killed it.

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After the Bounty Gate scandal and Saints coach Sean Payton being suspended for a year, today the NFL has reinstated Payton back into the NFL.

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With the State of Louisiana slowly dismantling the LSU Hospital system, employees and patients at Moss Regional Hospital here in Lake Charles are being spared the axe.  Memorial Hospital will be taking over the charity hospital after an announcement made today.

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It's not too late to get your flu shot -- and in fact, if you're going to get one, you might as well do it now.  Luckily, there are plenty of places you can go besides your doctor's office to get a fast, safe shot.  We've put together a list of places with some help from Healthmap.com.

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The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office has arrested Dwane E. Fox, 47, of Lake Charles for the murder of Mychele Cleaver, 48, found in a ditch just east of Tom Hebert Road in Lake Charles on January 10. Read more here in a press release from CPSO.

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Flood conditions have led to a second day off of school for Jeff Davis Parish students on Friday, Jan. 11, and along the eastern edge of the parish, flood conditions may necessitate evacuations along the Mermentau River.

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If you feel you need some sandbags thanks to the crazy rains this week, there are several places around Southwest Louisiana where you can get them -- but be warned, for most places, you'll need to bring your own shovel and prepare to do some labor.

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The National Weather Service has issued flood warnings for Allen, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis and Beauregard parishes in Southwest Louisiana. This means flooding will occur! A flash flood warning has been added for Cameron Parish.

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There are Flash Flood Warnings for Beauregard County, Calcasieu County, Allen County and Jefferson Davis County and has been for the past few days. Make sure you keep your radio locked here for the latest information on the weather.

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A 26-year-old Sulphur man is in deep trouble after state troopers pulled him over, found him to be drunk and in possession of stolen liquor -- all AFTER he had delivered his students for the morning.

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It's Christmas Eve which means Santa Claus is busy already!  He is getting ready to deliver toys and gifts to all the children in the world.

Want to see where Santa is right now?  Track his progress here!

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