SWLA News

The Lake Charles Police Department is investigating a drive-by shooting that occurred on 14th Street today. Luckily no one was injured.

TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Due to Tropical Depression Imelda. The state line at I-10 Westbound in Vinton (exit 4) is closed until further notice.

Watch the video as someone took their drone and did a flyover in the city to show and survey the damage and flooding of the area.

A Texas man has been extradited back to Calcasieu Parish and arrested and charged for the felony sexual battery of a 4-year-old that took place in 2018.

The City of Lake Charles is bringing back it's free talk series this fall, "Love Your City: Building a City of Champions".

Geno Delafose and his band French Rockin' Boogie is making a stop in Kinder Louisiana tomorrow night for a big show inside of the Coushatta Casino Resort.

In another incident at Moss Bluff Middle School this week, a 13-year-old girl was arrested and charged with terrorizing after posting a threat to social media.

Family, friends, and local officials all came out to show support for this year's event.

Kyle J. Faul, 33, Lake Charles, has racked up a bevy of charges related to stalking and threats against his ex-girlfriend and her acquaintance.

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office arrested a Moss Bluff Middle School student on Sunday, for threats he made at school on Friday.

The LSU Tigers will hit the road this week to take on the Vanderbilt Commodores in Nashville and holds a very early start.

The grocery chain made it official on their Facebook page Friday, announcing they have broken ground on their newest location in Southwest Louisiana.