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 ...

For over 50 years, the Knights of Peter Claver has provided the Mardi Gras spirit in North Lake Charles with an annual parade. This year’s celebration featured a chicken run for children to enjoy, ...

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

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Local Family Physician Dr. Donald Higgins says vaccines and immunizations continue to be an important part of medicine. Higgins spoke with 7NEWS after the Louisiana ...

U.S. pipeline operator Energy Transfer expects to reach a final investment decision on its Lake Charles liquefied natural gas export project by the fourth quarter of 2025, company executives said on a ...

LAFAYETTE PARISH, La. (KPLC) - A Lake Charles man is facing additional charges, including rape, after an alleged crime spree through several South Louisiana parishes. On Jan. 31, Shannon Morris Jr.

A Lake Charles man is in the Lafayette Parish jail Friday, accused of a crime spree across several parishes. Crowley Police Chief Troy Hebert tells us that his officers were called to the Burger ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KLFY) — A Lake Charles man has been charged with indecent behavior with someone he thought was a young girl, authorities said. Jacob W. Manuel, 33, of Lake Charles ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KLFY) — A Lake Charles woman has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a 3-month-old baby in her care, authorities said. Shirley L. Sawyer, 40, of Lake ...

A Lake Charles man is in the Lafayette Parish jail Friday, accused of a crime spree across several parishes. Shannon Morris, 36, was arrested on Friday in Lafayette, where law enforcement allege ...

One person is dead and another is in custody after an incident at an apartment in Lake Charles Friday. Lake Charles police ...