LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Get ready for some action and adrenaline this weekend; the Monster Truck Nitro Tour is stopping by the Lake Charles Event Center on Saturday, Feb. 1.

A Lake Charles man is facing several charges after an alleged crime spree through Calcasieu, Acadia, and Lafayette parishes.Shannon Morris Jr. was arrested this morning in Duson following several incidents in Iowa,

Candidate qualifying for the Municipal Primary Election is set for Wednesday, Jan. 29, through Friday, Jan. 31.

Vallier then drove off after a verbal confrontation with the snow throwers. Before long, he returned to the area, got out his vehicle and shot multiple times at them, police said. One of the rounds went through a window and hit Lebleu, officials said.

Starting in Gueydan, the trail ride spans much of southwest Louisiana, passing through Lake Arthur, Jennings, Welsh and Iowa to eventually arrive at the rodeo parade and later ride into Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles.

A Lake Charles man is accused of beating and robbing an elderly man Saturday morning.Ronald Duhon, 56, struck the 85-year-old several times and stole items from him, including his vehicle, Lt. Jeffrey Keenum of the Lake Charles Police Department said.

A batch of emails Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter initially sought to withhold from a public records request show he complained to the board of a nonprofit that does work with the city on programs for at-risk youth after the director criticized the city and school system on social media.

Joshua Wilson walks his dogs Caymus and Moose Tuesday, January 21, 2025, on Mall Street in Lafayette, La. For the first time ever, Lake Charles and much of Acadiana are under a blizzard warning as snow blankets the area Tuesday morning.

The American Press received two surveys recently that suggested the Lake Charles real estate market is weak, and Louisiana is the worst place to retire. Some survey results should not be taken at face value,

Southeast Texas and parts of Louisiana are under its first ever blizzard warning Tuesday as the winter storm rolls through

Akasha Davis and R'Mani Taylor each scored 20 points as the Lamar University women's basketball team cruised past rival McNeese, 68-52 on Saturday in Lake Charles. The win kept Lamar perfect in Southland play, improving its conference record to 7-0.

The man is accused of a number of crimes in Iowa, Acadia Parish, Crowley, Rayne, and Lafayette Parish, where he was finally arrested.