As the Lake Charles reporter for The Advocate, I am excited to cover stories in the southwest Louisiana community. I'll be working with investigative reporter Megan Wyatt, who will be seeking out ...

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 ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Lake Charles city officials offered a first look at several park upgrade projects today at Huber ...

A Lafayette man was killed Wednesday afternoon in a crash with a tractor-trailer near Lake Charles, authorities said. The ...

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 ...

Shirley L. Sawyer, 40, of Lake Charles, is charged with one count of first degree murder after an incident last month.

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.

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 ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KLFY) — A couple who has spent the last two years walking across America achieved a milestone in Louisiana Wednesday. After 705 days of walking through the United States ...

at Bancorp South Arena was on February 1 and the SW District Fat Stock Show and Rodeo was in Lake Charles, La. at Burton Coliseum January 30 - February 1. SW District Fat Stock Show and Rodeo A ...

A viral video on TikTok shows customers at a Costco store stockpiling dozens of eggs into their carts amid the nationwide egg shortage. (Source: @ninav0728/TMX) ...