2+ hour ago  (171+ words) LAFAYETTE, La. (KPLC) - Fire officials are investigating a late-night mobile home fire that claimed the life of a 74-year-old woman and her two dogs. Around 11: 36 p. m. Tuesday (May 5), the Lafayette Fire Department (LFD) responded to a fire on Eraste Landry Road…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (85+ words) KPLC 7 News Lake Charles man killed in crash on La. 27; drunk driver arrested, state police say Oak Grove Elementary receives national award for second year in a row St. Francis hosts groundbreaking for new Internal Medicine Clinic Amer Cable announces…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (77+ words) KPLC 7 News Lake Charles man killed in crash on La. 27; Texas man arrested for vehicular homicide State audit ties sheriff's office failures to New Orleans jailbreak Abita turns 40 after growing from microbrewery to Louisiana icon First Alert Extra - April 9, 2026 5: 30 "Breaking…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (335+ words) LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - It's a prime piece of real estate, but the future of the site of the former Capital One tower remains in doubt. Some Lake Charles City Council members are pushing for a big sports complex, while…...