Lake Charles Fire Department crews responded to a gas leak on La. 3059 on Monday morning. Viewers reported smelling gas near the Walmart on U.S. 171. According to the assistant fire chief, the leak has been capped by CenterPoint,

Representatives with CenterPoint Entergy say the natural gas smell on Monday was due in part to the release of an odorant to help with leak detection.

The mayor brought with him words of support for FEMA, an agency President Donald Trump talked about shutting down and recently issued orders for a commission to investigate.

America’s original extreme sport is the “Greatest Show on Dirt.” It features events starting Thursday, Jan. 30 and running through Saturday, Feb. 1. You’ll see everything from heart-pounding rodeo action, autograph sessions, a parade, live entertainment, and more! Tickets start at $15 with children 3 and under getting in free.

Isolated tornadoes, hail and damaging wind gusts are possible across Southwest Louisiana on Thursday as a cold front moves into the area. National Weather Service Lake Charles said a few storms could produce heavy rainfall resulting in localized flooding.

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.

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.

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,

A public hearing was held in Lake Charles to get input on the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority's 2026 fiscal year draft plans.

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.

NWS issued an early Tuesday warning for an unprecedented weather event in southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas

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