Showers and storms are likely again Wednesday afternoon with elevated rain chances staying in the forecast through Friday.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - 12-year-old James Granger from DeRidder is competing today at the National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. As of 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Granger was still in the competition ...

We will likely continue to see additional rounds of thunderstorms through Friday. Timing them is nearly impossible and ...

Around 8 this morning, patrol deputies with the Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff’s Office spotted a parked vehicle on the side of ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Police have released the identity of a pedestrian killed in a hit-and-run crash on Nelson Road this month. A man is accused of hitting two women near Elmer Lane, killing one ...

JENNINGS, La. (KPLC) - I-10 Eastbound is closed at La. 97 in Jennings due to a vehicle accident, according to the Louisiana ...

CAMERON PARISH, La. (KPLC) - Storms turned severe for some parts of SWLA on Monday night. Along Ridgecrest Road, 7News found three campers on their sides and another seriously damaged. According to ...

For Chief Warrant Officer Dwayne Guidry’s wife, Darlene, and daughter, Breanna, this year’s ceremony was the first without him.

NATCHITOCHES PARISH, La. ( KALB /Gray News) - Ten adults and eight children were rescued from a home after the foundation collapsed on Saturday. According to the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office, ...

SULPHUR, La. (KPLC) - Job seekers, recent graduates, and community members are set to attend an upcoming district-wide job fair being held by the Calcasieu Parish School Board. We spoke with Robert ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A number of power outages are being reported across SWLA after a storm cell moved through our area overnight. As of 6 a.m., around 7,000 residents are without power across ...

A Lake Charles woman is accused of beating a man with a baseball bat and leaving him in the road, where he was hit and killed.