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.

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,

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,

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.

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.

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

Special to the American Press Sowela Technical Community College will host a Spring Career Fair 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday, March 26 in the Sycamore Student Center at the main campus in Lake Charles. Current students and alums of the college are welcome to attend.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A heavy police presence has been reported at the Meadows in South Lake Charles. A KPLC reporter spoke to residents of Lilly Lane and Orchard Grove, who said they heard gunshots in the area. Our crew also spotted several Lake Charles Police units and a home with caution tape around the front yard.

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

Retired Los Angeles firefighter Johnny Green lives in the Shreveport-Bossier area and was a captain with the Los Angeles Fire Department for over 30 years.