Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter will face a runoff against Marshall Simien Jr. on May 3 for the office Hunter has held since ...

Texas man killed Lake Charles man in a parking lot during a physical altercation and is facing a murder charge officials said.

The four challengers in the Lake Charles mayoral race haven’t come close to raising or spending as much as incumbent Nic ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A Texas man has been arrested after being accused of opening fire with a gun during an argument in the parking lot of a business on McNeese Street. A deputy was on a routine ...

Matthew E. Calloway, had already put a gun to the woman's head and pulled the trigger once. She escaped unharmed thanks to a ...

On Monday, March 31st at about 4:20 AM an EF-2 Tornado touched down briefly in Grand Prairie during the early morning intense ...

The rare winter storm that is hitting the southern portion of the United States became historic Tuesday morning when the Lake ...

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