Interstate 10 is open in both neighboring Mississippi and Alabama. Louisiana's Transportation Department ... The National Weather Service in Lake Charles estimated Lafayette and Lake Charles received between 8 to 12 inches of snow. The National Weather ...

Merchants’ Parade - Kick off your Mardi Gras weekend with the dazzling 2025 Merchants’ Parade happening on Friday, February 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM! This glowing night parade invites residents and visitors alike to embrace the festive spirit as local businesses and social organizations light up the streets with creative floats and lively energy.

The Western Heritage Trail Ride marks the kickoff of the Southwest Louisiana Livestock Show & Rodeo and celebrates the cowboy culture of the Cajun prairie.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A Lake Charles woman, now in her second year at the U.S. Air Force Academy, became a pilot even before she graduated from St. Louis Catholic High School. Emma Bright started flying at the age of 15.

A road trip from Mississippi to Alabama - DIARIES FROM THE ROAD: On the final leg of their RV tour of the US, Simon Veness and Susan Veness drive the Alabama coast to find sprawling state parks, white

Exploring the best in funk and soul from the roots of black music through to the current club sounds, featuring classic tracks, new releases, sessions and interviews.

A winter storm was on a track to sweep through Texas and Louisiana, across the Gulf Coast and deep into Florida, significant snow and ice in tow.

Roughly 40 million people from Texas to the Carolinas are under winter weather alerts as a rare winter storm amid bone-chilling temperatures brings potentially historic snowfall to cities unused to harsh, cold weather. Here’s what’s happening now:

Snow has started to fall in Southwest Louisiana as Winter Storm Enzo brings an Arctic chill through the south.

Starting in Gueydan, the trail ride spans much of southwest Louisiana, passing through Lake Arthur, Jennings, Welsh and Iowa to eventually arrive at the rodeo parade and later ride into Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles.

In 2024, nearly 200,000 passengers traveled out of Lake Charles Regional, the best year in terms of passengers on record.

DALE COUNTY, Ala. (WTVY) - On the anniversary of the death of a Dale County school bus driver, the school district is keeping his memory alive. That driver was Charles Poland Jr. Sometimes called “Chuck,” Poland was a beloved man whose heroism is why Dale County Schools Superintendent Ben Baker wants to make sure his story is never forgotten.