The Lake Charles Police Department is currently investigating a shooting at an apartment complex. Sgt. Scott Dougherty of LCPD confirmed a shooting happened Monday night at Pecan Acres Apartments. “There was a shooting at that location,

Leigh McClendon is a former Shreveport teacher with over six million followers. The southern half of the ArkLaTex awoke to a dusting of snow on Tuesday, Jan. 21. The council is participating in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program (VITA), offering free tax preparation services to eligible people until April 15.

Wow! What an event this was with 4.8 inches of snow officially recorded at the National Weather Service office in Lake Charles. This ranks now as the 3rd highest snow total in history! The precipitation will come to an end late Tuesday,

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.

Low water pressure has happened in Calcasieu Parish during both Hurricane Laura and a damaging ice storm in February 2021.

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.

The cold temperatures are coming from a not uncommon expansion in the Polar Vortex, which are counter-clockwise rotating air currents that typically hang over the Arctic.

Southwest Louisiana spent Tuesday morning experiencing — likely for the first time ever — blizzard-like conditions with 35 mph wind gusts, a limited quarter-mile of visibility and up to 6 inches of snowfall recorded.

Temperatures were below freezing today, but that didn’t stop Southwest Louisianans from experiencing this historic event.

Stay updated on road closures, power outages, and weather impacts as a rare winter storm brings snow and icy conditions to Louisiana.