The Louisiana governor and attorney general are in favor of getting the execution process moving again after executions were stalled. That was because the drugs were difficult if not impossible to get ...

Leon Ruffin was sentenced to life in prison in October 2024 for a murder in Jefferson Parish. He is well known to law enforcement in the New Orleans area.

Parish leaders unveiled a new statue reflecting Jefferson's first 200 years. From swamps to sprawling subdivisions, JP is using the bicentennial celebration to set a course for the next 200 years.

Wanda Rose Wright, aged 89, of Lake Charles, passed from this life on Feb. 9, 2025, surrounded by her family. She was born ...

Priority is given to residents over 60 years of age, households with children under five, and residents with disabilities.

Big fire in a marshy area in St. Charles Parish. Winds are blowing that smoke into Jefferson Parish and New Orleans. With ...

A Lake Charles man was killed Thursday night when the bicycle he was riding was hit by a truck, authorities said.

A Vermilion Parish school teacher who was fired after a sexually explicit video with his wife was posted on social media in ...

Jacob W. Manuel, 33, of Lake Charles, was arrested Wednesday and charged with indecent behavior with a juvenile.

The babysitter of a 3-month-old infant who died of a brain bleed and multiple skull fractures is facing a murder charge.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A Lake Charles man who was arrested in January for a multi-parish crime spree is now facing new ...

Shirley L. Sawyer, 40, of Lake Charles, is charged with one count of first degree murder after an incident last month.