1+ hour, 46+ min ago  (207+ words) LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Lake Charles police arrested three people, two of whom are in the U.S. illegally, after finding $200,000 worth of cocaine in a minivan on I-10, officers said. Combined Anti-Drug Team detectives pulled over a white Chrysler Pacifica on I-10 East…...

23+ hour, 23+ min ago  (148+ words) SULPHUR, La. (KPLC) - Deputies have obtained an arrest warrant for the man accused of shocking a deputy with their own Taser, leading the deputy to shoot him. A Calcasieu Parish deputy pulled over a vehicle near U.S. 90 and Willow Avenue in…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (122+ words) Calcasieu Correctional Center booking report for Feb. 17, 2026. LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Calcasieu Correctional Center booking report for Feb. 17, 2026. - Darrius Markeece Bell, 33, Lake Charles: Domestic abuse; False imprisonment. - Craig Joseph Rodrigue Jr., 45, Lake Charles: Domestic abuse; Child endangerment. - Alexis Latoya Cole,…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (148+ words) LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Louisiana State Police have identified the man who was shot by a Calcasieu Parish deputy over the weekend in Sulphur. According to Trooper Roy Jones of LSP, the suspect is identified as Laudrick Pate, 29, of Lake…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (215+ words) OBERLIN, La. (KPLC) - Authorities have released additional information on a fatal hit-and-run that happened in Oberlin over the weekend and are asking for the public's assistance. Allen Parish Crime Stoppers says that Oberlin Police and the Allen Parish Sheriff's Office…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (204+ words) LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - State police are investigating a deputy-involved shooting Sunday morning in Sulphur. Shortly after 12:30 a.m., a Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office (CPSO) deputy made a traffic stop on a vehicle near East Napoleon Street and Willow Ave. in Sulphur…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (169+ words) LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - If you're ready to test yourself and want a job that helps keep your community safe, the Lake Charles Police Department is having an open recruiting day later this month. We spoke with Corporal Russell Dennis…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (454+ words) LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Lake Charles Police have identified the man they say shot at officers over the weekend. Lance Chiasson is charged with four counts of attempted first-degree murder. Surveillance cameras were recording as the standoff unfolded. "Hey back…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (72+ words) Caught on camera: Lake Charles Officers evacuate a mother and daughter out of their homes to safety'KPLC 7 News Caught on camera: Lake Charles Officers evacuate a mother and daughter out of their homes to safety in Tallowood Drive Shooting KPLC…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (225+ words) LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Officers have released the identity of the suspect and made an arrest following a hostage situation that took place over the weekend on Tallowood Drive, according to the Lake Charles Police Department. Lt. Jeffrey Keenum says…...