One person is dead after a small plane crashed upon takeoff from the Lafayette Regional Airport, authorities say.

Fallen trees, debris, and downed power lines are littered across parts of the capital region after Hurricane Francine moved ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A festival for writers and book lovers is coming to Lake Charles this Saturday, Sept. 14. South Coast Book Fest will be taking over the second and third floors of the Lake ...

We’re heading into Week Two of Southwest Louisiana prep football with the threat of severe weather once again complicating the schedule.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The Lake Area saw an influx of evacuees today trying to escape the worst of the weather. Many ...

There will be events planned all through Homecoming week which runs from October 27 to November 2. Registration is now open for a variety of events on McNeese’s website HERE including for the ...

An investigative audit released in March revealed the town of Oberlin, may have violated state law and improperly used funds ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A Trooper Louisiana State Police was being treated for minor injuries Wednesday night after getting ...

As Francine moves closer to Louisiana’s coast, Cameron Parish has been mostly spared by the worst of the storm.

Deputies had to rescue 26 people in Louisiana who were trapped Wednesday night because of rising water after Hurricane Francine.

We managed to avoid most of the impacts from Francine in SWLA, and it looks to stay quieter into this weekend.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The community of Welsh is honoring one of its fallen soldiers in a special way. In the mid 1960′s Donald Charles Gillett was what many would consider an all-American boy. He ...