As a child, Cody Fontenot asked for all the things other children would ask for: He wanted to learn how to ride a bike, play ...

As the Lake Charles reporter for The Advocate, I am excited to cover stories in the southwest Louisiana community. I'll be working with investigative reporter Megan Wyatt, who will be seeking out ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Local Family Physician Dr. Donald Higgins says vaccines and immunizations continue to be an important part of medicine. Higgins spoke with 7NEWS after the Louisiana ...

According to the National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety, agriculture had the leading number ...

For a few moments at last year’s Louisiana High School Athletic Association state indoor track and field meet in Baton Rouge, ...

Louisiana is leading the way in carbon sequestration, but could shifting federal priorities threaten the industry’s future?

St. Louis Catholic High School students have been learning from temporary buildings since Hurricane Laura. On Jan. 12, the ...

A Lafayette man was killed Wednesday afternoon in a crash with a tractor-trailer near Lake Charles, authorities said. The ...

U.S. pipeline operator Energy Transfer expects to reach a final investment decision on its Lake Charles liquefied natural gas export project by the fourth quarter of 2025, company executives said on a ...

LAFAYETTE PARISH, La. (KPLC) - A Lake Charles man is facing additional charges, including rape, after an alleged crime spree through several South Louisiana parishes. On Jan. 31, Shannon Morris Jr.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KLFY) — A Lake Charles woman has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a 3-month-old baby in her care, authorities said. Shirley L. Sawyer, 40, of Lake ...