Convicted rapist sentenced to three consecutive life sentences

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Choy Van Leo was sentenced Thursday to three consecutive life terms for raping children in the ...

State police investigating in-custody death in Allen Parish

An investigation is underway after a suspect died while in the custody of the Allen Parish Sheriff’s Office, Louisiana State ...

Washington-Marion head football coach on administrative leave

Washington-Marion Head Football Coach Dio Bernard has been placed on administrative leave, according to Calcasieu Parish ...

New LDWF report shows sediment, higher mortality rate on oyster beds in Big Lake

New data from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) shows sediment deposits on several public oyster reefs in South Big Lake, as well as an unusual mortality rate on some of the ...

Man sentenced to life in prison for 2022 L’Auberge Boulevard homicide

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A Texas man has been sentenced to life in prison after killing a man in Lake Charles in 2022. Eskinder Mekuria of Humble, Texas, was found guilty earlier this month of ...