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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Music lovers gathered Sunday at the Tritico Theatre for a piano performance by Dr. Lina Morita, a professor of music at McNeese State University.

One person is dead and another is in custody after an incident at an apartment in Lake Charles Friday. Lake Charles police ...

DOTD and the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury announce two separate road closures in the Lake area starting Monday, Feb. 17.

Night - Scattered showers with a 77% chance of precipitation. Winds from N to NNW at 9 to 17 mph (14.5 to 27.4 kph). The overnight low will be 46 °F (7.8 °C). Mostly sunny with a high of 46 °F ...