How the stigma around Lung cancer can be deadly

There’s a stigma that if you get lung cancer, you deserve it because you likely smoke. And that hurts patients from diagnosis ...

Tropical Storm Bertha moves along Louisiana’s coast into Cameron Parish

The center of what is Tropical Storm Bertha is just offshore of Cameron Parish and will continue to drift off towards the ...

SWLA Arrest Report - July 22, 2026

Calcasieu Correctional Center booking report for July 22, 2026. Charles Timothy Emmons, 50, Westlake: Possession of child ...

First Alert Forecast: Tropical Storm Bertha continues to push southwest, as heat builds into the weekend

Winds are slowly picking up across SWLA this morning as Tropical Storm Bertha skirts along the Cameron coastline.

Mayor Simien raises concerns over lakefront vision at Calcasieu River Bridge meeting

A public meeting Monday night drew a crowd of residents and officials eager to weigh in on the latest plans for the Calcasieu ...
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Wildfires on Sabine National Wildlife Refuge due to lightning

CAMERON, La. (KPLC) - A post from the Southwest Louisiana National Wildlife Refuge says there are currently mulitple active wildfires on Sabine National Wildlife Refuge from lightning strikes. Blue ...

First Federal Bank packed 400+ bags of supplies for Vinton Elementary students ahead of new school year

First Federal Bank of Louisiana, Children’s Miracle Network, and Westlake Chemical came together Wednesday morning at Garber ...

Vehicular homicide charge added in Lake Charles fatal scooter hit-and-run case

Lake Charles Police said detectives gathered additional evidence that led to the new charge against 33-year-old Garrin N.