Lake Charles News

The South Dakota Supreme Court says a Nebraska man must get a new trial in the 1998 beating death of a South Dakota.

Fireworks will light up the night sky all over Southwest Louisiana this Fourth of July.

Some of the Swashbucklers called it "The Michael Bishop Show." And they didn't seem too impressed with it.

A motorist who struck a man in a motorized wheelchair has been indicted on vehicular homicide charges.

The Southwest Louisiana Task Force, formerly called the Hurricane Rita Task Force, will meet at 1 p.m. today in Lake Charles.

How active will the 2009 hurricane season be for Louisiana? So far, there's been nothing to indicate an increased risk for the state, despite recent record-breaking heat and accompanying warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico.

If things stay the same, Matt Nicholas will win his third Lake Charles Men's City Golf Championship.

Most people don't have to worry about arthritis until they are 50+ years old. But with high-impact sports, more young people are finding out that it could affect them much earlier than they ever imagined.

LAKE CHARLES, La. - Anita Belaire has pleaded guilty to theft of public money for filing a false application with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

We have an update on a 7News special Healthcast report we brought you back in March.

My nephew's first trip outside Texas was just across the state line for a weekend at L'Auberge du Lac Casino Resort.

A heated fight in the Legislature to claim a newly discovered $22.6 million pot of money has pitted West Bank and other New Orleans area lawmakers against their southwest Louisiana colleagues and the Jindal administration.

LAKE CHARLES, La. - A 37-year-old man wanted on child molestation charges in Indiana was arrested at the Lake Charles port, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers said.

The field of healthcare is massive and while many jobs are dwindling in this recession, careers in medicine continue to grow.

LAKE CHARLES - A teenager who last year was accused of possessing a gun at a local high school and being involved in later shootings has been sentenced to nine years in prison.

Do you have an aching back? If so, you're not alone, in fact 90 percent of adults have back pain at some time in their lives.

Chief of Police Freddy Drennan released the following information: June 12th, 2009: Rodney Dayton, age 45 of 29 Branch Road, Gainesville, GA Was arrested for being a fugitive from Habersham County Georgia Glen T. Lopez, age 22 of 352 Oriole Drive, Slidell, LA Was arrested on an outstanding warrant for Aggravated Burglary Jeffery W. Thigpen, age 40 ...

With their colorful signs hawking homemade boudin, cracklings and andouille, the mom and pop stores that dot the Louisiana Cajun country left a lifelong mark on celebrated chef Donald Link.

The Big Switch happens this Friday at 11:15 a.m. KPLC will turn off its analog transmitter, and broadcast in digital.

Come Friday KPLC, along with TV stations across the country, will turn off their analog signal.