Top 5 Things to Do With All the Extra Hours of Sunlight on the Summer Solstice
Today is the summer solstice — the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. Today, we'll have more hours of sunlight than on any other day this year. You simply cannot waste a great...
View ArticleFive Cameron Parish Beaches Ranked Among 15 Most Contaminated in America
CNN is reporting that five Cameron Parish beaches have landed on a National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) list of the worst beaches in America. Those five join 10 other national beaches ranked for...
View ArticleUPDATE: Lafayette Police Say Brandon Scott Lavergne Thought to Be Mickey...
While they stopped short of saying so, Lafayette Police made it clear that it is believed that Mickey Shunick is dead, and the man suspected of killing her — Brandon Scott Lavergne...
View ArticleJoshua Ledet Gets First CD Release — An 'American Idol' Highlight Disc
While it’s been pretty quiet on the Joshua Ledet front since the “American Idol” finale, we know Josh himself has been pretty busy. The show’s big summer tour started this weekend, and to promote it,...
View ArticleJuly 2012: Mickey Shunick NOT Found as Possible Grave Sites Near Brandon...
FINAL UPDATE, 10:25 a.m.: After a busy morning of digging in the Swords region near Lawtell, St. Landry Parish officials have ruled out three mysterious dirt mounds as possible gravesites for missing...
View ArticleFour Arrested in Thursday's Chateau Du Lac Homicide
It looks like robbery was the motive for the killing of an elderly Lake Charles man at the Chateau du Lac apartment complex on Mill Street Thursday. Continue reading…
View ArticleTake a Moment of Silence and Turn on Your Porch Lights Tonight for Mickey...
It’s not much, but all of us who are still hoping that Mickey Shunick will still be found can help in some small way tonight. Mickey’s family is asking for a mass moment of silence at 10 p.m. tonight,...
View ArticleBaton Rouge Teen Hit in the Knee in Colorado Movie Theater Shooting
WAFB-TV in Baton Rouge is reporting that one of the victims of the Aurora, Colo., movie theater shooting is a Baton Rouge teenager. Continue reading…
View ArticleToo Early to Tell Where Tropical Storm Ernesto Will Go … Or How Strong He'll Be
Sometime in the middle of next week, Tropical Storm Ernesto will likely be making landfall on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico — but exactly where is still a mystery. And while Ernesto is throwing out...
View ArticleUPDATE: Lafayette Police Believe They've Found Mickey Shunick's Body
After a tense afternoon of back-and-forth in the media, Lafayette’s Police Chief Jim Craft confirmed to multiple media outlets that officials believe they have found the body of missing UL-Lafayette...
View ArticleUPDATE: Brandon Scott Lavergne Pleads Guilty in Mickey Shunick and Lisa Pate...
In probably the only move left to him, Brandon Scott Lavergne pled guilty today to the murders of Michaela “Mickey” Shunick and Lisa Pate. And, in doing so, he revealed the...
View ArticleLaGrange Street Man Takes Family Hostage After Home Invasion
A Lake Charles man is behind bars after he took six people hostage on Denise Street Thursday night after he allegedly broke into another home. Continue reading…
View ArticleStill a Week to Vote in the Lake Area School Spirit Throwdown
Flickr / juggernautco With only one more week to go in the voting, there’s still time to post enough votes to put your Lake Area school in the lead for our School Spirit Throwdown. Continue reading…
View ArticleTropical Storm Isaac Expected to Bypass Southwest Louisiana
UPDATE 7 p.m., 8/27 — 26.7 N, 86.5 W, 70 mph, 981 mb: Isaac still remains too ragged to become strong enough to be a hurricane, but it is expected to get stronger overnight. Officials are becoming...
View ArticleForget Chuck Norris — Things You Didn't Know About The Weather Channel's Jim...
Let’s face it, The Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore is the man. He fears no hurricane, no flood, no nor’easter, no tornado. He is the freakishly muscled and cut weather man with a ball cap and head full...
View ArticleUPDATE: How Is Hurricane Isaac Affecting Louisiana? We'll Keep You Updated
UPDATE: 4:44 p.m. — No school for Jeff Davis Parish Thursday, either. UPDATE: 4:37 p.m. — Calcasieu and Cameron parish schools will remain closed on Thursday. Continue reading…
View ArticleLake Charles Police Hunt Robbery Suspect — Can You ID Him?
Lake Charles Police are searching for the man who robbed the Circle K on Jefferson Drive this past weekend. Can you help identify this man? Continue reading…
View ArticleWhy Ride a Bike When You Could Hang From One — The 'Laufradeln' Will Confuse You
Sometimes, people take an existing idea and refine it in such a way that life is never the same. This is NOT one of those times. Continue reading…
View ArticleSam Houston Wins the First Lake Area School Spirit Contest
With 160,601 votes cast, it’s fair to say that the first Lake Area School Spirit Contest was a success. While it was awesome to see so many votes go to support our students, our hats are off to the...
View ArticleDonations Being Collected for Hurricane Isaac Victims — How Can You Help?
The City of Sulphur, the City of Lake Charles and KPLC-TV are teaming up with former New Orleans Saint Mike McKenzie’s charity foundation to collect relief items for the victims of Hurricane Isaac —...
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