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November 6, 2025 Calcasieu Parish Booking Report
Calcasieu Parish Booking Report for November 6, 2025 Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana – Arrest Report for November 6, 2025, in Calcasieu Parish. From Lake Charles, Louisiana: Jose Kristian Salter, 27, arrested for: failure to register as a sex offender; failure to pay...
Interstate 10 Roadwork In Westlake And Lake Charles To Close Left Lanes Nightly Starting November 10
Westlake and Lake Charles, Louisiana - Motorists traveling through Calcasieu Parish should prepare for nightly lane closures on Interstate 10 as utility work is scheduled to impact both eastbound and westbound traffic starting Monday, November 10, 2025. The Louisiana...
Calcasieu Parish Ward 4 Bench Warrants Issued for November 3 – 7, 2025
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana – The Ward 4 Marshal’s Office released a list of people who failed to appear in court and now have bench warrants out for their arrest. According to the Ward 4 Marshal’s Office, the following people failed to appear in court and now have...
Freezing Temperatures Expected Across Central Louisiana And Southeast Texas As Arctic Cold Front Arrives Sunday
Louisiana - A powerful Canadian cold front is forecast to sweep across Louisiana and upper southeast Texas on Sunday, ushering in well below normal temperatures and the potential for the first...
Louisiana Department of Revenue No Longer Accepting Cash Payments at Any Offices
Louisiana - The Louisiana Department of Revenue will stop accepting cash payments at its Baton Rouge office starting Nov. 1, 2025, marking the final location in the state to implement the cash-free...
Louisiana Man Dies In Chain-Reaction Interstate 49 Crash Involving Multiple Vehicles And Tractor-Trailers
DeSoto Parish, Louisiana - A 50-year-old Natchitoches man died early Tuesday morning following a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 49 near Louisiana Highway 177, according to Louisiana State Police...
Lake Charles Driver Cited After Hit And Run Crash Damages Community Garden
Lake Charles, Louisiana — Lake Charles Police cited a driver Thursday after investigating a hit-and-run crash that damaged a community garden in the early morning hours of Nov. 6, 2025. Officers...
Louisiana Camper Fire Claims Life Of 35-Year-Old Man
St. Landry Parish, Louisiana - The Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal is investigating a fatal camper fire in Washington that claimed the life of a 35-year-old man in the early hours of...
November 5, 2025 Calcasieu Parish Booking Report
Calcasieu Parish Booking Report for November 5, 2025 Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana – Arrest Report for November 5, 2025, in Calcasieu Parish. From Lake Charles, Louisiana: Stephen Joshua Simmons, 45,...
Louisiana Woman Killed in Head-On Collision on Highway 84, Driver Arrested for DWI
Concordia Parish, Louisiana - A head-on collision on U.S. Highway 84 in Louisiana claimed the life of a Ferriday woman on November 4, 2025, after a driver crossed into oncoming traffic, according to...
Louisiana Resumes SNAP Benefits Distribution Following Federal Funding Announcement
Louisiana - The Louisiana Department of Health will begin distributing federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to eligible recipients starting Nov. 7, while SNAP offices have...
Louisiana Pedestrian Killed In Crash While Crossing LA 48
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana - A 79-year-old Harahan man died after being struck by a vehicle while crossing Jefferson Highway in Jefferson Parish on the evening of November 3, 2025, according to...
Calcasieu Parish Waste Centers Return To Normal Schedule Starting Nov. 6
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana - The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury announced that residential solid waste convenience centers will resume regular operating hours beginning Thursday, Nov. 6. The two...
Unrestrained Man Dies in Louisiana Crash After His Vehicle Veered Off LA 625 and Struck a Culvert
St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana - A fatal single-vehicle crash on LA 625, also known as Florissant Highway, claimed the life of a 46-year-old man Monday evening in St. Bernard Parish. Louisiana State...
Louisiana Man Arrested For Government Benefits Fraud After Wife Allegedly Uploaded False Documents
Monroe, Louisiana - The Louisiana Bureau of Investigation arrested a Monroe man on government benefits fraud charges after he and his wife allegedly concealed income and marital status to illegally...
Louisiana Motorcyclist Dies in Collision on Highway 43
Springfield, Louisiana - Louisiana State Police are investigating a deadly motorcycle crash that occurred on LA 43 in Livingston Parish on November 2, 2025, claiming the life of a Springfield man....
I-10 Eastbound Lane Closures Scheduled Between Vinton And Sulphur In Calcasieu Parish on November 6
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana - The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced lane closures on Interstate 10 Eastbound in Calcasieu Parish scheduled for Thursday, November 6,...
Louisiana State Police Arrest 19-Year-Old in Investigation of Fatal Hit-And-Run Crash That Claimed a Man’s Life on October 24
Laplace, Louisiana - Louisiana State Police have arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a 66-year-old Montz resident in St. John the Baptist Parish. This...
Elderly Louisiana Woman Dies In House Fire, State Fire Marshal Urges Smoke Alarm Safety
Claiborne Parish, Louisiana - The Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal is investigating a fatal house fire in Homer that killed an 88-year-old woman late Tuesday night. Claiborne Parish Fire...
November 4, 2025 Calcasieu Parish Booking Report
Calcasieu Parish Booking Report for November 4, 2025 Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana – Arrest Report for November 4, 2025, in Calcasieu Parish. From Lake Charles, Louisiana: Michael Wayne Anderson, 50,...
Calcasieu Parish Fatal Crash Claims Life Of Texas Man On Louisiana Highway 108
Westlake, Louisiana - A 33-year-old Texas man died in a single-vehicle crash early on November 5 on Louisiana Highway 108 in Calcasieu Parish, according to Louisiana State Police. John Acosta of...
Southwest Louisiana Temperatures To Soar Before Canadian Cold Front Brings Potential Freeze Next Week
Lake Charles, Louisiana - A warming trend will dominate Southwest Louisiana's weather pattern this week as winds shift southerly, bringing increased humidity and low-level moisture to the region...
November 3, 2025 Calcasieu Parish Booking Report
Calcasieu Parish Booking Report for November 3, 2025 Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana – Arrest Report for November 3, 2025, in Calcasieu Parish. From Lake Charles, Louisiana: Darren Clyde Cooper, 52,...
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Interstate 10 Roadwork In Westlake And Lake Charles To Close Left Lanes Nightly Starting November 10
Westlake and Lake Charles, Louisiana - Motorists traveling through Calcasieu Parish should prepare for nightly lane closures on Interstate 10 as utility work is scheduled to impact both eastbound and westbound traffic starting Monday, November 10, 2025. The Louisiana...
Louisiana Man Dies In Chain-Reaction Interstate 49 Crash Involving Multiple Vehicles And Tractor-Trailers
DeSoto Parish, Louisiana - A 50-year-old Natchitoches man died early Tuesday morning following a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 49 near Louisiana Highway 177, according to Louisiana State Police Troop G. Lawrence Irchirl lost his life around 4:30 a.m. on November...
Lake Charles Driver Cited After Hit And Run Crash Damages Community Garden
Lake Charles, Louisiana — Lake Charles Police cited a driver Thursday after investigating a hit-and-run crash that damaged a community garden in the early morning hours of Nov. 6, 2025. Officers with the Lake Charles Police Department responded to reports of property...
Louisiana Woman Killed in Head-On Collision on Highway 84, Driver Arrested for DWI
Concordia Parish, Louisiana - A head-on collision on U.S. Highway 84 in Louisiana claimed the life of a Ferriday woman on November 4, 2025, after a driver crossed into oncoming traffic, according to Louisiana State Police Troop E. Lekita L. Mehta, 39, of Ferriday, was...
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November 6, 2025 Calcasieu Parish Booking Report
Calcasieu Parish Booking Report for November 6, 2025 Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana – Arrest Report for November 6, 2025, in Calcasieu Parish. From Lake Charles, Louisiana: Jose Kristian Salter, 27, arrested for: failure to register as a sex offender; failure to pay...
November 5, 2025 Calcasieu Parish Booking Report
Calcasieu Parish Booking Report for November 5, 2025 Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana – Arrest Report for November 5, 2025, in Calcasieu Parish. From Lake Charles, Louisiana: Stephen Joshua Simmons, 45, arrested for: pornography involving juveniles; sexual abuse of an...
November 4, 2025 Calcasieu Parish Booking Report
Calcasieu Parish Booking Report for November 4, 2025 Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana – Arrest Report for November 4, 2025, in Calcasieu Parish. From Lake Charles, Louisiana: Michael Wayne Anderson, 50, arrested for: instate detainer; improper display of plates; no motor...
November 3, 2025 Calcasieu Parish Booking Report
Calcasieu Parish Booking Report for November 3, 2025 Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana – Arrest Report for November 3, 2025, in Calcasieu Parish. From Lake Charles, Louisiana: Darren Clyde Cooper, 52, arrested for: contempt of court; possession of drugs Paige Shadonya...
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