Lake Charles, Louisiana News, Calcasieu Parish News, Crime in Louisiana, News
Lake Charles, Louisiana – A two-year investigation into counterfeit check schemes across multiple financial institutions in Calcasieu Parish has resulted in the arrest of a Lake Charles man who allegedly recruited others to cash fraudulent checks. Trevon L....
Vinton, Louisiana News, Calcasieu Parish News, Crime in Louisiana, News
Vinton, Louisiana – The Vinton Police Department has arrested a 25-year-old local resident on multiple serious charges following a sexual assault investigation that began September 17, 2025. Gauge Anderson, 25 of Vinton, Louisiana, faces charges including First...
Sulphur, Louisiana News, Calcasieu Parish News, Crime in Louisiana
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...
Lake Charles, Louisiana News, Calcasieu Parish News, Crime in Louisiana, News
Lake Charles, Louisiana – A Lake Charles man has been convicted of first degree murder and other charges after brutally killing a victim and using her identity for more than a month before her body was discovered. Christopher T. Cater, 43, of Lake Charles,...
Lake Charles, Louisiana News, Calcasieu Parish News, Crime in Louisiana, News
Lake Charles, Louisiana – A 29-year-old North Carolina man faces multiple felony charges in Lake Charles after police say he traveled across the country to have sexual contact with a 15-year-old girl he met on social media. Benjamin Yilmaz Kacan, 29, of Concord,...
Westlake, Louisiana News, Calcasieu Parish News, Lane Closures & Road Construction in Southwest Louisiana, News, Traffic, Westlake, Louisiana, Lane Closures and Road Construction
Westlake, Louisiana – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development will close the Interstate 10 West on-ramp at Sampson Street in Westlake beginning Thursday evening for bridge safety construction work. The closure will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday,...