Westlake I-10 Lane Closures Scheduled For February 26 Horizontal Boring Inspection
Westlake, Louisiana – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has scheduled alternating closures of Interstate 10 eastbound and westbound at Exit 25 in Westlake from 8 p.m. Thursday, February 26, 2026, through 5 a.m. Friday, February 27, 2026….
Sulphur Inmate Dies After Late-Night Medical Emergency At Correctional Facility
Sulphur, Louisiana — An inmate at a Sulphur correctional facility died late Monday night after correctional officers reported a medical emergency during their routine rounds, according to information released by the Sulphur Police Department. Officials said the…
Westlake I-210 Flyover Lane To Close Overnight For Pole Work
Westlake, Louisiana – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development plans to close the right lane of the Interstate 210 flyover ramp from the Interstate 10 eastbound exit ramp to I-10 at the Prater Road overpass in Westlake for one night in late February….
Interstate 10 Roadwork In Westlake And Lake Charles To Close Left Lanes Nightly Starting November 10
Calcasieu Parish Ward 4 Bench Warrants Issued for November 3 – 7, 2025
Freezing Temperatures Expected Across Central Louisiana And Southeast Texas As Arctic Cold Front Arrives Sunday
Louisiana Department of Revenue No Longer Accepting Cash Payments at Any Offices
Louisiana Man Dies In Chain-Reaction Interstate 49 Crash Involving Multiple Vehicles And Tractor-Trailers
Lake Charles Driver Cited After Hit And Run Crash Damages Community Garden
Louisiana Camper Fire Claims Life Of 35-Year-Old Man
Louisiana Woman Killed in Head-On Collision on Highway 84, Driver Arrested for DWI
Louisiana Resumes SNAP Benefits Distribution Following Federal Funding Announcement
Louisiana Pedestrian Killed In Crash While Crossing LA 48
Calcasieu Parish Waste Centers Return To Normal Schedule Starting Nov. 6
Unrestrained Man Dies in Louisiana Crash After His Vehicle Veered Off LA 625 and Struck a Culvert
Louisiana Man Arrested For Government Benefits Fraud After Wife Allegedly Uploaded False Documents
Louisiana Motorcyclist Dies in Collision on Highway 43
I-10 Eastbound Lane Closures Scheduled Between Vinton And Sulphur In Calcasieu Parish on 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
Elderly Louisiana Woman Dies In House Fire, State Fire Marshal Urges Smoke Alarm Safety
Calcasieu Parish Fatal Crash Claims Life Of Texas Man On Louisiana Highway 108
Southwest Louisiana Temperatures To Soar Before Canadian Cold Front Brings Potential Freeze Next Week
Louisiana State Police Investigate Deadly Highway 20 Pedestrian Crash
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I-10 Westbound Crash Near Sulphur Causes Major Traffic Delays Into Lake Charles And Westlake
SULPHUR, La. — A crash on Interstate 10 Westbound near Exit 23, the Cities Service Highway interchange in Sulphur, continued to cause heavy traffic congestion into the evening on Wednesday on both I-10 and I-210, affecting drivers in Sulphur, Westlake, and extending…
Louisiana DOTD Awards $113.8 Million In Road, Bridge, And Safety Projects Statewide, Including in Calcasieu Parish
Louisiana – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has advanced 24 new infrastructure projects across the state, with apparent low bids totaling about $113.8 million in December, according to a DOTD announcement. Eighteen contractors submitted the…
Lake Charles Road Closure: Prien Lake Road Westbound Lanes to Close January 14 For Utility Repairs
LAKE CHARLES, La. – Both westbound lanes of Prien Lake Road near its intersection with Reidway Street will be closed to vehicle traffic on Wednesday, Jan. 14, as crews work to repair an underground gas utility line, according to the City of Lake Charles. The closure…
Louisiana Bicyclist Dies After Nighttime Crash On Belle River Road In Assumption Parish
Pierre Part, Louisiana – Louisiana State Police are investigating a fatal crash involving a bicyclist on Louisiana Highway 1016-2 (Belle River Road) near Cypress Street in Assumption Parish that occurred on January 7, 2026. According to Louisiana State Police Troop C,…
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Ragley Man Arrested by Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office for 2 Counts of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office Sex Offender Unit arrested convicted registered sex offender Jonathan D. Carlin, 40, 136 John King Road, Ragley.
Lake Charles Man Arrested by Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office for 2nd Degree Murder July 24, 2019
On July 24 after further investigation detectives identified another suspect responsible for the murder of Burton as George A. Buck, 27, Lake Charles. He was arrested later that day.
Vinton Man Charged with 2 Counts of Attempted 2nd Degree Murder and Illegal Use of a Weapon During a Crime of Violence
On July 21 at approximately 2:30 a.m. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to a home on Toomey Road in Vinton in reference to an altercation during a party.
Lake Charles Man Arrested by Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office for 1st Degree Rape and Other Charges Involving a Juvenile
An investigation revealed between the dates of June 17-22 and July 1-7, Khalil D. Tyler, 23, 1709 Bryant Court, Lake Charles, had inappropriate sexual contact with the girl on numerous occasions.
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