
Marshall Simien defeats incumbent Nic Hunter to become new mayor of Lake Charles
On July 1st, Lake Charles will have a new mayor, as Marshall Simien unseated two-term incumbent Nic Hunter over the weekend. Mayor-elect Simien says it was a hard-fought campaign, but Mayor Hunter was very gracious in defeat. "He always understood that I wasn't running against him personally. It was really running...
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Coast Guard says it has gained the upper hand on oil spill
The Coast Guard says it has gained the upper hand on an oil spill off Plaquemines Parish. "At approximately noon (Sunday), our well intervention team -- they were successful in their attempt to cut the flange on the discharging wellhead, which allowed them to install a system that would allow us to regain control ...
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Whooping cough cases in Louisiana in 2025 have eclipsed 2024's total
Whooping cough cases continue to climb in Louisiana. Four months into 2025, there are now more whooping cough cases in Louisiana than in all of last year. "We've identified 164 cases of whooping cough, and that's compared to 153 cases that were identified in all of 2024," says State Epidemiologist Theresa Sok...
May 02, 2025
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Girl, 2, dies while unattended inside Minden home
Police in Minden are investigating the death of a toddler inside a home. "The two-year-old was left in a house locked in a car seat -- along with the 10-month-old -- unattended," says Jared McIver, Minden police chief. Police responded to the home early Thursday morning, but the two-year-old girl was already ...
May 02, 2025

Governor Landry signs executive order seeking a waiver from the USDA to ban the use of SNAP money to purchase soda and candy
The Louisiana Legislature is debating a comprehensive nutrition bill that, among other things, would ban SNAP recipients from using their benefits to buy soft drinks Governor Jeff Landry is not waiting for that bill to reach his desk. "I've signed an executive order banning soda and candy purchases from the Louisi...
May 02, 2025