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LAFAYETTE PARISH, La. (KPLC) - A Lake Charles man is facing additional charges, including rape, after an alleged crime spree through several South Louisiana parishes. On Jan. 31, Shannon Morris Jr.

On February 12, 2025, shortly before 4:00 p.m., Louisiana State Police (LSP) Troop D began investigating a single-vehicle ...

A Lafayette man was killed Wednesday afternoon in a crash with a tractor-trailer near Lake Charles, authorities said. The ...

Cities affected include Lafayette, Lake Charles, Sulphur, Church Point, Meaux, Kaplan, Crowley and more. Snow accumulations of 2-4 inches are expected through 2 p.m. Lafayette could see up to 8 ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KLFY) — A Lafayette man was killed Wednesday afternoon in an incident with a semi truck near Lake Charles, authorities said. The crash claimed the life of Joseph Amos ...

Troop D began investigating a single-vehicle deadly crash on I-10 East near Hungerford Road on Wednesday, February 12, ...

State police say as the investigation progressed, detectives obtained an arrest warrant and filed additional charges against ...

Landry said snow and ice will create treacherous travel conditions in regions where there are accumulations and plunging ...