Lake Charles News

A federal judge says the Corps of Engineers was knowingly negligent about the MRGO.

In this day and age of record-breaking healthcare costs, some people are getting back to the basics with cheap home remedies.

Want to learn about the importance of trees to coastal Louisiana? The Terrebonne Parish Tree Board is sponsoring a tree-themed educational event for local children.

BATON ROUGE, La. -- The state Department of Health and Hospitals says two men died last week from swine flu complications, bringing the total number of swine flu-related deaths in Louisiana to 35.

It is well known in Louisiana that when times gets tough, these two state services are the first on the budget chopping block.

The six colors of Bottle Top caps. The Bottle Top snaps on to the can lid. The lid is a snap top, not a screw top.

LAKE CHARLES, LA A former Barbe Buc is feeling the heat off the field. According to Knoxville Police, three University of Tennessee football players - former Barbe safety Janzen Jackson, wide receiver Nu'Keese Richardson and defensive back Mike Edwards - were charged with attempted armed robbery early Thursday morning.

Lindsey Nicole Myers, of Lake Charles, and Blake Joseph LeBlanc, of Lafayette, will be married on March 6, 2010 at Trinity Baptist Church in Lake Charles.

U.S. oil companies were shutting production on Sunday as they evacuated workers from the Gulf of Mexico ahead of Hurricane Ida, which is forecast to roar across the offshore oil patch Monday before making landfall on Tuesday.

Boaters in Central Louisiana hoping to get on the Red River will have to wait awhile before the public boat launches reopen.

BATON ROUGE - Kleinpeter Farms Dairy has expanded its ice cream sales into north Louisiana, which will be followed in about a year by sales there of the dairy's milk.

Well established, 20+ years podiatry office located in Lake Charles, Louisiana for sale.

Interested Buyers can bid onsite or online. Kicking off with a live Studio Auction at 5pm on November 17 th at the Eola Hotel in Natchez and ending with a second Studio Auction at 4pm on November 18 th at the Hilton Capital Center in Baton Rouge, Williams & Williams will auction 10 choice commercial and historic properties as well as development ...

"Good things come to those who wait," you know the saying, and it couldn't ring more true for one Lake Charles couple that has waited five years to have a baby.

The American Heart Association Heart Walk is set to take off from the Lake Charles Civic Center Saturday, November 7th.

Nearly ten percent of breast cancer cases are thought to be hereditary, resulting directly from gene defects - called mutations - inherited from a parent.

LAKE CHARLES, La. - The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal has ordered a new hearing to determine if Judge Wilford Carter should be removed from the second-degree murder case pending against Robert Daniel Wilkins.

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office is reporting that Tom Hebert Road south of Tank Farm Road is closed to traffic due to flooding.

The Arriel 1D1 engines equip Era Helicopters' AS350 helicopters. This new contract follows the Turbomeca SBH contract signed last year for Makila 2A engines, powering Era Helicopters' fleet of Eurocopter EC225 helicopters.

If you work these odd hours, you know that a good night or day's sleep can be hard to come by, and one looming change could add even more frustration to worn-out workers.