Devon Distefano

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Jeff Davis Parish Schools are having to put security upgrades on standby for its central school board office following Gov. Landry's recent budget change.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The boys state basketball championship will no longer be held in Lake Charles after 13 years at Burton Coliseum.

Investigators say Nastassajia Simon (39) brought her daughter to fight another teen. At one point, police say Simon opened fire, striking a bystander who suffered non-life threatening injuries.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Standing at five feet tall, the whooping crane is the tallest flying bird in North America. But by 1950, Louisiana had lost them entirely.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Hamilton Christian's Kaleb Bigwood thought he would be making an impact on the gridiron, but instead, his talents shined on the track.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Six hospitals in southwest Louisiana are among the 500 facilities nationwide that received warning letters or demands for corrective action tied to federal price transparency requirements.

West-Cal Cam Hospital hosted a CPR training class at the West Cal Event Center in Sulphur to give people the tools they need to respond during an emergency.

DERIDDER, La. (KPLC) - Those who knew Glen Mears say he built a life around service, dedicating more than five decades to his country, state and community.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the length of a jail sentence for Lake Charles attorney Christian Chesson, who was held in direct contempt for recording inside a courtroom during a recusal hearing in his own custody case.

The diagnosis marked the beginning of a difficult journey, one Kindall has since chosen to share openly on social media.