Caroline Habetz
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KPLC’s 2021 Crawfish Price Check
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Crawfish prices are updated each Friday. All prices are per pound unless otherwise noted. RESTAURANT LOCATION PRICE (per pound unless otherwise noted) BeauxDines’ Lake Charles BOILED: $7.99 dine-in; $6.99 drive-thru. Captain’s Table Lake Charles BOILED: $8.75 – after 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Cody’s Crawfish Shop Sulphur BOILED: $6.59 ICE CHEST SPECIAL: $6.19 LIVE:… → Read More
Sulphur Mayor address water issues
SULPHUR, La. (KPLC) - Open faucets and residential line leaks become apparent as the ice and pipes thaw. Sulphur Mayor Mike Danahay says it’s an urgent situation. “We need them to turn it off. We will not build our pressure back up until they do. We have gone across the city and shut off any water leaks that we are aware of or that we came across, but we have to have people shut their faucets… → Read More
Leesville man arrested for murder following welfare check
Leesville man arrested for murder following welfare check → Read More
Local beauty store weighs in on “Gorilla Glue” TikTok
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Well, we’ve all had bad hair days before but for a New Orleans woman, it was a bad hair month. It’s a viral video that has many people across the nation talking, but what attracted so many people to Tessica Brown’s video? It was her decision to use Gorilla Spray Adhesive to keep her hair in place after running out of her regular Got2b Glued Spray, a product normally… → Read More
Frasch Elementary’s Spanish immersion program
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Many residents in Louisiana are bilingual. Speaking languages like French or creole, alongside English. Though, at one local school they’re taking foreign language to another level of immersion. It’s not English or French that students at Frasch Elementary are learning in. It’s Spanish. “Students need to be able to compete in that global market, and therefore we are… → Read More
Local high school athlete injured during basketball game
Local high school athlete injured during basketball game → Read More
Local florists prepare for Valentine’s Day
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - In the days leading up to Valentine’s Day, florists are busy designing arrangements and coordinating deliveries. The flower shop in Lake Charles is just one of the many shops that have been swamped with orders. With hundreds of orders leading up to the holiday, preparation for this Sunday started weeks ago. Florist Brittany Lyons and her staff are determined to make… → Read More
Hometown Hero
Hometown Hero - Cheryl Harris. A DeRidder native who got her start in the ROTC program at McNeese State University, is this week’s Hometown Hero. → Read More
Plane crashes near Hackberry
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A plane has crashed near Hackberry. Cameron Parish Sheriff Ron Johnson confirms that it crashed on a small island between Hackberry and Big Lake, near Pete Seay Circle. A marine unit is currently out there. This story will be updated as more information is received. → Read More
Man killed in house fire in Sulphur
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A house fire in Sulphur has resulted in one death. According to State Fire Marshal deputies, it happened in 3400 block of Nellie Royer Road at around 4:45 p.m. While a name has not been released, deputies say the body belonged to a man in his 50s. More information will be released as it becomes available. > NEWS ALERT- State Fire Marshal deputies are on the scene of… → Read More
Calcasieu Parish tax due date delayed due to hurricanes
Calcasieu Parish tax due date delayed due to hurricanes → Read More
Request for Proposal issued for new voting machines for Louisiana
Request for Proposal issued for new voting machines for Louisiana → Read More
KPLC’s 2021 Crawfish Price Check
We update prices every Friday. If you would like to add your restaurant to our list, please e-mail your restaurant name, location, pricing and contact information to news@kplctv.com. Please send in information by 3 p.m. Thursday to be included in Friday’s list. Copyright 2021 KPLC. All rights reserved. → Read More
BREAKING: CPSO investigating homicide in Carlyss
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A homicide in Carlyss is currently being investigated by the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office. Investigators are on the scene now at Walker Road near Pete Seay Road where William Clark, 43, was found dead inside a home. According to Sheriff Tony Mancuso, the crime took place late this afternoon, between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. As of right now, CPSO is not releasing any… → Read More
GiGi’s Fitness Center undergoes repairs from Hurricanes Laura and Delta
GiGi’s Fitness Center undergoing repairs from Hurricanes Laura and Delta → Read More
Project Rebuilds helps repair homes for those in need
Project Rebuilds helps repair homes for those in need → Read More
Calcasieu Parish Police Jury elects new president, vice president for 2021
Calcasieu Parish Police Jury elects new president, vice president for 2021 → Read More
SWLA storm damage and road closures
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A list of storm damage and road closures in Southwest Louisiana for Jan 6 storms. * Vinton’s Ward 7 Fire Chief Tom Berry confirmed that a trailer at Paradise RV Park was blown over in tonight’s storm. Inside the trailer was two children and two adults. Chief Berry says they received no injuries. He also reported several power lines down in the area. * Avoid I-10… → Read More
Calcasieu Parish Family Court’s Judge Lilynn Cutrer retires
Judge Lilynn Cutrer retires from Family Court of Calcasieu Parish → Read More
Chief Judge Gene Thibodeaux retires from Louisiana’s Third Court of Appeal
Chief Judge Gene Thibodeaux retires from Louisiana’s Third Court of Appeal → Read More