The Latest Breaking News from Lake Charles

Caught On Camera: Dealer Used Customer's Kia Parts On Another Car

Kia of Lake Charles faces scrutiny after a customer’s fuel injectors were allegedly used on another car, raising fresh concerns about dealership repair transparency.

Motor1 · Aug 7

Louisiana woman takes car to the shop. Then allegedly she sees mechanics using parts from her car on another repair: ‘Can I explain?’

The dealership provided an update on the service manager.

We Got This Covered · Aug 3

Louisiana judge in abuse case belatedly recuses himself after ruling in favor of church on whose finance panel he serves

Kendrick Guidry, alone among judges, initially ruled that the state supreme court’s decision to uphold a ‘lookback window’ for abuse claims did not set a binding precedent

The Guardian - US · Apr 25

Good Day Farm Celebrates Opening Of Huge Medical Marijuana Dispensary In Louisiana

Good Day Farm announced Wednesday that it is opening a medical marijuana dispensary in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The Arkansas-based company, with nearly 10,000 square feet and a huge retail footprint, will be the largest medical cannabis dispensary in the Southern U.S.

Benzinga · Dec 4, 2024

Louisiana town the canary in the coalmine as climate effects worsen

Lake Charles has been battered by storms over the past 20 years – and now its most famous landmark lies in ruins

The Guardian - US · Sep 15, 2024

A hurricane-damaged Louisiana skyscraper is set to be demolished Saturday

An abandoned 22-story-building in Louisiana that has become a symbol of the destruction inflicted by back-to-back hurricanes in 2020 is set to be demolished

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2024

Residents in a Louisiana city devastated by 2020 hurricanes are still far from recovery

Although it has been nearly four years since hurricanes Laura and Delta decimated southwest Louisiana and caused an estimated $22 billion in damage nationwide, some residents say they are still far from recovery

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2024

How back-to-back hurricanes set off a year of compounding disasters for one city − and alarm bells about risks in a warming world

Most Americans will remember 2020 as the year when the pandemic changed everything. But for Lake Charles, Louisiana, and its neighbors along the Gulf Coast, it was also the year of record-setting disasters, when “once-in-a-lifetime” storms hit in such rapid succession that their impacts blurred together.

The Conversation · Aug 14, 2024

Friday practice updates: Rockets wrap up Louisiana portion of training camp

With open practice Sunday in Houston, the #Rockets wrapped up the Lake Charles portion of their 2023-24 training camp on Friday. “The effort was great, the focus was great,” Ime Udoka says.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 6, 2023

Day 1 Rockets practice footage: Training camp opens in Louisiana

As #Rockets training camp opens in Lake Charles, Jabari Smith Jr. and Jalen Green each had standout moments in Tuesday’s scrimmage (with Green finishing an alley-oop from Fred VanVleet).

USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 3, 2023