Picture of L'Auberge du Lac Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana

A ceremony is underway at the American Legion Post at 9th Street and Second Avenue for the new VA Mobile Clinic in Lake Charles. 

The City of Lake Charles has high hopes for the old Harrah's property. Despite no official development bids and a deadline just days away - confidence remains on the future of this prime piece of the Lakefront.

Christopher Roshell, 16, of Lake Charles, will be tried as an adult for a crime that happened in March. 

This morning, at approximately 6 a.m., a leak from an ammonia storage tank was reported at PPG's Lake Charles, La., chemicals complex. The leak consisting of low concentrations of ammonia was contained and there was no offsite impact or injuries as a result. 

Emergency responders and volunteers are participating in an all hazard drill at Lake Charles Civic Center.  

Jordan Hawk John, 18, of Kinder, La., and a member of the Coushatta Indian Tribe was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Lake Charles, La., to one year in prison and three years supervised release for burglary charges.

Felton C. Joseph, 42,  of Lake Charles, was arrested and booked into the Calcasieu Correctional Center on a $17,500 bond.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - McNeese State University says Lake Charles businessman Robert Noland has donated $724,500 to establish six endowed rodeo scholarships through the McNeese Foundation.

Lake Charles, La. — The Calcasieu Parish School Board voted no on an application by the Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation in a special meeting early Monday evening.

LSU Chancellor Michael Martin announced that he will accept the position of chancellor of the Colorado State University System, which includes CSU in Fort Collins, CSU-Pueblo and the 100 percent online CSU-Global Campus.