LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A local photographer who documented Hurricane Laura’s destruction and aftermath has opened a new ...

The Gulf Coast appears to have dodged a bullet after Marco — once a tropical storm — collapsed into a post-tropical cyclone as it neared the Louisiana coast. But the National Hurricane Center (NHC) ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The city is moving forward with the demolition of an abandoned apartment complex in Lake Charles.

President Donald Trump on Saturday toured areas hit by Hurricane Laura in Louisiana and in Texas receiving briefings on emergency operations and relief efforts.

As Category 4 Hurricane Laura crashed onshore in Louisiana, it packed winds of 150 mph and caused destruction along its path. But, as hundreds of thousands of residents were evacuated and many more ...

WESTLAKE, La. (KPLC) - Hurricane Laura left deep scars across southwest Louisiana, destroying homes, neighborhoods, and local businesses. In Westlake, one small restaurant is finally reopening its ...

SULPHUR, La. (KPLC) - Maplewood United Methodist Church can return to their regular activities now that they have built their ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Atlantic Hurricane season of 2025 has been good to us in Louisiana, reporting zero U.S. landfalling hurricanes thus far. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case in ...

For a Category 5, this means speeds above 252 kilometers per hour (157 miles per hour). According to the National Hurricane ...