Calcasieu Parish

Calcasieu Parish Mosquito Control Director Scott Willis has announced that mosquito populations in Southwest Louisiana are expected to explode due to the recent amount of rainfall.

The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury announced today that they have a new app for your cell phone.  The app helps residents to report problem issues in Calcasieu Parish to the Police Jury by using their smart phones.

Everyone is gearing up for a mid week celebration of our countries independence this Wednesday July 4th.  The City of Lake Charles and the Parish of Calcasieu will observe the holiday but what does that do for your trash and garbage pick up this week? Here is the schedule from the City of Lake Charles.

Sheriff Tony Mancuso is entering his 3rd term in office as the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff.  I know what your thinking!  I don't remember an election for Sheriff. Well that is because Tony Mancuso ran unopposed for his 3rd term.  Here is the official press release from the Sheriff's Office and what the Sheriff had to say about being sworn in to his 3rd term.

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office had to utilize their ACT Team to arrest two suspects in a vehicle burglary case. The CPSO received a complaint about two suspects burglarizing vehicles outside a Moss Bluff business on June 13th which were caught on the businesses surveillance camera's.

This weekend, the Westlake City Police is teaming up with the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office for a DWI/Seat belt checkpoint. Here is the latest from the Sheriff's Office.

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office will be conducting a seat belt checkpoint somewhere in the parish this weekend at an undisclosed location.

The 2nd annual "Clean the Bayou" event is this Saturday May 5th, 2012. Clean Bayou is a driving nonprofit organization dedicated to cleaning up the litter and pollution from the beautiful waterways of Southwest Louisiana.  Here are the details on how you can get involved.

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff''s Office will be hosting a great event for seniors.  The CPSO will be hosting a Senior citizen fishing derby at the sheriff's office pond. Here are the details.

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office law enforcement training academy is getting ready next week to graduate their 102nd class.  The CPSO's training facility not only trains their Deputies but deputies and police officers from other cities from a five parish area.

The Calcasieu Parish School Board has issued press release in reference to all the schools in Calcasieu Parish will be closed tomorrow Tuesday March 27th, 2012. Here is the details:

This year will mark the 55th year for The Contraband Days Festival, and for that milestone, the event is getting a total makeover. What's on tap for Calcasieu Parish's most famous event in 2012? We've got the scoop.