Calcasieu Parish

In an effort to keep our roadways and you safe, the Louisiana State Police will be conducting a DWI checkpoint this weekend at an undisclosed area in Calcasieu Parish.

The big events for Mardi Gras begin this weekend and most people are off for the holiday. Well,  so is the City of Lake Charles and the Parish of Calcasieu. So now the question is when will your garbage and trash be collected during the holiday.  Well we have your schedule for the City of  Lake Charles and Calcasieu Parish.

Well you thought that the mosquito's only came out during the warm weather.  Well it just is not the case this time.  The Calcasieu Parish Mosquito control is reporting and unusual outbreak of salt marsh mosquito's. Here is the latest report from the Mosquito control.

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's office is planning to conduct a seat belt checkpoint this Friday January 27th at an undisclosed location in the parish. Here is a statement from the Sheriff's Office about the checkpoint.

Deputy Randy Benoit died yesterday in a head on collision in Carlyss yesterday.  Funeral arrangements have now been set for the fallen officer.

This morning a Calcasieu Parish Deputy was killed in a head on collision in Carlyss. The State police who investigated the crash has released further details on the fatal accident.

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office is mourning the loss of one of their own today.  Deputy Randall "Randy" Benoit, 41, died today as a result of a head-on collision in Carlyss. Here is the information we received from the CPSO.

The elections are over and today the Calcasieu Parish Police Jurors were sworn into office. There are a couple of new comers and some starting their 4th and 5th terms.

Well Christmas has come and gone.  Now you are probably about to take down that Christmas tree you bought but don't know what to do with them! Well we have the answer!  Here is what you need to do with that tree once you take it down.

Busy with Christmas shopping and getting things done at work before you take off for the holidays?  Bet you didn't think about the trash and garbage pickup schedule that might effect you. We all have those boxes and wrapping paper left overs after the big man Santa comes and you need to throw that stuff away.  Well we took out all the guess work in knowing when your trash and garbage will be picke

Every year during the football season, McDonald's of Southwest Louisiana has a pancake breakfast in the Cowboy room to raise scholarship funds for McNeese Athletics.  This year they raised over $5,000.

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office will be conducting a DWI checkpoint somewhere in the parish this Friday. It is an ongoing effort to keep the highways and roadways safe this holiday season.