Cameron Parish

With all the rain in the area, local officials have set up sand bag locations for people to utilize that live in low lying areas.

Due to concerns of high winds and heavy rain, all schools and facilities within Calcasieu and Cameron Parish will be closed on Wednesday, March 9.

Cameron Parish Sheriff's deputies found a one-year-old toddler wandering along on Holly Beach on Tuesday morning (Sept. 22). Where were her parents? Running around nude several miles away. No, seriously.

Approximately eighteen pounds of marijuana was discovered in the vehicle of an off-duty Cameron Parish Sheriff’s Officer on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at 8:49 p.m., by Troopers with the state police.

Imagine you are asleep in your mobile home when you notice it is moving. You open your door to see your mobile home has been turned into a house boat! Something very similar happened in Cameron Parish early last Sunday Morning.

The election for Nov. 4 is a huge election day for local, state and federal offices. In Cameron Parish, there are nine separate races. All state voters will be looking at 14 separate state constitutional amendments. Get prepared!

CNN is reporting that five Cameron Parish beaches have landed on a National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) list of the worst beaches in America.  Those five join 10 other national beaches ranked for the worst in bacteria counts and contamination problems.

One of the coldest festivals in Louisiana is this weekend.  The Louisiana Fur and Wildlife Festival is going on in Cameron, Louisiana Friday and Saturday January 13th and 14th. There will be food, competitions and live music both days.  Here is what is going on for the festival.

Cameron Parish residents be aware that the DOTD has issued this statement about a lane closure south of Hackberry.

The 2011 Marshland Festival is this Friday night & all day Saturday inside the Lake Charles Civic Center.  Food, dancing and awesome entertainment are the highlights you can expect this weekend. Check out the line up for this years festival which includes 2 of the Swamp People from the hit series on the History Channel plus Damon Troy, Keith Frank, & Horace Trahan just to name a few!!! Rea

Cameron Parish Residents can now sign up for Alerts from the Office of Emergency and Preparedness. The following is a news release from Cameron Parish OEP:

Today is the Anniversary of Hurricane Audrey making landfall in Louisiana on this day in 1957.  A lot of people lost there lives, property and there way of life. On this day the anniversary of Hurricane Audrey, I thought i would share with you guys the history behind Audrey from how it formed to its strengthening to its landfall and aftermath.