Halloween

The city of Lake Charles has announced that they will be holding their Halloween Harvest Festival on Monday, October 31st.

There was a lot of creativity on display at the 2015 Monster Bash at the Isle of Capri Casino Resort. Here were the some of the standouts of the night.

The National Weather Service is showing that we have another wet weekend in store -- with some showers possibly turning severe. Great. What's it mean for Halloween?

It's the one thing about Halloween no one wants to talk about -- sending children door-to-door for candy isn't the safest thing in the world in an era of sex offenders.

Prints on fabrics, tattoos, even as decor in some homes, the sugar skull craze is creeping into every corner. If you aren't sure what a "sugar skull" is, it's that skull that has many colors and patterns and looks very artsy. The decorative skulls are used in the Mexican "Day of the Dead" which is actually celebrated on the Catholic feast of All Souls' Day (November 2nd)... Rea

Halloween. The word makes me think of the guy in the mask and bloody, gory, badly-done 80s thrillers. And instantly, I'm shivering! Give me a spider or a creepy-crawly (one at a time, please), and I am just fine. Keep your horror movies and haunted houses...

You want to hit something really scary for Halloween? Go check the state's sex offender registry before you go trick-or-treating this year.

Warning: these 10 trailers for horror movies based or filmed in Louisiana should not be viewed by anyone with a heart condition or those easily upset or nauseated by the sight of blood, guts, gore or Louisiana.

Halloween falls on Thursday this year, but the bad news is that we're looking at a 70 percent chance of rain on that day.  In response, many towns are changing up their trick-or-treating times.  Here's the most recent update on Southwest Louisiana trick-or-treat times. (We'll update this page if other times change):

We took over the Isle of Capri Friday night for the return of the Monster Bash, and man, did we see some incredible stuff. From 10-foot-tall Grim Reapers to pirates to tacos, some imaginations were certainly on display!

I bet your kids have already ask you when they will be going "Trick or Treating." We have received the schedule from the City of Lake Charles and details on an alternative (Halloween Harvest fest.)

This year, Halloween (October 31) falls on a Thursday -- which makes it rough if you want to do the traditional trick-or-treating. The City of Lake Charles is asking citizens to wrap up their trick-or-treating by 8 p.m. here in the city, but where should you go for maximum candy gathering before the sun goes down...