Fire crews are working to extinguish an early morning structure fire in Lake Charles. The Lake Charles Fire Department says the blaze is in The Shadow’s subdivision near Myrtle Grove off Prien Lake Road.

Lake Charles' lowest temperature on record is 3 degrees on Feb. 12, 1899. Records go back to 1895. We can thank clear skies, light wind and the snow for the frigid temperatures overnight.

Leigh McClendon is a former Shreveport teacher with over six million followers. The southern half of the ArkLaTex awoke to a dusting of snow on Tuesday, Jan. 21. The council is participating in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program (VITA), offering free tax preparation services to eligible people until April 15.

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Night - Cloudy with a 60% chance of precipitation. Winds from NNE to N at 12 to 16 mph (19.3 to 25.7 kph). The overnight low will be 27 °F (-2.8 °C). Flurries with a high of 33 °F (0.6 °C) and ...

This Is Home Fest is returning for its fifth year, featuring a celebration of food, music and community. This year’s festival will take place April 26 at the Civic Center in Lake Charles, according to a news release.

Kirkum said there is currently no suspect, and the three shootings at the apartment complex are not believed to be connected. Officers have ramped up patrolling in the area due to the number of shootings. “For some reason that has become a hot spot. We have tried to beef up patrols,” said Kirkum.

Areas of Southwest Louisiana broke all-time record lows overnight Tuesday that dated back to the late 1800s. “It was quite the historic event for us,” said National Weather Service Lake Charles Storm Warning Meteorologist Doug Cramer.

The National Weather Service (NWS) issued its first-ever blizzard warning for the Lake Charles area early on Tuesday.Footage from Chad Casey shows snow falling on palm trees in Lake Charles on Monday night.

Though NWS forecasters are still collecting official snowfall counts, these reports give a good look at just how much snow Louisiana saw.

A National Weather Service office in Louisiana issued its first-ever blizzard warning on Tuesday amid snow and strong winds.