Devon Distefano

6 days ago | kplctv.com | Devon Distefano

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - One person is in the hospital and multiple businesses were peppered with bullet holes after an overnight shooting in the 100 block of West McNeese Street. “We’ve had nothing but trouble ever since the Waffle House moved in,” property owner Denise Foster said. Foster owns several businesses next to the Waffle House on West McNeese Street. She said that’s where the suspects came from when a shooting broke out behind her building around 3 a.m. Saturday morning.

1 week ago | kplctv.com | Devon Distefano

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - McNeese center fielder Conner Westenburg was among the nation’s best defensive players this season, making highlight reel grabs all over the field to become an ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I Gold Glove Recipient “I was looking at Twitter, saw it, didn’t think I was going to get it for a second, and when I got it, I was bouncing off the walls,” Westenburg said. Chances are, if the ball’s not going over the wall, Westenburg’s got it. “I daydream all the time.

1 week ago | kplctv.com | Devon Distefano

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) — A once-thriving cornerstone of Cajun culture is set to make its long-awaited return. Harris’ Restaurant in Hayes, best known for its vibrant dance hall and live Cajun music, is being brought back to life after sitting vacant for years. For decades, Harris’ was the place to be on a Saturday night. Locals packed the dance floor, two-stepping to the sounds of Cajun music legends while enjoying comforting food.

1 week ago | kplctv.com | Devon Distefano

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - When Hurricane Laura swept through Southwest Louisiana, it left widespread destruction and the McNeese State University athletic facilities were no exception. Now, almost five years later, 7 News is looking back at those trying times that built an even stronger university. “I stood right here, and I said five years ago we were going to come back and be better than ever before, and we have,” McNeese VP and Director of Athletics Heath Schroyer said.

2 weeks ago | kplctv.com | Matthew Travis |Devon Distefano

SULPHUR, La. (KPLC) - The Athletes Unlimited Softball League, a professional softball league backed by Major League Baseball, played their first of three games McMurry Park in Sulphur on Thursday evening. The Volts and Bandits, two of the four teams in the AUSL, faced off against one another with several players that local fans might recognize.