Morgan Babineaux

2 weeks ago | kplctv.com | Morgan Babineaux

MOSS BLUFF, La. (KPLC) - One lap at a time, Charles Jackson prepared for the Indoor World Masters Championship in Gainesville, FL. And after a photo finish…Jackson is bringing the gold back home to Lake Charles. “The beginning of the race, I know I was like, OK, I have a good start. So, I know I have to get out because I know he’s coming.

2 weeks ago | kplctv.com | Morgan Babineaux

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Saturday marked two years since Henry Leon Miller was killed in a crash on the I-210 bridge in Calcasieu Parish. The Southeast Texas man’s family believes if the bridge were properly lit, Miller might still be alive. They’ve since filed suit against entities they believe are responsible. Lights went up on the 210 Bridge in December 2019, but in less than a year they were brought down when Hurricane Laura struck southwest Louisiana in August 2020.

3 weeks ago | kplctv.com | Morgan Babineaux |Jillian Corder

PROFANITY WARNING: Video shows different angles of officers breaking up a fight on Ryan Street during Mardi Gras 2024. LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The Lake Charles Police Department is at the center of a lawsuit filed by a city court judge. Judge Ron Richard alleges his son was severely injured by an officer at Mardi Gras last year. Richard says his son suffered a traumatic brain injury and is asking why the officer in question is still employed by the city.

1 month ago | kplctv.com | Morgan Babineaux

SULPHUR, La. (KPLC) - When 16-month-old Earl Bunch III was brought to the hospital on Jan. 19, 1970, he was comatose and in extreme respiratory distress. He had bruises all over his body, bite marks, and fractures. A further examination showed a brain bleed and multiple skull fractures. The infant died the next day during emergency brain surgery. Fifty-five years later, his mother, Alice Bunch Idlett, has been arrested for second-degree murder in his death.

2 months ago | lafarmbureaunews.com | Morgan Babineaux

By Morgan BabineauxKPLC-TV-7President Donald Trump introduced some changes to the way the timber industry handles business. Over the weekend, the president signed a pair of actions to increase domestic lumber production. READ AND WATCH MORE