Aaron Turner

Miranda Lambert will be at Ford Arena with special guests Wade Bowen, and The Josh Abbott Band. Gator Country Club Members can purchase tickets before they go on sale to the general public! Get your presale tickets Thursday, April 26th from 10am-10pm.

To buy presale tickets, click HERE , and enter the passwo

Elmo and his friends will be at the Lake Charles Civic Center this Saturday and Sunday!  It's Sesame Street Live's Elmo's Super Heroes.

Click HERE to win four vouchers to see the show! 

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What do Bruce Hamilton, Russ Bordelon, the MSU Cowgirl Kickers, R.I.S.E. Gospel Choir and KPLC's Elizabeth Temple all have in common?  They are all putting on a holiday show for a good cause this Sunday evening.  This is a great chance to catch the holiday spirit while helping others.  The cause is Rebuilding Together Calcasieu, and the dinner theater is to raise much needed funds to make homes more liveable for the less fortunate.

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LAKE CHARLES, La. — The Coast Guard is responding to a report of a solvent release in the Calcasieu Ship Channel, south of the I-210 bridge in Lake Charles, Wednesday.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles received the report of a potential Xylene spill south of the I-210 bridge at 3:15 p

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It’s that time of year when we’re all thinking about what we’re thankful for. And this year, we’re thankful for good Monday night TV on FOX. So sit down and feast on the Monday night dramas of TERRA NOVA and HOUSE. You’ll be grateful you did.

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Law enforcement agencies from Southwest Louisiana are gathering together for a good cause.  Rebuilding Together Calcasieu is kicking off their 6th Annual Law Enforcement Rebuild Thursday, November 3rd.  They will be working on homes from around the area.  Each year law enforcement agencies from our community gather to make unlivable homes better for the less fortunate.   Louisiana State Police Troop D, the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Iowa Police Department are participating in this year's rebuild that will end on Veteran's Day, November 11th.

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Gator 99.5 is teaming up with Dr Pepper to give the gift of free furniture!   October 31st through November 18th, go to participating Kroger stores to register to win at Dr Pepper displays. The winner will get a $1000 gift certificate from 505 Imports and a $

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Vinnie with Vince Vance and the Valiants stopped by Gator 99.5 this morning.  As always, Vince was full of fun, laughs and energy!

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After a very close contest for the Assessor's Race, Willie Mount announced that she is withdrawing from the runoff.  That will place Wendy Curphy Aguillard as the Calcasieu Parish Assessor.  Click "Read More" to see Mount's announcement from her campaign page on Facebook:

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It's was a highly publicized race in Calcasieu Parish and it will come down to a runoff.  According the Louisiana Secretary of State website, Wendy Curphy Aguillard received 48.85% of the vote with Willie Mount getting 38.26% in the Calcasieu Assesso

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Thank you Louisiana voters, campaign staff and volunteers! It has been and will continue to be an honor to serve you. Together we can make this state the best place in the world to raise a family and pursue the American dream.
This was the victory message posted on Bobby Jindal's Facebook page after winning with just over 66% of the vote in the Louisiana governor's race.  This 66% is being reported by the Louisiana Secretary of State's office with 4238 of 4258 precincts reporting.  While many of the names are unknown by most Louisianians, Jindal was in the race with nine other hopefuls. 

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They say that New York is "The city that never sleeps..."  Try getting an ice cream cone on the Upper West Side after 10 p.m. and you'll realize that the slogan isn't entirely true.  It IS true in Las Vegas.  This fact became abu