Media Release

There will be a temporary closure on Monday, November 25, at 7:00am, in downtown Lake Charles, at Division Street, between Bilbo Street and Ryan Street.

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office is asking for the publics assistance identifying the truck seen in the photos. It was involved in a hit-and-run.

This week's closure is scheduled to complete work to drainage.

Due to LaGrange High Schools Homecoming Parade, there will be a temporary change to the route one transit service in Lake Charles on Friday.

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office needs help to identify the man caught on surveillance camera cashing a counterfeit check at a Lake Charles bank.

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office is asking for the publics' assistance identifying a truck involved in a hit-and-run, seen in the attached photo.

Starting Thursday, smoke tests will be conducted downtown to locate defects in the main sewer lines and service laterals that connect to private property.

A Starks, Louisiana man is charged with aggravated crime against nature after it was learned he had sexual intercourse with a 16-year-old girl in January.

An ATM went missing from a Westlake bank on Saturday, August 3. The truck, trailer, and forklift used to take the ATM were also stolen.

Wayne's Bar and Deli, in Sulphur, was the victim of theft and burglary earlier this week. Two have been arrested and CPSO is searching for a third suspect.

Customers in the southwestern part of the city are asked to conserve water for the next twelve hours due to emergency repairs at a treatment plant.

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office has made arrests in connection to the recent theft and damage at Barbe High School.