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Beauregard Parish residents without trash cans as new contractor takes over (opens the original)
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LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Trash cans are disappearing across Beauregard Parish this week, and it’s not theft; it’s the parish’s outgoing waste contractor taking back its bins before a new company takes over. Waste Pro officially became Beauregard Parish’s new waste collection contractor this week, but the company won’t have its own bins shipped in until the middle of October. In the meantime, crews are picking up garbage by hand. “I think it’s really something to talk about. Because it involves
Ole Miss deaths spotlight push for local drug education, harm reduction resources (opens the original)
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LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The unexplained deaths of two Ole Miss students have dominated national headlines, including warnings about powerful synthetic opiates circulating in the drug supply there. While the two deaths haven’t been officially connected, local addiction recovery and support organizations in Southwest Louisiana say the situation underscores why drug education for students is vital. Shanna Folay says she’s been there. She knows firsthand how important it is to talk to young peopl
Union leaders raise safety concerns over planned Citgo workforce consolidation in Lake Charles (opens the original)
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LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Local union leaders say they are concerned about upcoming changes at the Citgo refinery in Lake Charles, as they say the company moves forward with a planned workforce consolidation. Todd Montie, business manager for the Local 407 chapter of the Union of Operating Engineers, says Citgo plans to reorganize by moving operators away from certain units, a move he fears could stretch employees too thin. “It’s a refinery. Things can go south quickly. It doesn’t take much to
Homicide or Heart Condition: Lawsuit alleges Vinton woman’s death investigation was mishandled (opens the original)
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LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A civil lawsuit filed in Calcasieu Parish alleges the investigation into a Vinton woman’s death was mishandled by law enforcement and forensic officials. Elizabeth Nadia Faske was found dead inside her home on South Delta Crossing Road on Aug. 25, 2025. The Vinton Police Department told KPLC at the time that her death was being investigated as a homicide. An autopsy conducted by Gulf Coast Forensic Solutions changed the direction of the investigation. The Calcasieu Par
Jury sees child’s autopsy photos as testimony begins in Aaliyah Jack’s murder trial (opens the original)
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LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Testimony began today in the trial of Aaliyah Jack, the woman accused of murdering her young son and abandoning her baby on I-10, after three days of jury selection. Jack admitted to killing her 4-year-old, Legend, on camera to KPLC. Legend’s body was found in the water outside the Vinton Welcome Center in July 2024, and 1-year-old Kingtrail was found alive near I-10 the next day. So far today, the jury has heard opening statements, seen Legend’s autopsy photos and hea
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