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Acadian Ambulance opens operations center in Lake Charles KATC and last updated 2021-03-16 10:56:58-04 On Tuesday, Acadian Ambulance cut the ribbon on their Southwest Louisiana Operations Center in Lake Charles. The center, located at 721 Enterprise Boulevard, was opened and dedicated in a ceremony attended by Governor John Bel Edwards and other state and local officials. Acadian says that the center represents a $1.9 million renovation investment by the company at the former Dimmik Supply building in Lake Charles. "We are excited to work with Mayor Hunter to bring this investment, activity a...

Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter sent FEMA a letter Thursday to express his frustration about the ongoing housing challenges in the area.

Mayor Nic Hunter Letter To FEMA: Temporary Housing Disappointing Mayor Nic Hunter recently shared his frustration with FEMA and their response to the overwhelming issues with temporary housing for SWLA residents. Over six months after Hurricanes Laura and Delta ravaged the area, a huge percentage of Lake Charles residents are still displaced. Other than new construction, most of the city's residential apartment complexes and housing communities remain closed or have been completely destroyed. Earlier this month, FEMA told KPLC everyone should be able to move back home in the fall, around Sept...

Mayoral candidates take part in debate one week before early voting Mayoral candidates take part in debate one week before early voting By Rania Kaur | March 1, 2021 at 7:21 AM CST - Updated March 1 at 7:21 AM LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Sean Ardoin, Jesse Bernard, Mayor Nic Hunter, and Joshua Lewis all were given two minutes to answer posed questions by moderators and business leaders at the debate Sunday night. Held by the Cary Chavis Agency, “The Great Debate” touched on topics ranging from the issues of the hurricanes and North Lake Charles to their solutions to bridges on the fre...

Local organizations form RebuildingSWLA Local leaders come together to create RebuildingSWLA. (Source: City of Lake Charles) By Davon Cole | February 24, 2021 at 1:56 PM CST - Updated February 24 at 2:13 PM LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Multiple organizations from around Southwest Louisiana have come together to form a new communications initiative designed for post-storm rebuilding efforts. The communications teams from the City of Lake Charles, Visit Lake Charles, Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana, Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance, Calcasieu Parish Police Jury...