Lodric Collins of the Box-office Motion Picture “RESPECT” Stops by KZWA-FM Studio.
Following the rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom, RESPECT is the remarkable true story of the music icon’s journey to find her voice.… Continue Reading
Memorial services held for late councilwoman Mary Morris
Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) – Memorial services were held Friday for the late Lake Charles District A councilwoman Mary Morris. Hundreds were paying their final respects to a woman who was more than just a public servant. Friends and family say Morris walked a road paved with challenges in both her political career and when…… Continue Reading
Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak’s Silk Sonic Album Will Drop Next Year
Written by BET Staff The highly anticipated debut Silk Sonic album by Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak will be released early next year after being pushed back. According to an interview with Rolling Stone, Mars and .Paak said the album will drop in January 2022. However, they didn’t give an exact date. Mars said, “We’re…… Continue Reading
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Celebrate 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award honoree Queen Latifah by looking back at the multitalented entertainer’s most memorable BET Awards moments as a nominee, performer, host and more.… Continue Reading
BET AWARDS 2020 WINNERS
https://www.bet.com/bet-awards/photos/p9pniq/bet-awards-2020-winners/mclx71… Continue Reading
Louisiana’s vaccine lottery opens today. Here’s how to sign up for your ‘shot at a million.’
Today is the day vaccinated Louisianans can sign up for the chance to win $1 million along with 13 other prizes in the Shot at a Million vaccine lottery. All residents, ages 12 and up, who have received at least one dose of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines or have received the single-shot Johnson and…… Continue Reading
Juneteenth Is Now a National Holiday, But There’s Still More Work to Do
Jenny Singer Sat, June 19, 2021, 6:00 AM·10 min read This Saturday, June 19, is Juneteenth—a holiday that celebrates the end of legal slavery in the United States. Last year, it coincided with an unprecedented national protest demanding accountability for the police killings of Black Americans like George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Despite the pandemic,…… Continue Reading
Saturday is the brand new ‘unofficial’ start to hurricane season
(CNN)After a record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season last year, storm forecasting will get off to an earlier start this year thanks to consecutive years of pre-season activity. At least one named tropical system has formed in the Atlantic prior to June 1 — the official start of the season — every year for the past 6…… Continue Reading
Warnings Flash Flood Warning
Allen, LA Beauregard, LA Calcasieu, LA Hardin, TX Jasper, TX Newton, TX https://www.kplctv.com/weatheralerts/ The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for… West Central Allen Parish in southwestern Louisiana… Southern Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana… Northwestern Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana… Northeastern Hardin County in southeastern Texas… Southeastern Jasper…… Continue Reading