KALB | Central Louisiana News, Weather & Sports
Ian's First Alert Forecast: August 18th
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- Ian's First Alert Forecast: August 18th
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- 3:56
- Date posted
- 4 hours ago
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- Ian's First Alert Forecast: August 18th
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- Inside the Huddle: Grant Cougars
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- 2:41
- Date posted
- 4 hours ago
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- The Grant Cougars are entering the 2026 season with the mindset of finishing.
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- Is your car ready for triple digits: A look at the effects heat can have on vehicles
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- 2:04
- Date posted
- 4 hours ago
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- On August 17, Alexandria reached 100 degrees for the first time this year, and this heat can create serious problems for your car.
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- Pineville resident celebrates 102nd birthday
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 4 hours ago
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- A Pineville resident celebrated their 102nd birthday on August 18 at Hilltop Nursery and Rehabilitation Center.
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- Back-to-school stress: Advocate warns of vaping, tobacco pressures on students
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- 1:51
- Date posted
- 4 hours ago
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- Advocate warns that students should avoid vaping as a means to cope with pressure.
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- Historical Marker Unveiling
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- 3:54
- Date posted
- 9 hours ago
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- Mike Wynne joins Midday to discuss an upcoming Historical Marker Unveiling.
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- Children's Advocacy Network
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- 5:08
- Date posted
- 9 hours ago
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- Upcoming events by the Children's Advocacy Network.
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- Salmonella outbreak reaches 27 states, including Louisiana
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- 2:28
- Date posted
- 9 hours ago
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- CDC reports 345 cases, 36 hospitalizations, no deaths with salmonella outbreak.
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- Lunch Kids 8/18/26
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- 0:21
- Date posted
- 9 hours ago
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- Lunch Kids 8/18/26
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- Pledge Kids 8/18/26
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- 0:32
- Date posted
- 9 hours ago
- Description
- Pledge Kids 8/18/26
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- Inside the Huddle: St. Mary’s Tigers
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- 3:17
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- The St. Mary’s Tigers are one of the few programs in Cenla with a new head coach, and this hire might be one that changes the course of the 2026 season.
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- Vandalism in DeRidder prompts mayor to add more cameras
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- 1:51
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- Vandalism in DeRidder prompts mayor to add more cameras
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- Rapides Regional helps Central Louisiana mothers prepare for breastfeeding journey
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- 2:06
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- A Cenla hospital is helping mothers navigate breastfeeding, from latch concerns to returning to work.
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- Healthcare Career Central Updates
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- 3:20
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- Louisiana Central shares updates on its Healthcare Career Presentations.
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- Back to School Anxiety: You don't have to turn to vaping
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- 4:58
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- The Louisiana campaign for tobacco-free living on coping with Back-to-School anxiety.
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- Move Over Law in Louisiana takes effect
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- 4:43
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- Louisiana drivers are now required to take greater heed for other motorists on the side of the road, according to Louisiana State Police.
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- Lunch Kids 8/17/26
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- 0:19
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- Lunch Kids 8/17/26
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- Pledge Kids 8/17/26
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- 0:34
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- Pledge Kids 8/17/26
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- Bria's August 16 Forecast Outlook
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- 3:35
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Upper 90s engulfed Central Louisiana Sunday afternoon, with places in the Northern Parishes able to reach the triple digits. This is a reminder that while it’s extremely hot outside, Alexandria still has not seen temperatures in the triple digits this year.
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- Previewing 2026 NSU Football with Head Coach Blaine McCorkle
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- 5:42
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- KALB Sports Director Harrison Vapnek sits down with Northwestern State Football head coach Blaine McCorkle to preview the 2026 season for the Demons.
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- Inside the Huddle: Marksville Tigers
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- 3:25
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- The Markville Tigers are coming off one of their best seasons yet, and this year they look to continue on that momentum.
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- Leesville Wampus Cats volleyball sets sights on state championship
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- 3:22
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Leesville's only volleyball program in Vernon Parish opens the season Sept. 1 with state in its sights!
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- Bria's August 15 Forecast
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- 3:41
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- Most of us in Central Louisiana saw high temperatures near 100 degrees this Saturday afternoon. Some places are expected to reach the triple digits by early next week due to the placement of a high-pressure system.
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- Inside the Huddle: Tioga Indians
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- 3:16
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- Tioga Indians return with a tougher schedule and a new starting quarterback after a 9-3 season last year!
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- Inside the Huddle: Pineville Rebels
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- 2:58
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- The Pineville Rebels enter 2026 with a new turf field and a second-year head coach focused on sustaining the program’s upward trajectory.
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- Wife of Fort Polk soldier removed from deportation flight, released from ICE
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- A Fort Polk soldier’s wife who spent more than a month in federal immigration detention said she is back home.
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- Avoyelles Parish Farmers struggling after tropical storm Arthur
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- 2:18
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- Corn and Soy bean farmers struggling to reap a full harvest after tropical storm Arthur
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- Rapides Parish road conditions raise emergency access concerns
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- 1:53
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- A Rapides Parish family says a deteriorating road near their home could delay emergency crews from reaching them.
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- Central Louisiana mother and son turn kitchen hobbies into small businesses
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- 2:39
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- A mother and son are turning their love of cooking into two separate small businesses in Central Louisiana.
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- Hunters can help the Food Bank with ‘Clean Out Your Freezer Day’
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- The Food Bank of Central Louisiana is asking hunters to donate their wild game.
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- Ball mayoral candidate Marc Mercer sued by Louisiana Ethics Board
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- 0:38
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- The Louisiana Board of Ethics has filed suit challenging Ball alderman Marc Mercer’s 2026 mayoral bid.
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- Pollock Police under investigation following audit
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- 2:27
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- Leadership in the Town of Pollock is looking to right a few wrongs pointed out in a recent audit.
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- Acadian Ambulance sued by Rapides Parish Police Jury
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- 1:27
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- Rapides Parish Police Jury has filed a lawsuit against Acadian Ambulance, the former sole-ambulance provider for the entire parish.
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- Zion Prep Ministry
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- 3:01
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- Fran Baines tells us about Zion Hill Prep Ministry, happening August 15 at Zion Family Life Center.
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- Loves Travel Stops Children's Miracle Network Campaign
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- 4:41
- Date posted
- 5 days ago
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- Kellie Veillon with the Children's Miracle Network speaks about an upcoming campaign to help local kids at Cabrini.
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- Inside The Huddle: ASH Trojans
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- 3:18
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
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- Outside expectations for the 2026 ASH Trojans is to be one of the best teams in the whole state.
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- Back-to-school jitters can signal deeper mental health struggles, experts say
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- 2:02
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
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- A local therapist explains what parents should watch for as students return to class.
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- Town of Pollock Police Department under investigation following release of audit
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- 2:18
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
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- An audit of the Pollock Police Department found missing money.
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- Opelousas police investigating fatal dog attack; dog owner arrested
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- 1:37
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
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- The identity of the victim is being withheld pending notification of his immediate family.
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- Marksville clarifies agenda item was not a water rate increase
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
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- Marksville officials say a confusing agenda item from Wednesday's city council meeting was not about raising water rates — here's what it was actually about
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- Heat safety for students: What parents and schools should know as temperatures rise
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- 2:08
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
- Description
- High temperatures follow students back to school, raising risk of heat-related illness.
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- Air quality concerns for children with asthma
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
- Description
- The influence of environmental factors towards children with asthma.
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- Catholic Charities of Central Louisiana
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- 3:50
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
- Description
- Jennifer Gilchrist discusses her retirement from Catholic Charities of Central Louisiana.
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- AKA 57 Martial Arts Fights
- Runtime
- 3:53
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
- Description
- Dynamite Dave tells us about the upcoming AKA 57 Martial Arts Fights.
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- Inside the Huddle: Jena Giants
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- 3:14
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- The Jena Giants made it all the way to the Superdome in 2025, and they plan to achieve this again in 2026.
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- Coca-Cola expanding its facility in Alexandria
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- 2:32
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- An expansion will take place in the next two years for the Coca-Cola facility in Alexandria.
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- Cleco speaks out on power grid concerns regarding Rapides Parish’s new data center
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- 1:10
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- Cleco is coming out to put to rest some concerns regarding the new data center being built in Rapides Parish.
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- Lawsuit challenging Ball mayoral candidate’s electoral bid shelved
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- 1:49
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- A lawsuit challenging Ball mayoral candidate Marc Mercer’s electoral bid has been shelved due to a "lack of evidence."
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- Kaylee's Cat Corner: Inmate Labor in Animal Shelters
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- 2:43
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- Kaylee's Cat Corner: Inmate Labor in Animal Shelters
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- Food Bank of Central Louisiana
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- 2:20
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- Updated food insecurity numbers at the Food Bank of Central Louisiana.
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