JEFF DAVIS PARISH, La. (KPLC) - A Lake Charles man was killed by a propeller after being thrown from a boat, officials said.

Special to the American Press The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is investigating a fatal boating incident ...

The body of Danny Harrison, 71, of Lake Charles, was turned over to the Jefferson Davis Parish Coroner’s Office.

A man in Louisiana was killed in a freak accident with his boat’s propeller after he was thrown from the boat Sunday evening, ...

A 71-year-old man died in a boating incident in Jefferson Davis Parish after not wearing a kill switch lanyard.

Kill switch lanyards are required for boats under 26 feet with hand tiller outboard motors over 10 horsepower. Harrison’s boat met those requirements. Officials said his 16-foot boat had a 40 ...