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Lake Charles is the fifth-most populous city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and the parish seat of Calcasieu Parish, located on Lake Charles, Prien Lake, and the Calcasieu River. Founded in 1861 in Calcasieu Parish, it is a major industrial, cultural, and educational center in the southwest region of the state.
- History of Lake Charles, Louisiana
Between 1817 and 1855, timber sales from longleaf pine and...
- Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
Calcasieu Parish (/ ˈkælkəˌʃuː /; French: Paroisse de...
- Lake Charles (Louisiana)
Lake Charles (French: Lac Charles) is a brackish lake...
- Lake Charles metropolitan area
The Lake Charles metropolitan statistical area is a...
- History of Lake Charles, Louisiana
Between 1817 and 1855, timber sales from longleaf pine and bald cypress remained the city's primary source of revenue. Jacob Ryan convinced the state government to move the parish seat to Lake Charles from its former location at Marion, a settlement about eight miles (13 km) upriver.
Calcasieu Parish (/ ˈkælkəˌʃuː /; French: Paroisse de Calcasieu) is a parish located on the southwestern border of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 216,785. [1] The parish seat and largest city is Lake Charles.
Lake Charles is the most populous city in the southwest Louisiana. It is the second most populous city in the Acadiana (after Lafayette). It is the fifth most populous city in the U.S. state of Louisiana (after New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport and Lafayette). The actual population is about 85,000.
Lake Charles (French: Lac Charles) is a brackish lake located on the Calcasieu River in Southwest Louisiana, United States, situated almost entirely within the Lake Charles city limits. The Calcasieu Ship Channel flows along the western side for large ships to pass and is the western boundary of the city limits. [1]
20 wrz 2024 · Lake Charles, city, seat (1852) of Calcasieu parish, southwestern Louisiana, U.S., on the Calcasieu River about 70 miles (113 km) west of Lafayette. Adjacent to the town of Sulphur, it is a port of entry on a 34-mile (55-km) deepwater channel (completed 1926) and is linked to the Gulf of Mexico via.
The Lake Charles metropolitan statistical area is a metropolitan area in the Acadiana region of southwest Louisiana that covers three parishes — Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jefferson Davis.
