About Lake Charles
Address:
326 Pujo St, Lake Charles, LA 70601
City Demographics
- 2015 Population: 76,070
- 2015 MSA Population: 205,605
- Square miles: 43.105
- Square acres: 27,587
Location
The City of Lake Charles is conveniently located off Interstate-10 between Houston, TX and New Orleans, LA. Our sandy beaches make up the shores of the Calcasieu River just 30 miles upstream from the Gulf of Mexico. Lake Charles is connected to the Gulf by means of a deep-water ship channel and is the seat and port of entry of Calcasieu Parish.
Distance to Major Cities (in miles)
- Atlanta: 670.2
- Baton Rouge: 129.4
- Dallas: 358.8
- Houston: 142.8
- New Orleans: 205.2
- Lake Charles Regional Airport
- Chennault Industrial Airpark
- Port of Lake Charles
- Greyhound Bus Station
- Sunset Limited Amtrak Station
- Calcasieu Parish School Board
- McNeese State University
- Delta School of Business and Technology
- Calcasieu Parish Public Libraries - 14 locations
- Literacy Council of Southwest Louisiana
- Louisiana Technical College - Sowela Campus
Local and State Government
- Municipal Government - Mayor, City Council
- Lake Charles City Court
- Calcasieu Parish Police Jury
- Louisiana Official State Government Site
- Lake Charles Police Department
- Lake Charles Fire Department
- Calcasieu Parish Sheriffs Office
- Ward 3 Marshal
- Central School Arts & Humanities Center
- 1911 Historic City Hall Arts & Cultural Center
- Children's Museum of Lake Charles
- Imperial Calcasieu Museum
- Mardi Gras Museum
- Creole Nature Trail All-American Road
- Shiver-Me-Timbers Millennium Park
- Adventure Cove Park
- Tuten Park
- Veteran's Memorial Park
- 9-11 Memorial
- Bord du Lac Park
- Lakefront Promenade
Festivals & Fairs
- Mardi Gras
- Martin Luther King Festival
- Southwest Louisiana District Livestock Show & Rodeo
- Banners - McNeese State University
- Black Heritage Festival
- Southwest Louisiana Garden Festival
- Palm Sunday Tour of Homes
- Contraband Days Louisiana Pirate Festival
- Downtown at Sundown
- Memorial Day Avenue of Flags
- DownTown Crawfish Festival
- Louisiana High School Rodeo Finals
- Juneteenth Festival
- Red, White, Blue & You July 4th Celebration
- Lake Charles Symphony Pops
- Cajun French Music & Food Festival
- Marshland Festival
- Bayou Blues & Zydeco Festival
- Lake Charles Gatorman Triathlon
- Cal-Ca-Chew Food Festival
- International Music & Food Festival
- ArtsFest
- Mistletoe & Moss Holiday Market
- Veteran's Day Parade
- SWLA Christmas Lighting Festival
- New Year's Eve Pops
- Culture Fest
- Arts and Humanties Council of SWLA
- Children's Theatre Company
- Lake Charles Little Theatre
- Artists Civic Theatre Studios (ACTS) Theatre
- McNeese State University Theatre
- Lake Charles Symphony
- McNeese Banners Series - Arts & Humanities Series
- Lake Charles Civic Ballet Co.
- Lake Area Ballet Theatre
- Mallard Cove Golf Course
- City Community Centers
- Hunting & Fishing
- Iberia Bank
- Chase
- Capital One
- First Federal Bank of Louisiana
- First National Bank
- Jeff Davis Bank & Trust Company
- City Savings Bank
- Mid South Bank
- Whitney National Bank
- Business First Bank
- M&F Bank
- Lakeside Bank
- First National Bank DeRidder
- Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
- CHRISTUS St. Patrick Hospital
- Lake Area Medical Center
- W.O. Moss Regional Medical Center
- American Press - Local Newspaper
- Jambalaya News
- Exposure Magazine
- The Voice of SWLA
- Lagniappe Magazine
- Thrive Magazine
- KPLC Channel 7 - NBC Affiliate
- KVHP Channel 29 - Fox Affiliate
- KYKZ FM 96.1
- National Weather Service - Lake Charles office
- KBYS McNeese Radio
- Port of Lake Charles
- SWLA Economic Development Alliance
- Louisiana Commerce Exchange System (LACES)
Community Clubs and Organizations
- Duplicate Bridge Club of Lake Charles
- Calcasieu Historical Preservation Society
- Junior League of Lake Charles
- United Way of Southwest Louisiana
- Kiwanis Clubs
- Pioneer Club
- Rotary Club of Greater Lake Charles
- NAACP
- Downtown Merchants Association
- Women's Commission of SWLA
Utility Companies
- 38 Denominations and 169 Churches exist in the metropolitan area, along with several more represented throughout the district.