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The Calcasieu Parish Public Library began in 1944. On April 4, 1973, the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury passed Ordinance #1442 consolidating the Calcasieu Parish Public Library and the Lake Charles Public Library, which was established in 1901. The consolidation went into effect on January 1, 1974.
The stream near Mittie, Louisiana, is the site of where a federal agent found evidence of illegal cutting and floating of logs off federal lands that began the Calcasieu Log War of 1877-1879 <article published by Dr. Tom Watson, Dept. of History, McNeese State University, Lether Frazar Library Archives>.
The first library, Carnegie Memorial Library, was financed by Andrew Carnegie and opened in 1904. [64] It also houses the Southwest Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Library. It, Central Library and Epps Memorial Library are part of the Calcasieu Parish Public Library, which has 13 locations in Calcasieu Parish. [65]
Calcasieu Parish was created in 1840 from the Parish of Saint Landry. The new parish was the largest in the state, larger than either of the two smallest states, Delaware and Rhode Island . [ 3 ] This size, which ultimately was divided into five parishes, led to the parish's nickname "Imperial Calcasieu."
Bell City is an unincorporated community located in the southeast corner of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States.It is part of the Lake Charles metropolitan area.. Bell City is in Calcasieu Parish, however the documented statistics are for ZIP Code 70630 which has segments in two parishes, Calcasieu and Cameron.
Location of Calcasieu Parish in Louisiana. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. The locations of National Register ...
Transportation in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (1 C, 39 P) Pages in category "Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .