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The bridge was built in 1962 as part of Interstate 210 (Lake Charles Loop; a highway expansion that travels over the Calcasieu River, south of Lake Charles, and back up to Interstate 10). It is named after Israel LaFleur, who spearheaded the project to build it. [1] The bridge is about 8,500 feet (2,600 m) long, and 140 feet (43 m) high.
The Calcasieu River Bridge, or the Pistol bridge officially named the Louisiana Memorial World War II Bridge in June 1951 [1] is an arched cantilever, rivet-connected Warren through truss (main span) [2] located on Interstate 10 between Lake Charles, Louisiana, and Westlake, Louisiana. It was the only major bridge in Lake Charles, until the ...
KPLC (channel 7) is a television station in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States, affiliated with NBC and The CW Plus. It is owned by Gray Television , which provides certain services to dual Fox / ABC affiliate KVHP (channel 29) under a shared services agreement (SSA) with American Spirit Media .
The multi-car crashes left about 100 people stranded on the bridge, police told local media outlets. Seven killed, dozens hurt when ‘superfog’ causes fiery pileup on Louisiana bridge, cops say ...
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A prominent bridge in Louisiana posted a stern warning to meteorologist Jim Cantore ahead of Hurricane Francine in response to his reputation for arriving at a town before severe weather.. While ...
The Capital One Tower was a skyscraper located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA.It was the tallest building in the city and a dominant feature of the downtown skyline. The building was designed by Lloyd Jones Brewer Associates of Houston and was constructed by Miner-Dederick of Houston and F. Miller and Sons of Lake Charles at a cost of $40 million.
KPLC and KVHP began airing continuous coverage of Hurricane Laura on August 25, 2020, from their studio facility in Lake Charles. The personnel of both stations evacuated to the facilities of Baton Rouge sister station WAFB in the afternoon hours of August 26, as mandatory evacuations for the city of Lake Charles had been issued ahead of the hurricane's landfall.