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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.
It is also part of the larger Lake Charles–DeRidder combined statistical area which had a population of 276,909 in 2023. [1] The Lake Charles MSA also shares borders with the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area to the west. Metropolitan Lake Charles, the principal city, is commonly referred to as the Lake Area.
Writers from Lake Charles, Louisiana (13 P) Pages in category "People from Lake Charles, Louisiana" The following 56 pages are in this category, out of 56 total.
Elements of the 256th IBCT and the 139TH RSG (Regional Support Group) are based in Lake Charles. The 256th IBCT deployed to Iraq twice, 2004-5 and 2010. De Quincy is the home of H Company of the 199th Forward Support Battalion which is a detachment of 3-156th Infantry Battalion. The Battalion's HHC is located in Lake Charles.
Oval Bible College (OBC) is an independent religious institution founded by Dr. Timmy Tezeno in June 2000 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States.The College, which provides theological education, is now located in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Pages in category "Census-designated places in the Lake Charles metropolitan area" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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As of the census [2] of 2000, there were 225,003 people, 83,865 households, and 60,291 families residing within the CSA. The racial makeup of the CSA was 75.47% White, 22.22% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races.