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  2. Lake Charles, Louisiana - Wikipedia

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    22-41155. Website. www.cityoflakecharles.com. 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 ...

  3. History of Lake Charles, Louisiana - Wikipedia

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    Six years after the city was incorporated, dissatisfaction over the name Charleston arose and, on March 16, 1867, Charleston, Louisiana, was renamed and incorporated as the town of Lake Charles. By the time of the U.S. Civil War, many Americans from the North, along with a large influx of continental Europeans and Jews, had settled the area.

  4. Capital One Tower (Louisiana) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana - Wikipedia

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    Congressional district. 3rd. Website. Calcasieu Parish Police Jury. 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.

  6. Lake Charles metropolitan area - Wikipedia

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    UTC-5 (CDT) 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. According to a 2023 census estimate, the MSA had a population of 240,082. [1] It is also part of the larger Lake Charles–DeRidder combined ...

  7. Lake Charles Historic District - Wikipedia

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    U.S. Historic district. Location. Roughly bounded by Belden Street, Lawrence Street, Kirkman Street, South Division Street, Louisiana Avenue, Iris Street, and Hodges Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana. Coordinates. 30°13′42″N 93°12′35″W  /  30.22821°N 93.20984°W  / 30.22821; -93.20984. Area. 158 acres (64 ha) Built.