Lake Charles, Louisiana

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Weather in:
Lake Charles

Fair
Temperature: 51.9 °F

Humidity: 89 %
Wind Speed: 4 mph W
Pressure: 29.93 "

Dew Point: 49 °F
Gusts: 11 mph WSW
Rain Today: 0.00 "

• Lake Charles High School Student Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
  

  On January 7, 2009, the Louisiana State Police concluded an investigation of child pornography in Lake Charles, LA.

• Deadline for port security cards nears
  

  Fewer than two weeks before a tough new security program takes effect at most Louisiana ports, droves of truckers, longshoremen and other workers are still scrambling to get the special credentials they need to ...

• Weekend WWE Schedule - Several House Shows
  

  WWE has another very busy weekend for house shows. Tonight, the Raw and ECW crews will run a show at the Bank Atlantic Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

• Small Craft Advisory until Tonight
  

  The National Weather Service in Lake Charles, Louisiana has issued a Small Craft Advisory in effect from 9a.m. until 12 midnight for the entire Texas and Louisiana coastline.

• La. plant owner weighing bankruptcy
  

  LyondellBasell Industries, the world's third-largest independent chemical company with one of its plants located in Louisiana, says bankruptcy protection is an option as a broadening recession cuts into demand ...

• State's gambling tax revenue drags
  

  Fifteen years after Louisiana's first casinos opened, market saturation and an explosion of government spending have eroded the impact of legalized gambling on the state budget.

• $2.5 million development planned for Lake Charles
  

  Mayor Randy Roach plans to ask the Lake Charles City Council to sign off on a permit for construction of a $2.5 million lakefront promenade.

• DOTD issues holiday road advisory
  

  All oversize and overweight vehicle movement on all state highways will be prohibited Thursday and Friday, Dec.

• US spot ethylene prices tick up on the back of cracker outages
  

  Spot ethylene prices have ticked up this week, gaining roughly 2.5 cents/lb since market close Friday.

• Fowler gets 6 months jail in teen's death
  

  Associated Press - December 23, 2008 6:04 AM ET LAKE CHARLES, La. - A state district judge has sentenced a 25-year-old man to six months in jail and five years probation following his plea in the April 2006 ...

• Crackdown on Crime
  

  Body found in Lafayette Updated: Detectives are asking anyone with information about this case to call the Lafayette Police Department or Crime Stoppers at 232-TIPS. Updated: It's been almost four years to the ...

• Paula LeBlanc Named Associate State Vice President for Louisiana
  

  The American Cancer Society is pleased to announce Paula LeBlanc as the Associate State Vice President for Louisiana.

• HAI Announces Recipient of the 2009 Lawrence D. Bell Memorial Award
  

  HAI is proud to announce the 2009 Lawrence D. Bell Memorial Award recipient, Neill Osborne; President and COO, Era Helicopters LLC, Lake Charles, Louisiana.

• Spice Up Health with Dash of Holiday Spices
  

  Before you begin preparing your holiday menus, pay special attention to this Healthcast.

• La. colleges begin making budget cuts
  

  Colleges in Louisiana's largest university system have frozen equipment and supply purchases, reduced travel and cut back on overtime to cope with $33 million in expected budget cuts this year.

• Beware holiday stress on diets
  

  Beth Dunn is taking a scale break. Judi Moreo is shelving her Jenny Craig meals.

• Louisiana casinos see revenue increase
  

  Getting a boost from an extra weekend that helped offset a weakening economy, Louisiana's state-licensed casinos saw their winnings from gamblers in November increase 6 percent from a year ago.

• Lake Charles teacher arrested for child porn
  

  LAKE CHARLES - State police say two men, one a school teacher, have been arrested on possession of child pornography charges.

• Review Holiday Fire Safety With Your Family
  Sheriff Mancuso advises, "Review holiday fire safety guidelines with your family" The holidays are approaching with almost lightning speed and during the hustle and bustle of the festive season, fire safety is ...

City Description

Lake Charles is the fifth largest incorporated city in the US state of Louisiana. It is the major cultural and educational center in the southwest region of the state and one of the most important in Acadiana. As of the 2000 census, Lake Charles' population was 71,757. The city serves as the parish seat of Calcasieu Parish. Lake Charles is the principal city of the Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes the parishes of Calcasieu and Cameron. It is also part of the larger Lake Charles-Jennings Combined Statistical Area. The city is considered a major petrochemical refining center, gaming center, and home to McNeese State University and the emerging SOWELA Technical Community College. With over 75 festivals held annually, Lake Charles is referred to as the Festival Capital of Louisiana. Its Central School Arts and Humanities Center is a site featured on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail. While several American Indian tribes are known to have lived in the area occupied by present-day Lake Charles, the first European settlers arrived in the 1760s. In 1781 Martin LeBleu and his wife, Dela Marion, of Bordeaux, France were the first recorded Europeans to

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• Calcasieu Parish

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