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| − | '''Lake Charles''' is a city in southwestern [[Louisiana]], the seat of government for Calcasieu Parish. Because of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and area lakes, Lake Charles is known as the "Lake Area." Located seventy miles east of Beaumont, [[Texas]], it is particularly known for its [[petroleum]] industry and access to [[gambling]]. Its Sudduth Coliseum is named for former [[Mayor]] James | + | '''Lake Charles''' is a city in southwestern [[Louisiana]], the seat of government for Calcasieu Parish. Because of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and area lakes, Lake Charles is known as the "Lake Area." Located seventy miles east of Beaumont, [[Texas]], it is particularly known for its [[petroleum]] industry and access to [[gambling]]. Its Sudduth Coliseum is named for former [[Mayor]] [[James Sudduth]] |
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| + | The current mayor, [[Nicholas Hunter|Nicholas "Nic" Hunter]], is the first ever [[Republican Party|Republican]] in the mayor's office. | ||
The seventh largest city in the state, Lake Charles had a 2010 population count of 71,993, but the metro area exceeds 200,000. A subsequent estimate placed the city at 76,070.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geonames.org/US/LA/largest-cities-in-louisiana.html|title=Louisiana - Largest Cities - GeoNames|publisher=geonames.org|accessdate=October 6, 2017}}</ref> | The seventh largest city in the state, Lake Charles had a 2010 population count of 71,993, but the metro area exceeds 200,000. A subsequent estimate placed the city at 76,070.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geonames.org/US/LA/largest-cities-in-louisiana.html|title=Louisiana - Largest Cities - GeoNames|publisher=geonames.org|accessdate=October 6, 2017}}</ref> | ||
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*[[Mike Danahay]] | *[[Mike Danahay]] | ||
| + | *[[Kenneth L. Dixon]] | ||
| + | *[[Stephen Dwight]] | ||
| + | *[[Les Farnum]] | ||
*[[Dan Flavin]] | *[[Dan Flavin]] | ||
| + | *[[Brett Geymann]] | ||
| + | *[[Richard Ieyoub]] | ||
*[[Robert G. Jones]] | *[[Robert G. Jones]] | ||
*[[Allen "Puddler" Harris]] | *[[Allen "Puddler" Harris]] | ||
| + | *[[W. Scott Heywood]] | ||
| + | *[[J. E. Keeny]] | ||
*[[Claude Kirkpatrick]] | *[[Claude Kirkpatrick]] | ||
| + | *[[Chuck Kleckley]] | ||
| + | *[[Margaret Lowenthal|Margaret Welsh Lowenthal]] | ||
*[[Stuart Moss]] | *[[Stuart Moss]] | ||
*[[Elizabeth Pickett]] | *[[Elizabeth Pickett]] | ||
| + | *[[Stelly Plan]] | ||
*[[Vic Stelly]] | *[[Vic Stelly]] | ||
| + | *[[Jeremy Stine]] | ||
| + | *[[Dennis Stine]] | ||
| + | *[[Tim Stine]] | ||
| + | *[[Joe Gray Taylor]] | ||
*[[Samuel Welsh]] | *[[Samuel Welsh]] | ||
*[[Henry Yelverton]] | *[[Henry Yelverton]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:31, August 16, 2022
Lake Charles is a city in southwestern Louisiana, the seat of government for Calcasieu Parish. Because of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and area lakes, Lake Charles is known as the "Lake Area." Located seventy miles east of Beaumont, Texas, it is particularly known for its petroleum industry and access to gambling. Its Sudduth Coliseum is named for former Mayor James Sudduth
The current mayor, Nicholas "Nic" Hunter, is the first ever Republican in the mayor's office.
The seventh largest city in the state, Lake Charles had a 2010 population count of 71,993, but the metro area exceeds 200,000. A subsequent estimate placed the city at 76,070.[1]
The city is served by a daily newspaper, The Lake Charles American Press. It has a full university, McNeese State University, which began as a junior college in 1939. There is also the Sowela Technical Community College.
Louisiana Governor Sam Houston Jones moved to Lake Charles in 1924, where he became an assistant district attorney for Calcasieu Parish. Elected governor in 1940, Jones tried to dismantle the power of the Earl Long political machine, but he was overwhelmingly defeated by Earl Long in the 1948 Democratic runoff election.
See also
- Jim Beam
- Ryan Bourriaque
- Mike Danahay
- Kenneth L. Dixon
- Stephen Dwight
- Les Farnum
- Dan Flavin
- Brett Geymann
- Richard Ieyoub
- Robert G. Jones
- Allen "Puddler" Harris
- W. Scott Heywood
- J. E. Keeny
- Claude Kirkpatrick
- Chuck Kleckley
- Margaret Welsh Lowenthal
- Stuart Moss
- Elizabeth Pickett
- Stelly Plan
- Vic Stelly
- Jeremy Stine
- Dennis Stine
- Tim Stine
- Joe Gray Taylor
- Samuel Welsh
- Henry Yelverton
References
- ↑ Louisiana - Largest Cities - GeoNames. geonames.org. Retrieved on October 6, 2017.