Lake Charles (French: Lac Charles) is the fifth-largest incorporated city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, 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.
As of the 2010 census, the population was 71,993. Lake Charles is the principal city of the Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area, having a population of 202,040. It is the larger principal city of the Lake Charles-Jennings Combined Statistical Area, with a population of 225,235. The 2010 population of the five-parish area of Southwest Louisiana was 292,619.
It is considered a regionally significant center of petrochemical refining, gaming, tourism, and education, being home to McNeese State University and Sowela Technical Community College. Because of the lakes and waterways throughout the city, metropolitan Lake Charles is often referred to as the Lake Area.
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It's a nice area to live and it's much more peace and quiet are the area no drama or anything and kids can move around and have fun
I feel alit of available jobs seem to more frequently employ more of the younger generation...for instance, I'm 43 and i found that i was in competition with a person say in their early to mid 20's.
Lots of local activities centered around a more mature interest.
I think its friendly because the people of the town are very sweet.
Good neighbors and nice place to live