Lake Charles
Lake Charles is a brackish body of water located within the estuary of the Calcasieu River in Southwest Louisiana, United States. It is situated almost entirely within the Lake Charles city limits.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA
- Also known as: “Charleys Lake”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sudduth Coliseum and Old Lake Charles City Hall.
Sudduth Coliseum
Music venue
Sudduth Coliseum, in the Lake Charles Event Center, is a 7,450-seat multi-purpose arena in Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA. Located on Lakeshore Drive, it is the main arena of the event center and is named for former Lake Charles Mayor James Sudduth.
Old Lake Charles City Hall
Museum
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Old Lake Charles City Hall is a museum.
Lake Charles station
Railway station
Lake Charles station is a train station in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. It is served tri-weekly by Amtrak's Sunset Limited. It is located on 100 Ryan Street at the west end of South Railroad Avenue.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lake Charles and Westlake.
Lake Charles
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Lake Charles is the second-largest city in the Acadiana region of Louisiana, with 87,000 residents in 2022. It is well known for gaming and the great outdoors, culinary delights and rhythm and blues.
Westlake
Town
Westlake is an industrial city in Calcasieu Parish, in western Louisiana, United States, and is part of the Lake Charles metropolitan statistical area.
Mossville
Hamlet
Mossville is a small, predominantly African American unincorporated community on the outskirts of Lake Charles in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. Mossville is situated 4½ miles west of Lake Charles.
Lake Charles
- Category: body of water
- Location: Calcasieu, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
30.22853° or 30° 13′ 43″ northLongitude
-93.23458° or 93° 14′ 5″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
86286QH8+C5OpenStreetMap ID
way 1423678210OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
4319607Wikidata ID
Q6475271
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Charles from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Welsh—“Lake Charles” goes by many names.
- French: “Lac Charles”
- Spanish: “Lago Charles”
- Welsh: “Llyn Charles”
- “Charles”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include North Beach and Lake Charles Welcome Center.
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