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Lake Charles, city (1990 pop. 70,580), seat of Calcasieu parish, SW La.; inc. 1867. It is located on Lake Charles at the mouth of the Calcasieu River in a rice, timber, oil, and natural gas region. The city is an important producer of petrochemicals and has a variety of manufactures, including machinery, concrete, transportation and oil-field equipment, food products, barges, and tugboats. There are also petroleum refineries and riverboat casinos, as well as fishing for crawfish, shrimp, and crabs. Lake Charles is an important deepwater port and port of entry. A 30-mi-long (48-km) channel connects it with the Gulf of Mexico and the Intracoastal Waterway Intracoastal Waterway, c.3,000 mi (4,827 km) long, partly natural, partly artificial, providing sheltered passage for commercial and leisure boats along the U.S. Atlantic coast from Boston, Mass. to Key West, S Fla. ..... Click the link for more information. . Petroleum products, chemicals, rice, and cotton are shipped from the port. In the city is McNeese State Univ. The city suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Rita in 2005. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Lake Charles police investigated, and as part of their investigation, they collected blood samples for DNA testing. Additional partnerships and funding were provided to supplement the project's outreach by Simon Properties' Prien Lake Mall, Simon Youth Foundation, Reynaud 21st Century Community Leaming Center, Calcasieu Parish Library System, Lake Charles American Press, KPLC-TM Calcasieu Parish Police Jury and the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Department. NPR is also fighting back and is building a $309,000 antenna about 30 miles from Lake Charles. |
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