I know it well
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6/26/2006
I went to college at McNeese, which is known for its good football teams. Ironically, the best athlete to come through there is Joe Dumars, a basketball player. I'm from a little town about two hours north, and even from that short distance Lake Charles is markedly more humid and is prone to much more frequent precipitation. Check out the stats and you will see that Lake Charles is one of the rainiest places around. The bayous south of town are quite pretty and are exactly what a non-native thinks all of Lousiana looks like. The food is excellent and the people are generally cheery and like to drink - A LOT. There are two beaches that don't seem to be used all that much, but I always found them to be quite nice. The west side of Lake Charles is very industrial. Tenets include Vista Chemical, PPG, and Conoco Phillips. Farther west is Sulphur, a nothing town only noted for its over zealous police force. The east side isn't overly developed and to the north is Moss Bluff, which is becoming a suburb of Lake Charles from what I understand. Downtown is dominated by the Charpentiere(?) District and has one tall glass building - it used to be the "Calcasieu Marine Building" but I don't think that name is on the building any longer. Lake Charles has riverboat gambling and a new casino just opened up that is quite nice. Also close by is a large casino, the Grand Coushatta. I haven't seen firsthand how bad the damage from hurricane Rita was but I'm told its quite extensive.
Greg | San Antonio, TX