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unusual facts about Lake Charles, LA



Brownsville Revival

In 1997, leaders of the revival such as Hill, Kilpatrick, and Lindell Cooley (Brownsville's worship director), traveled to cities such as Anaheim, California; Dallas, Texas; St. Louis, Missouri; Lake Charles, LA; Toledo, Ohio; and Birmingham, Alabama naming it "Awake America".

Calcasieu Lake

The lake is paralleled on its west shore by Louisiana Highway 27 and is located about 17 miles (27.35 km) south of Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Charles Sallier

They arrived in Lake Charles in 1781 from Bordeaux, France, and settled approximately six miles east of present-day Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Convention du Lac

Convention du Lac is a North American multi-genre convention, held annually in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and now operating under the name BayouCon, presented by the non-profit Southwest Louisiana Science Education Foundation.

Convention du Lac held its first event at the Enos Derbonne Sports Complex in South Lake Charles, with an estimated 280 attendees, and Battlestar Galactica actor Richard Hatch as the Guest of Honor.

Dud Lastrapes

Republicans have since served as mayor of Shreveport (Hazel Beard) and Baton Rouge (Bobby R. Simpson), but no Republican has won in New Orleans, Lake Charles, or Monroe or has been directly elected in Alexandria.

Governor's Program for Gifted Children

The Governor's Program for Gifted Children (GPGC) is a gifted education residential summer program at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Joseph Lapira

Lapira graduated from St. Louis Catholic High School in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Michael G. Strain

In the campaign, some conservatives questioned Strain's legislative votes for higher taxes, including his support for the Stelly Plan (named for former State Representative Vic Stelly of Lake Charles).

P. J. Mills

In 1975, Mills ran again for statewide office when Louisiana Secretary of State Wade O. Martin, Jr., stepped down to run unsuccessfully for governor against Edwin Edwards and State Senator Robert G. Jones of Lake Charles, son of former Governor Sam Houston Jones.

Shubie Park

Heavily forested, Shubie Park is roughly linear in shape as it is bounded on the north and west by Highway 118 expressway and on the south and east by Lake Micmac and the southern edge of Lake Charles.

USS LSM-216

Following the war, LSM-216 was decommissioned on 2 May 1946 at Calcasieu River, Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Viterbo, Texas

It was named after J. and L. Viterbo, who were Italian American rice farmers who left Lake Charles, Louisiana for Texas in 1895; the brothers wanted more inexpensive land prices.


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