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About
Lake Charles & Southwest Louisiana
The Lake Charles/Sulphur area is
located in Southwest Louisiana midway between New Orleans and
Houston. The area ranges from farm and marshland with abundant
wildlife to busy city landscape. Southwest Louisiana also
encompasses a vast petroleum and petrochemical industry. The Port of Lake Charles is one of
the largest inland ports in the nation and the largest rice
exporting port in the United States.
Lake Charles is home to McNeese
State University, a fully accredited four year university and Sowela Tech, the largest technical school in
the state. The area is developing into a medical center with 7
hospitals, over 200 practicing physicians and more then 100
dentists.
The climate is
humid subtropical with a storm maritime character. Annual
rainfall totals more than 50 inches. The winter months are
mild with cold spells of short duration and the summer months are
consistently quite humid and warm.
Southwest Louisiana is multicultural - Cajun,
Italian, Irish, German, and Indian, just to name a few. It is also
known for its excellent variety of foods. It's gaming and the
great outdoors, culinary delights, rhythm and blues that make
Louisiana exciting. It's good company and quite reflections,
historical sites and luxurious accommodations. It is a
tropical climate and Southern hospitality. From Lake Charles to
New Orleans, there is never a month without its share of unique
festivals. Lake Charles has that big city flair without being a
"big city". Southwest Louisiana - a fun place to
visit - a great place to live!
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