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In its services to the five-parish region of Southwest Louisiana, the Chamber SWLA works with and through its membership to build a solid foundation for economic growth and diversity. Recognizing that the business community and economic future of Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and Jeff Davis parishes are interdependent, the professional staff and the volunteer leadership of the Chamber SWLA, under the umbrella of the newly formed Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance, focuses its efforts on encouraging opportunities for business development, expansion and retention through networking, training and exposure to best practices from across the nation and around the globe. The Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance is made up of the Chamber SWLA, its economic development arm (the Chamber Foundation SWLA) and the Southwest Louisiana Partnership for Economic Development, which united their resources in October of 2006 in order to strengthen the business recruiting and retention efforts for our five parish region.

Because we know that regional competitiveness in this 21st century global economy requires that our students be presented with world-class educational offerings, the Chamber SWLA strives to promote quality education from pre-kindergarten through graduate studies. Accountability extends beyond the classroom to the halls of local, state and the federal government.

• Represents regional businesses at the federal, state and local levels of government. Public officials are invited to Southwest Louisiana to see and hear our concerns first-hand, and Chamber representatives go to Washington, D.C. and Baton Rouge to take our message to decision-makers there.

• Provides our membership with networking opportunities such as our monthly Business After Hours functions, roundtables and workshops, and our annual banquet and golf tournament. Members are also encouraged to take an active role in the business community of Southwest Louisiana through our numerous committees and councils dedicated to education, public policy, economic development and membership.

• Markets our membership to our regional business community through our membership guide and our online searchable database. We also market our region to outside investors through our economic development measures associated with the Chamber Foundation and SWLA Economic Development Alliance. The Alliance runs ads and features in several site selection magazines and attends major conventions annually to raise awareness of the Southwest Louisiana region. The Alliance fields inquires about our region and provides information and personalized tours of the region to investors looking to bring business to Southwest Louisiana.

• Produces results through strength in numbers! The old saying about strength in numbers applies to an area’s economic development. An entire region working together has much more leverage than any single city or parish. The Chamber, as part of the Alliance, works to develop our five-parish region as an attractive, powerful force in the South’s economy.

If you would like more information about the Chamber SWLA, check out our website at www.chamberswla.org or give us a call at (337) 433-3632.

Southwest Louisiana is a community of diverse people and industries. Exemplified by downright southern hospitality, the fun and friendly atmosphere is coupled with a variety of activities and opportunities, which will make your temporary, or permanent visit to the area a great experience.

The area offers individuals and families a variety of choices as to where and how to live. It provides numerous services geared towards education, health, safety and enjoyment. An upward trend continues to be seen in the area's economy. Employment figures, total wages paid, taxable retail sales and other economic indicators are on the rise, while our cost of living remains below the national average.

The population of Southwest Louisiana is over 285,000. It is comprised of Calcasieu, Cameron, Allen, Beauregard and Jefferson Davis Parishes.

Allen Parish is where Cajun food and culture meet the timber rich-piney woods of central Louisiana. A veritable gateway from South to Central Louisiana with its two federal highway systems and extensive rail facilities, Allen Parish benefits from the diverse, yet rich culture and natural resources of both regions. Intersected by four rivers, Allen Parish is a haven for nature lovers and canoe enthusiasts. Allen Parish is also home to the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana who based their Coushatta Casino and Resort in Kinder, LA, creating a rapidly growing gaming and hospitality industry. Historically based on timber and outlying oil and gas facilities, Allen Parish currently has a diverse economic base with hospitality, plywood manufacturing, three prison facilities and a natural gas relay facility as its main employers.

Centered on one of the largest aquifers in the country, Beauregard Parish is home to paper and plastics production facilities, chemical plants and abundant natural beauty with its numerous lakes and wildlife preserve.

Also possessing a 4,200-acre airport with a 5,495-foot runway, Beauregard Parish is a transportation hub between the air and the ground intersected by major U.S. Highways 171 and 90. Beauregard Parish is centered around its parish seat, DeRidder, which is in the midst of a downtown revitalization plan and airport land use expansion.

Cameron Parish, so hard hit by Hurricane Rita, beholds some of the most spectacular natural scenery afforded in the nation. Home of the Creole Nature Trail All-American Road, Cameron Parish balances its responsibility to the environment with its duty to the nation, as far as pipeline facilities, by providing much needed oil and gas to American consumers. With its proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, various industries from the aforementioned oil and gas companies to marine support vehicles and fishing boats call Cameron Parish home. With three liquefied natural gas pipelines in the works for completion over the next three years, what happens in Cameron Parish keeps the lights on in Chicago. Hitting closer to home, the Port of Cameron is one of the top five ports for fisheries in the nation, providing wild American shrimp and speckled trout to discerning diners across the country.

Sitting above Cameron Parish on the Texas Border, Calcasieu Parish boasts the largest population within the region. The city of Lake Charles is the financial, medical and entertainment center of the parish, with major industry and the workforce located within the metropolitan area. Hosting a varied and robust economic base, Calcasieu serves as the home base for our vigorous petrochemical industry and the Port of Lake Charles, which is the closest deep-water port in Louisiana and the 12th largest in the nation. One of the many burgeoning industries in Calcasieu Parish is the aerospace industry, thanks in large part to the Lake Charles Regional Airport servicing the air travel needs of 180,000 residents and the Chennault International Airport Authority.

Home of Southwest Louisiana’s first oil well, Jefferson Davis is the birthplace of our region’s petrochemical industry. Jefferson Davis Parish lays claim to the natural beauty of our Southern Swamplands and the rustic elegance of our forests and waterways with the richness of its Native American and Cajun cultures as evidenced in the many movies and documentaries filmed in the parish. Easily accessible via the bisecting roadways of Interstate 10 and U.S. Highways 90 and 190, Jefferson Davis is strategically located between several markets with Houston, TX, and Lake Charles, LA, to the west and Lafayette, Baton Rouge and New Orleans, LA to the east.

The first citizens to settle on the lake were a married couple from Bordeaux, France named LeBleu. For a while following their 1771 arrival, they lived in peaceful coexistence with several tribes of Indians until pioneers joined them.

Among the first of these newcomers was a man named Charles Sallier, also from France. He settled near the shores of the lake, gave his name to young Catherine LeBleu and subsequently to the lake and the community, originally called Charley’s Lake.

Settlers who came at the turn of the century acquired their property from the Indians or they homesteaded the Rio Hondo lands. Original titles were based on Spanish grants in return for some stipulated service. The Rio Hondo, which flowed through Lake Charles was later called Quelqueshue, an Indian term meaning “Crying Eagle”, and later, Calcasieu.

Little is known of these early residents except that they were a mixture of English, French, Spanish and Dutch. Legend has it that Jean Lafitte, the buccaneer, frequented Lake Charles and harbored his ships in local waters.

Calcasieu Parish was created out of the western part of St. Landry. It was sparsely inhabited with only 2,000 people living within the 6,000 square miles, which encompassed Allen, Beauregard, Jeff Davis and part of Cameron Parish. This area was referred to as Imperial Calcasieu, and not until 1852 did Lake Charles become the seat of Calcasieu Parish. The town was incorporated in 1867 with at citizenry of about 400. The first mayor was J. W. Bryan.

Growth was fairly slow until Captain Daniel Goos came in 1855. He established a lumber mill and schooner

dock, now Goosport, and promoted a profitable trade with Texas and Mexican ports by sending his schooners down river into the Gulf of Mexico. After the railroad came in, a new era really began.

In 1886, the Greater Lake Charles Chamber of Commerce had its beginnings with a man who spent $2,000 in one-cent stamps to mail promotional material about the community. Soon after, the first newspaper, “The American,” was founded in 1897.

A new industry, rice milling, was made possible when Dr. Seaman A. Knapp raised some capital in New York, built a mill and established a cash system of selling rice. He also started an organization known as the “Boys’ Corn Club,” which later evolved into the present nationwide 4-H Clubs.

The first public school in Lake Charles opened in 1882 with 203 students. John McNeese, the first parish school superintendent, is the man for whom McNeese State University is named.

Years passed, and then in the mid 1920’s, people of the town voted on local bonds, dredged a deep water channel to the Gulf, built their own dock facilities and established Lake Charles as a deep water port. The Federal Government, reluctant earlier, helped to shorten the route by sending aid to construct a more direct channel, 40’ deep and 400’ wide. The distance is just 34 miles from Lake Charles to the sea. As a result, there now stands a nearly three billion dollar chemical complex adjacent to the ship channel.

Fame first came to Lake Charles as a lumber producing area, then as a sulfur-mining center where the world famous Frasch process, still in use, was developed. The creation of the Port of Lake Charles, the presence of numerous oil fields in the area and the creation of petrochemical and chemical complexes have industrialized the community, giving it a broad and stable base.

Sitting between two major metropolitan regions and on the Gulf of Mexico, Southwest Louisiana – as a region - offers transportation options without limitations.

By Air The Lake Charles Regional Airport has daily flights to Houston, TX, and currently has 350 acres available for commercial and industrial development with rail and road access and a major U.S. port within 10 miles. Chennault International Airpark Authority, servicing industry players such as Northrop Grumman, EADS Aeroframe Services and Louisiana Millwork, has 10,000 feet of runways, a capability of handling most commercial aircraft and 800 acres of available sites accessible to rail, road and water to transport goods to the rest world. These regional and international airports have foreign trade and enterprise zone designations.

Airports in outlying areas include the Allen Parish airport, the Beauregard Parish Airport, the DeQuincy Industrial Airpark and the Jennings Airport.

By Water With its proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, Southwest Louisiana serves as the home base for a vigorous petrochemical industry and several ports including the Port of Lake Charles (which is the closest deep-water port in Louisiana and 12th largest in the nation), the West-Calcasieu Port, the East Cameron Port and the Vinton Port.

Cameron Parish runs along the Gulf Coast and Texas border and is home to various industries from oil and gas companies to marine support vehicles and fishing boats. The East Cameron Port is one of the top five ports for fisheries in the nation providing wild American shrimp and speckled trout to discerning diners across the country. With three liquefied natural gas pipelines in the works for completion over the next three years, what happens in

Cameron Parish keeps the lights on in Chicago.

By Rail Southwest Louisiana has an extensive rail network serviced by Atchison, Topeka, Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific and Kansas City Southern. Many industrial sites located in Jeff Davis, Calcasieu and Beauregard parish come with rail tie-ins, assisting in an efficient relocation.

By Road Bisected by Interstate 10, our region is well served by several major U.S. and state highways. Running from the Gulf of Mexico to the tip of Beauregard Parish, Highway 27 plays a major part in transporting and delivering seafood, oil, gas and petrochemicals, as well as serving as the commuting lifeline for the Gulf Oil Rig workers. U.S. Highways 167 and 171 shoot off of I-10, supplying our region with goods from across the nation and delivering the fine products of Southwest Louisiana, which range from timber products to crawfish to consumers both national and international.

Southwest Louisiana, credited by many as having the best fishing and hunting conditions in the South, is an economically diverse and wonderful place to live and work. Our citizens can boast not only miles of coastline, but also our increasing participation in the national and global economy as a major player in energy production, the petrochemical industry and our emerging aerospace industry.

Getting to Southwest Louisiana is easy, but leaving the charm, food and people is hard.

Welcome to Heart & Soul of Cajun Country!

Cajun Country stretches along the Gulf of Mexico and up into the south central Louisiana. Centuries ago, French Canadian refugees arrived and began developing the beguiling culture that you’ll find here today – spicy flavors, hot music, friendly people and good times.

Here, along the breathtaking bayous, the first French Canadians settled in and forever changed the landscape and culture of our state. Resourceful, stoic and inventive, these were the people who turned soup into gumbo, washboards into musical instruments and made the swamp a mystical paradise.

In Cajun Country, you'll discover crawfish etouffée, dance to zydeco music and learn many new and interesting words. Take a swamp tour and you'll see snowy egrets in graceful flight, blue herons tall and still against the blazing sky, moss-covered cypress trees and other magnificent sights. In Jennings, visit the live alligators at Chateau des Cocodries for a rare chance to hold a baby gator and see a 105-year old turtle!

Here, you can venture into the swamps for wildlife adventures or into the warm Gulf of Mexico waters and catch your limit on a deep sea fishing excursion.

While you are in Cajun Country, we recommend that you take the top down and visit the more than 180 miles of the Creole Nature Trail. It is one of the first National Scenic Byways designated by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation in the Gulf South, and that designation was upgraded in 2002 to the highest category, an All-American Road. Along this distinctive natural corridor through Louisiana's Outback, one of America's "Last Great Wildernesses," you have the opportunity to experience world-famous wildlife habitats and estuaries. The

Creole Nature Trail is a journey through a wild and rugged terrain unique to Louisiana, America and the world. For more information about the Creole Nature Trail, check out its website at http://www.creolenaturetrail.org.

For more information about the events of Southwest Louisiana, check out these websites: The Allan Parish Tourist Commission: www.allenparish.com The Beauregard Parish Tourist Commission: www.beauparish.org/tourism The Jeff Davis Parish Tourist Commission: www.jeffdavis.org/tourism The Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitor’s Bureau: www.visitlakecharles.com

Southwest Louisiana is comprised of people who make a difference and genuinely care about each other. Whatever makes families and individuals feel at home, neighborhoods are likely to provide the right atmosphere.

The area offers a wide range of choices for living - planned developments with small neighborhoods, apartments, condominiums and other convenient locations depending on the family or individual’s needs. There has been an expansion of the area's housing market over the past several years, with new residential construction at all levels and prices. With this renewed vitality in the industry, residential prices are found to be competitive and affordable at all levels.

Following is a list of appraisers and real estate mangers and sales agents:

Appraisers

Carlberg Appraisals, Inc. Real Estate Appraiser P.O. Box 765 Lake Charles, LA 70602 Phone: (337) 721-0040 Fax: (337) 721-0441

Elliott & Associates Real Estate Appraisals 242 West Hale Street

Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: (337) 433-4795 Fax: (337) 433-2261

The Pauley Corporation Real Estate Appraisals 751 Bayou Pines Drive East, Suite Q Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: (337) 478-1333 Fax: (337) 478-1338

Doug Ragusa Real Estate Appraiser P.O. Box 719 Lake Charles, LA 70602 Phone: (337) 479-2316

Lending & Mortgage

AFI Mortgage Mortgage Company 313 Alamo Street Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: (337) 494-5626 Fax: (337) 494-6221

Arbor Lending Group Mortgage Company 2100 West Prien Lake Road Suite 6 Lake Charles, LA 70605 Phone: (337) 474-7283 Fax: (337) 474-1837

Business First Bank Banks/Saving & Loans P.O. Box 4486 Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: (337) 436-6440 Fax: (337) 436-6456

Cameron State Bank Banks/Saving & Loans P.O. Box 7980 Lake Charles, LA 70606

Phone: (337) 312-7000 Fax: (337) 312-7029

Capital One, N.A. Banks/Saving & Loans P.O. Box 3402 Lake Charles, LA 70602 Phone: (337) 494-3336 Fax: (337) 494-3309

Chase Bank, N.A. Banks/Saving & Loans P.O. Box 1889 Lake Charles, LA 70602 Phone: (337) 494-4330 Fax: (337) 494-4351

City Savings Bank –Moss Bluff Banks/Saving & Loans 1741 Highway 171 North Lake Charles, LA 70611 Phone: (337) 217-1928 Fax: (337) 217-1034

City Savings Bank –Sulphur Banks/Saving & Loans 1520 Maplewood Drive Sulphur, LA 70663 Phone: (337) 477-8661 Fax: (337) 477-1019

CSE Federal Credit Union Banks/Federal Credit Union 2154 Swisco Road Sulphur, LA 70665 Phone: (337) 625-5747 Fax: (337) 625-5769

First Federal Bank of Louisiana Banks/Saving & Loans P.O. Box 1667 Lake Charles, LA 70602 Phone: (337) 433-3611 Fax: (337) 433-8010

First National Bank Banks/Saving & Loans 551 West Prien Lake Road Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: (337) 474-6299 Fax: (337) 474-6105

Global Market Connection National Commercial & Residential Mortgage Lending 209 Madison Street Sulphur, LA 70663 Phone: (208) 871-1808 Fax: (800) 741-8627

Jeff Davis Bank & Trust Company Banks/Saving & Loans P.O. Box 3710 Lake Charles, LA 70602 Phone: (337) 439-3545 Fax: (337) 439-1628

LA DOTD Federal Credit Union Banks/Federal Credit Union 5827 Highway 90 East Lake Charles, LA 70605 Phone: (337) 437-3994 Fax: (337) 433-5180

Lake Charles Finance & Mortgage, LLC Mortgage Company 2620 Common Street Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: (337) 310-2274

Merchants & Farmers Bank & Trust, Co. Banks/Saving & Loans 1463 W. Prien Lake Road, Ste. 108 Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: (337) 479-2086 Fax: (337) 479-2088

Mid-South Bank Banks/Saving & Loans P.O. Box 4368 Lake Charles, LA 70606

Phone: (337) 477-1797 Fax: (337) 477-1904

Olin Employees Federal LC Credit Union Banks/Federal Credit Union P.O. Box 665 Westlake, LA 70669 Phone: (337) 436-1250 Fax: (337) 436-1917

Southwest Louisiana Credit Union Banks/Federal Credit Union 4056 Ryan Street Lake Charles, LA 70605 Phone: (337) 477-9190 Fax: (337) 477-1302

Whitney National Bank Banks/Saving & Loans 3401 Ryan Street Lake Charles, LA 70605 Phone: (337) 480-2000 Fax: (337) 480-2061

Mobile Home Estates & Mobile Office Sales & Leasing

GE Capital Modular Space Mobile Office Sales & Leasing 232 Highway 93 North Scott, LA 70583 Phone: (337) 497-0218 Fax: (337) 234-2097

Dation, LLC. dba Gulf Stream Manor Mobile Home Estate 8559 Gulf Highway Lake Charles, LA 70607 Phone: (337) 474-5355 Fax: (337) 474-5335

Twin Oaks Mobile Home Park Mobile Home Estate P.O. Box 6024 Lake Charles, LA 70606 Phone: (337) 558-6267

Fax: (337) 598-2066

Moving & Storage

1st Class Movers Moving Company 5001 Pecan Acres Drive Lake Charles, LA 70605 Phone: (337) 377-7444 Fax: (337) 474-7876

2 Cajuns & A Truck Local Moving, LLC Moving Company 1830 Ryan Street, Suite B Lake Charles, LA 70605 Phone: (337) 494-7646 Fax: (337) 494-7469

Property Management & Developers

Briken & Associates, Inc. Realtors/Property Management, Real Estate Investments 1508 Hodges Street Lake Charles, LA 70601-6086 Phone: (337) 439-6030 Fax: (337) 436-6432

Chennault Offices & Warehouses Space Available for Offices with Warehouse Space 4215 Holly Hill Road Lake Charles, LA 70605 Phone: (337) 474-1830

Reeves Development, LLC Real Estate Broker, Build-to-Suit Turnkey Real Estate Development 825 Ryan Street, 2nd Floor Lake Charles LA 70601 Phone: (337) 433-0200 Fax: (337) 433-9040

Redd Properties Real Estate & Property Management 914 Beglis Parkway Sulphur, LA 70663 Phone: (337) 310-7333

Fax: (337) 477-4585

Reinauer Real Estate Corporation Commercial, Industrial Management, Development & Site Selection P.O. Box 3755 Lake Charles, LA 70602-3755 Phone: (337) 310-3725 Fax: (337) 310-3726

Simon Property Group Administration Leasing - Prien Lake Mall, Short- & Long-Term 496 West Prien Lake Road Lake Charles, LA 70601-0813 Phone: (337) 477-7487 Fax: (337) 478-2278

Taussig Company, L.L.C. Real Estate & Development Post Office Box 1060 Lake Charles, LA 70602-1060 Phone: (337) 433-1039 Fax: (337) 433-1039

Real Estate Agencies

Century 21- Bessette Realty, Inc. Real Estate Post Office Box 5900 Lake Charles, LA 70606-5900 Phone: (337) 474-2185 Fax: (337) 477-4818

Century 21- Mike D. Bono & Co.'s Real Estate Post Office Box 6268 Lake Charles, LA 70606-6268 Phone: (337) 478-1578 Fax: (337) 478-1579

CKX Lands, Inc. Real Estate P.O. Box 1864 Lake Charles, LA 70602 Phone: (337) 310-0547

Fax: (337) 494-1139

Coldwell Banker Legacy Real Estate, Brokerage, Management Investment, Development 1601 West Prien Lake Road Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: (337) 474-8877 Fax: (337) 478-9984

Real Estate

DWX, LLC Real Estate 4499 Lake Caroline Drive Lake Charles, LA 70615 Phone: (337) 497-1700 Fax: (337) 497-0004

ERA Moffett Realty, Inc. Residential, Commercial Sales, Land Development, Consulting, Appraisals, Referrals 210 South Ryan Street, Ste. 1 Lake Charles, LA 70601-5900 Phone: (337) 436-6639 Fax: (337) 436-6630

Flavin Realty, Inc. Real Estate Sales 3221 Ryan Street Lake Charles, LA 70605 Phone: (337) 478-8530 Fax: (337) 477-7217

Investor’s Property Services Real Estate P.O. Box 898 Lake Charles, LA 70602 Phone: (337) 433-0511 Fax: (337) 439-4021

Chester “Sunny” Jones & Associates Real Estate, Insurance & Travel P.O. Box 17073 Lake Charles, LA 70616

Phone: (337) 433-3040 Fax: (337) 491-0983

Meadows Development Company Real Estate P.O. Box 16712 Lake Charles, LA 70616 Phone: (337) 721-8026 Fax: (337) 721-8023

Myrtis Mueller Realty Real Estate P.O. Box 12445 Lake Charles, LA 70612 Phone: (337) 855-7062 Fax: (337) 855-7067

Prudential Elite Realtors Real Estate 1591 West Prien Lake Road Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: (337) 478-4111 Fax: (337) 478-4105

Stevens Real Estate & Development Real Estate 600 Bayou Pines East Suite G Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: (337) 436-7696 Fax: (337) 430-0704

Wold Real Estate Real Estate Sales P.O Box 2004 Lake Charles, LA 70602 Phone: (337) 474-0511 Fax: (337) 477-0512

If you find yourself in Southwest Louisiana with nothing to do, then you aren’t looking in the right place. Southwest Louisiana is a recreational paradise! On any given weekend, one can visit a park, play a round of golf, go to a local festival or take to nature for a hike, hunting or fishing. Our region provides entertainment no matter what your interest. Take a look at these numbers: Theater Groups - 5 Movie Theaters - 5 Marinas - 7 Hunting Guides - 8 Beaches - 9 Golf Courses - 9.5 Museums - 10 Art Galleries - 10 Charter Boats - 11 Casinos - 17 Fairs & Festivals - 100s Miles of Roads - 100s

Millions of Things To Do

For more information on what to do in Southwest Louisiana, contact our regional Chambers and tourism bureaus!

The Chamber SWLA

120 Pujo Street Lake Charles, LA 70601 (337) 433-3632 www.chamberswla.org

SWLA Convention & Visitor’s Bureau 1205 N. Lakeshore Drive Lake Charles, LA 70601 1-800-456-SWLA www.visitlakecharles.com

Cameron Parish Chamber of Commerce 433 Marshall Street Cameron, LA 70631 (337) 775-5222

DeQuincy Chamber of Commerce 400 Lake Charles Avenue DeQuincy, LA 70633 (337) 786-6451

Greater Beauregard Chamber of Commerce 111 North Washington Avenue DeRidder, LA 70634 (337) 463-5533 www.beauparish.org

Jeff Davis Parish Business Alliance 246 North Main Street Jennings, LA 70546 (337) 824-0933 www.jeffdavis.org

Kinder Chamber of Commerce 414 North 9th Street Kinder, LA 70648 (337) 738-5945 www.kinderchamber.com

Oakdale Chamber of Commerce 205 South 10th Street Oakdale, LA 71463 (337) 335-1729

West Calcasieu Association of Commerce

900 South Huntington Street Sulphur, LA 70663 (337) 527-7142 www.westcal.org

Visiting the Imperial Calcasieu Museum while in the region is a must, as it is the leading fine arts and cultural center in the region. The mission of the Imperial Calcasieu Museum is to exhibit and support arts and artists, maintain a strong arts in education program, and preserve the unique culture and history of the region. The Museum is located at 204 West Sallier St. in Lake Charles. For more information, please call (337) 439-3797.

If you are interested in art, we recommend also visiting the Abercrombie Art Gallery, which is located in the Shearman Fine Arts Building, Room 124 at McNeese State University. The Abercrombie Gallery features a year-round exhibition series, featuring faculty, students, visiting artists and the Annual McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition. For more information, please call (337) 475-5060.

Also, in the region is the Frame House Gallery, which is a unique art gallery located at 1640 Ryan Street in Lake Charles and Louviere Fine Arts which houses Original Paintings, Fine-Art Prints, Canvas Prints, & Art Books at 222-B Highway 171 in Moss Bluff.

Hearing The Lake Charles Symphony will be music to your ears. They hold a free family concert each spring, and in addition to the family concert, the Symphony promotes Arts-in-Education throughout the five-parish area with programs such as “Let’s Visit a Symphony Neighborhood,” “What Are Those People Doing Up There?” and “Meet the Composer.” In recent years, the Symphony has joined forces with the Louisiana Choral Foundation, Lake Charles Ballet Society, Lake Charles Civic Ballet, Dance Theatre Southwest, Lake Charles Little Theatre and others to bring the best in musical entertainment to this community. For more information about the Symphony and future performances, call (377) 433-1611.

For those in the mood for the theater, residents and visitors alike can catch a performance at The Little Theatre, a

playhouse located at 813 Enterprise Boulevard in Lake Charles. The Little Theatre was founded in 1927 and gained momentum in its performances and applause until the stock market crash in 1929, which shut down the theatre for six years. It was briefly reopened in 1935, closed during World War II, and then reopened in 1945. Since then, the playhouse has been showing the residents of our region wonderful plays such as “Inherit the Wind,” “Dracula” and “Death of a Salesman.” For more information, please call (337) 433-7988.

We also recommend visiting one of our local casinos for gambling, dining and entertainment. Currently, the Southwest Louisiana region has three casinos, a horse racing track and an all-in-one facility:

• L’Auberge du Lac Hotel and Casino is located at 777 Avenue L'Auberge in Lake Charles, and features a golf course, spa, hotel, many wonderful choices for dining and other amenities. Check out their website at www.ldlcasino.com or give them a call at 1-866-580-7444.

• The Isle of Capri Casino and Hotel is located at 100 Westlake Avenue, in Westlake, and offers several dining choices, hotel, casino, spa and workout facilities. Their website is http://www.isleofcapricasinos.com and their number is (337) 430-0711.

• Coushatta Casino Resort, located in Kinder, LA, is a full service casino, hotel and golf retreat. Give them a call at (800) 58-GRAND or check out their website at www.coushattacasinoresort.com.

• If horse racing is your game, check out the Delta Downs Race Track and Casino for horse racing, off-track betting, a 24-hour casino, 130-foot buffet and much more. Delta Downs is located at 2717 Delta Downs Drive in Vinton, LA, and can be contacted at 1-800-589-7441 or via their website: http://www.deltadowns.com.

• Also in Vinton is the Longhorn Truck and Car Plaza, which has a casino, hotel, restaurant and store. It is located at 2374 Hwy. 109 South in Vinton, LA and can be reached by calling (337) 589-5647.

For information about the region, contact the Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau, located at 1205 North Lake Shore Drive in Lake Charles. Call (337) 436-9588 or (800) 456-7952 for more information and for a list of services

The Southwest Louisiana area school systems provide quality education at every level, from preschool centers to advanced degrees in higher education. The area's competitive and comprehensive education programs help assure that new and expanding businesses have a continuing pool of workers with the level of education and expertise required for their operations. Schools at all levels are constantly improving their general education curricula with programs specifically designed to meet employment possibilities.

At the primary and secondary level, an emphasis is placed on the basics of mathematics, reading and language arts during the kindergarten through 5th grade level. Students from 6th through 8th grade are met with a rigorous curriculum to prepare them for high school. English, mathematics, science and social studies serve as the core curriculum. Physical education, music and art are also part of the course offerings. Exploratory courses offered include many areas in home economics and industrial arts. Secondary schools offer sound basic academic programs, plus many elective courses designed for individual preferences.

For more information contact the following:

Allen Parish School Board Post Office Drawer C Oberlin, LA 70655 (337) 639-4311

Beauregard Parish School Board Post Office Box 938 DeRidder, LA 70634

(337) 463-5551

Cameron Parish School Board Post Office Drawer W Cameron, LA 70631 (337) 775-5784

Calcasieu Parish School Board 1724 Kirkman Street Lake Charles, LA 70601 (337) 491-1600

Jefferson Davis Parish School Board Post Office Box 640 Jennings, LA 70546 (337) 824-1834

The Southwest Louisiana region enjoys a strong sense of private sector support, which manifests in successful and innovative private schools. There are several private/parochial schools in the area. For more information contact:

The Diocese of Lake Charles 414 Iris Street Lake Charles, LA 70601 (337) 439-7418

Beauregard Christian Academy 402 East 1st Street DeRidder, LA 70634 (337) 463-9650

St. Louis Catholic High School 1620 Bank Street Lake Charles LA 70601 (337) 436-7275

There are also several colleges and universities in Southwest Louisiana or within reasonable commuting distance from the area. McNeese State University, located in Lake Charles, has an approximate student population of 8,400. Founded as a junior college division of Louisiana State University in 1939, it is today now a fully accredited university operating under the Louisiana Board of Trustees. It provides notable degree programs including an MBA program and degrees in Nursing, Engineering, Education, etc. All in all, McNeese offers over 100 degree programs. For more information contact:

McNeese State University Registrar's Office

Post Office Box 92495 Lake Charles, LA 70609-2495 (337) 475-5151.

The area has numerous vocational technical schooling available, ranging from hair care to business to electronics to nursing to fashion. Technical schools provide residents necessary training for future jobs. Louisiana Technical College - SOWELA Campus, provides training in business and computer literacy, as well as aviation-oriented programs, which include a certified A&P mechanics program.

Cornerstone University 804 15th Street, Suite C1 Lake Charles, LA 70601 (337) 497-1871

Delta Tech 517 Broad Street Lake Charles, LA 70601 (337) 439-5765

SOWELA Technical College 3820 J Bennett Johnston Avenue Lake Charles, LA 70615 (337) 491-2688

Stage One – The Hair School 209 West College Street Lake Charles, LA 70605 (337) 474-0533

Sitting on I-10 between Lafayette, LA and Houston, TX, Lake Charles acts a hub for the Southwest Louisiana region. Lake Charles, and surrounding cities and towns offer the residents of Southwest Louisiana many choices as a shopping destination. In Lake Charles, savvy shoppers head to the Prien Lake Mall, the downtown cottage district, or one of the many stand alone stores dotting the city. For a searchable listing of retail establishments around the region, please go to the Chamber SWLA website at www.chamberswla.org.

Southwest Louisiana offers many and various culinary wonderments from Cajun fare such as jambalaya, gumbo and boudin to home-style Southern dining delights such as barbeque, grits and collard greens. Southwest Louisiana residents like to have a good time and great meals and they are more than willing to share their love of food with visitors from all over. Here are some of our regional restaurants to tempt your tummy:

Ball’s Fried Chicken 1113 Athens Drive Lake Charles (337) 433-0226

Big Daddy’s Sports Grill 1737 W. Sale Rd. Lake Charles (337) 477-9033

Cajun Café |329 Lawrence St.

Lake Charles (337) 439-3722

Cajun Charlie’s Seafood 202 Henning Drive Sulphur (337) 527-9044

DeAngelo’s Pizzeria 121 South Ryan St. Lake Charles (337) 310-7499

Frosty Factory 4688 Common St. Lake Charles (337) 474-2099

Harlequin Steaks & Seafood 501 W. College St. Lake Charles (337) 310-0077

Honey B. Ham Co. & Deli 506 E. Prien Lake Road Lake Charles, LA 70601 (337) 478-3354

IHOP 2601 Admiral King St. Lake Charles (337) 474-4644

Johnny Carino’s Italian Grill 2638 Derek Drive Lake Charles (337) 474-4741

La Truffe Sauvage 815 Bayou Pines West Lake Charles (337) 439-8364

Leonard’s Restaurant 1708 Gerstner Memorial Dr.


Linwood Pizza 2740 Country Club Road Lake Charles, LA 70605 (337) 475-9044

Logan’s Roadhouse 3509 Gerstner Memorial Pkwy Lake Charles (337) 562-2005

Luna’s Bar and Grill 719 Ryan St. Lake Charles (337) 494-5862

McAlister’s Deli 635 W. Prien Lake Rd. Lake Charles (337) 990-0085

McDonald’s 2910 Common St. Lake Charles (337) 527-9448

McDonald’s 625 East Prien Lake Road Lake Charles (337) 478-5622

McDonald’s 1609 Ruth Street Sulphur (337) 527-9816

McDonald’s 2602 Broad Street Lake Charles (337) 433-8622

McDonald’s 1603 Sampson Street

Westlake (337) 436-6922

McDonald’s 4212 Ryan Street Lake Charles (337) 478-4584

McDonald’s 297 North Cities Service Sulphur (337) 625-3745

McDonald’s 4505 Nelson Road Lake Charles (337) 474-4040

McDonald’s 293 Sam Houston Jones Pkwy Moss Bluff (337) 855-7300

McDonald’s 601 4th Street DeQuincy (337) 786-3800

McDonald’s 715 North Thompson Iowa (337) 582-4040

McDonald’s 2500 Highway 171 Lake Charles (337) 433-4603

Mr. Bill’S Seafood Express 500 E. McNeese St. Lake Charles (337) 477-9746

O’Charley’s 1780 W. Prien Lake Rd.


Olive Garden Restaurant 1721 W. Prien Lake Rd. Lake Charles (337) 474-7380

Outback Steakhouse 2616 Derek Drive Lake Charles, LA (337) 477-3161

Pat’s of Henderson 1500 Siebarth Dr. Lake Charles (337) 439-6618

Piccadilly Cafeteria 316 W. Prien Lake Rd. Lake Charles (337) 477-7010

Pitts Grill 928 Shady Lane Lake Charles, LA 70601 (337) 479-1320

Pizza Hut 875 Sam Houston Jones Pkwy Lake Charles (337) 855-7770

Pizza Hut 4445 Nelson Rd. Lake Charles (337) 474-1380

Pizza Hut 3909 Ryan St. Lake Charles (337) 474-2043

Popeye’s Fried Chicken 931 East McNeese St.


Pretzels Plus Restaurant 4027 Evergreen Ave. Lake Charles (337) 477-4707

Pujo Street Café 901 Ryan St. Lake Charles (337) 439-2045

Que Pasa 4080 Nelson Rd. Lake Charles (337) 310-7272

Raising Cane’s 4110 Ryan St. Lake Charles (337) 478-8828

Renee's Cafe 1 Lakeshore Drive, Suite 555 Lake Charles, LA 70629 (337) 439-6916

Roy's Meat Market 401 S. Thompson Iowa, LA 70647 (337) 582-2220

Seafood Palace 2218 Enterprise Lake Charles (337) 433-9293

Southern Spice 3901 Ryan St. Lake Charles (337) 474-6065

Steamboat Bill’s 1004 Lakeshore Dr.


Steamboat Seafood Warehouse, Inc. 732 N. Martin Luther King Lake Charles (337) 479-0070

Tequila’s Margarita Grille 3395 Derek Drive Lake Charles (337) 474-8207

Terra Cotta’s Bakery 1427 W. Prien Lake Rd. Lake Charles (337) 474-1195

Texas Roadhouse 3431 Nelson Rd. Lake Charles (337) 478-7244

The Pioneer Club One Lakeside Plaza Lake Charles, LA 70601 (337) 436-2805

Trail Blazin' BBQ & Grill 2502 Broad St. Lake Charles, LA 70601 (337) 436-0475

Wagon Wheel Barbecue 3905 Ryan St. Lake Charles (337) 474-2607

Wendy’s 115 Highway 171 Lake Charles (337) 855-9238

Wendy’s 714 West Prien Lake Road


Wendy’s 601 E. McNeese Street Lake Charles (337) 562-7876

Wendy’s 125 West Broad Street Lake Charles (337) 433-8852

Wendy’s 3505 Highway 14 Lake Charles (337) 478-5063

Southwest Louisiana is an economically diverse and wonderful place to live and work.

Historically, the economy of Louisiana has been tied to its natural resources, including oil, natural gas, sugar cane fields, forests and marshes. The industry sectors, which have historically formed the economic backbone of the region, have – for the most part – remained a constant in the Southwest Louisiana economy. The anchor industries within Southwest Louisiana are:

1) Petrochemical 2) Education 3) Manufacturing 4) Healthcare 5) Hospitality

With its proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, Southwest Louisiana serves as the home base for our vigorous petrochemical industry and several active ports including the Port of Lake Charles, which is the closest deep-water port in Louisiana and 12th largest in the nation, the West-Calcasieu Port, East Cameron Port and Vinton Port. With three liquefied natural gas pipelines in the works for completion over the next three years, what happens around the coast communities of Southwest Louisiana keeps the lights on nationwide.

Lake Charles, LA is also home to the two main workforce development institutions of the region: McNeese State University and Southwest Louisiana Technical Community College. Ranked #1 in productivity measured by value of shipments per production worker by the 2002 Census, Louisiana’s manufacturing workers rely on the latest training to keep them on top of their jobs in an ever changing market. Southwest Louisiana Technical

Community College (called SOWELA by locals) offers customized worker-training programs in our base industries as well as emerging trends. Over 6,000 students have trained in aviation for Boeing, Northrop Grumman and Aeroframe Services, and even more prepare for their futures in the petrochemical industry through SOWELA’s Process Technology Department going on to jobs at CITGO Petroleum, ConocoPhillips, PPG and Sasol to name a few.

A burgeoning industry in Southwest Louisiana is our aerospace industry, thanks in large part to the Lake Charles Regional Airport, servicing the air travel needs of our 285,000 residents, and the Chennault International Airport Authority. Chennault International Airpark Authority, servicing such industry players such as Northrop Grumman, Aeroframe Services and Louisiana Millwork plays a major role within the economy of Southwest Louisiana with its 10,000 feet of runways, capability of handling most commercial aircraft, and 800 acres of available sites with access to rail, road and water to best access the rest of the nation and global market. Both our regional and international airports have foreign trade and enterprise zone designations.

Eighteen area hospitals, as well as the Calcasieu Parish Health Unit, are located in Southwest Louisiana, providing approximately 1,200 beds. Over 300 physicians practice in the community, with a number of dentists, oral surgeons and orthodontists supplementing that number. The Emergency Medical Service of Southwest Louisiana trains EMTs and paramedics. A "911" emergency number, radio communication service with hospital emergency rooms and ambulance services through auto, helicopter and jet transport have been established to serve the community.

Many of those organizations dedicated to the health and well-being of our area’s residents are also dedicated to the future of our region. They show that dedication through their membership to the Chamber SWLA:

20/20 Vision Clinic Phone: (337) 478-2020 Fax. (337) 478-4206 www.2020clinic.com

Acadian Ambulance & Air Med Services Phone: (337) 475-2890 Fax: (337) 475-2896 www.acadian.com

Advanced MRI Phone: (337) 494-2674 Fax: (337) 434-2694

www.advanced-mri.net

Dr. Randolph H. Alexander, DDS Phone: (337) 478-9843 Fax: (337) 478-9845

The Arthritis Center Of Southwest Louisiana, L.L.C. Phone: (337) 493-7000 Fax: (337) 493-7001

Dr. Harold G. Bienvenu, III, MD Phone: (337) 439-2040 Fax: (337) 439-2014

Boreing Vision Clinic Phone: (337) 474-6161 Fax: (337) 474-6474 www.boreingvision.com

Dr. Mike Branch/Chiropractic Phone: (337) 439-9313 Fax: (337) 439-8045

Dr. James Brown, MD and Dr. Rachel Chua, MD APMC Phone (337)474-0222 Fax: (337) 474-0277

Business Health Partners, L.L.C. Phone: (337) 626-1011 Fax: (337) 625-5505 www.businesshealthpartners.com

Cardiovascular Specialists of SWLA Phone: (337) 436-3813 Fax: (337) 439-0214

Calcasieu Spinal Care A Professional Chiropractic Corp. Phone: (337) 474-7700 Fax: (337) 474-7705 www.bacdoc.com

The Cancer Center of Lake Charles Memorial Hospital

Phone: (337) 494-2121 Fax: (337) 494-2360 www.lcmh.com

Children's Clinic of SWLA, Inc. Phone: (337) 478-6480 Fax: (337) 474-9637 www.ccswla.com

Chiropractic USA Phone: (337) 478-6172 Fax: (337) 474-4935

CHRISTUS St. Patrick Hospital Phone: (337) 436-2511 Fax: (337) 491-7157 www.stpatrickhospital.org

Dr. James R. Churchman, DDS Phone: (337) 478-1700 Fax: (337) 474-2449

Comprehensive Medical Clinic Phone: (337) 721-9992 Fax: (337) 721-9902

Cornerstone Hospital Of SWLA Phone: (337) 527-1102 Fax: (337) 527-1114 www.chghospitals.com

Drug Screens Etc Phone: (337) 533-8690 Fax: (337) 533-8692 www.drugscreensetc.com

Dubuis Hospital of Lake Charles Phone: (337) 431-7835 Fax: (337) 430-5252 www.dubuis.org

Emergency Drug Testing Phone: (337) 479-0102 Fax: (337) 479-0182 www.edtdrugtest.com

Evangeline Home Health Phone: (337) 479-1118 Fax: (337) 479-1129 www.evangelinehomehealth.org

The Eye Clinic Phone: (337) 478-3810 Fax: (337) 478-6360 www.theeyeclinic.net

Family Respiratory Services, LLC Phone: (337) 855-0440 Fax: (337) 855-0446

Dr. Clark A. Gunderson, M.D. (AMC) (337) 439-0385 (337) 433-5448

Health Systems 2000, Inc. Phone: (337) 562-1140 Fax: (337) 562-1142 www.hhc2000.com

Home Instead Senior Care Phone: (337) 480-0023 Fax: (337) 480-0060 www.homeinstead.com

Institute for Neuropsychiatry, APMC Phone: (337) 477-7091 Fax: (337) 474-4552 www.ifnlc.com

Geriatrics, LLC Phone: (337) 310-8240 Fax: (337) 625-9947

Grand Cove Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Phone: (337) 474-6000 Fax: (337) 478-7522

Hart Eye Center, L. L. C. Phone: (337) 439-4014 Fax: (337) 439-0185

www.harteyecenter.com

Dr. Susan A. Jones, M.D. APMC Phone: (337) 474-0046 Fax: (337) 474-8919

Kidney Associates of SWLA APMC Phone: (337) 439-5369 Fax: (337) 436-9998

Kingsley Place Assisted Living Phone: (337) 478-4030 Fax: (337) 478-7854 www.emeritus.com

Lake Charles Care Center Phone: (337) 439-0336 Fax: (337) 494-0546

Lake Charles Medical & Surgical Clinic, LLP Phone: (337) 433-8400 Fax: (337) 312-6703 www.lcmsc.com

Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Phone: (337) 494-3200 Fax: (337) 393-2399 www.lcmh.com

LifeShare Blood Centers Phone: (337) 436-4932 Fax: (337) 439-1511 www.lifeshare.org

Louisiana P.E.T. Imaging of Lake Charles, LLC Phone: (337) 433-3001 Fax: (337) 433-0540

Louisiana Spirit - Dept. of Health and Hospitals - Office of Mental Health Phone: (337) 540-0452 Fax: (337) 433-6459 www.louisianaspirit.org

Louisiana State Optical Phone: (337) 477-3662 Fax: (337) 478-0708

Dr. Charles Mackey, DDS Phone: (337) 478-2960 Fax: (337) 478-2964

The Medical Laboratory of Southwest Louisiana Phone: (337) 478-1214 Fax: (337) 478-2544

Dr. George Middleton, PhD. Phone: (337) 474-9094 Fax: (337) 474-8927

Minor Medical Clinic Phone: (337) 217-0922 Fax: (337) 217-0925

The Neurosurgery Center of Lake Charles, APMC Phone: (337) 439-0700 Fax: (337) 439-1088 www.neurosurgerycenterlc.com

Oak Park Health Care Phone: (337) 478-2920

Oceans Healthcare Phone: (337) 721-1900 Fax: (337) 721-1986 www.obhlc.info

Open Air MRI of Lake Charles Phone: (337) 474-3333 Fax: (337) 474-3330 www.openairmrioflc.com

Optics Unlimited Phone: (337) 478-3464 Fax: (337) 478-6360

PDI of the South, Inc. Phone: (337) 479-0048 Fax: (337) 479-0685 www.pdihealthcare.com

The Pathology Laboratory Phone: (337) 436-9557 Fax: (337) 439-3085 www.thepathlab.com

Dr. Daniel M. Perry, DDS Phone: (337) 478-0812 Fax: (337) 478-0893

Dr. Randall Perry, DDS Phone: (337) 474-0212 Fax: (337) 478-3837

Physician's Imaging, LLC. Phone: (337) 310-8834 Fax: (337) 310-8864

Radiology Associates of S. W. Louisiana Phone: (337) 439-4706 Fax: (337) 439-8110 www.radiology.la

Dr. Hugh W. Raetzsch, DDS Phone: (337) 478-7400 Fax: (337) 478-9893

Recovery Chiropractic, LLC Phone: (337) 478-5634 Fax: (337) 478-5872

ResCare, Inc. Phone: (337) 478-2299 Fax: (337) 474-0802 www.rescare.com

Dr. Robert L. Selders, DDS, APDC Phone: (337) 433-2524 Fax: (337) 433-2330

Solutions Employee Assistance Program Phone: (337) 310-2822 Fax: (337) 310-2820 www.solutions-eap.org

South Ryan MRI, LLC Phone: (337) 439-7778 Fax: (337) 433-4686 www.southryanmri.com

Southern Care Phone: (337) 474-3743 Fax: (337) 474-9828 www.southerncarehospice.com

Southern Home Health Phone: (337) 479-2233 Fax: (337) 479-2244

Southwest Louisiana Area Health Education Center Phone: (337) 497-0127 Fax: (337) 497-0128 www.swlahec.com

Southwest Louisiana Center for Health Services Phone: (337) 439-9983 Fax: (337) 439-3224 www.swlahealth.org

Surgicare of Lake Charles Phone: (337) 436-6941 Fax: (337) 436-6932

Synergy Care, Inc. Phone: (337) 310-8500 Fax: (337) 310-8501

Talecris Plasma Resources Phone: (337) 491-9476 Fax: (337) 491-9473 www.talecrisplasma.com

Talbert's Medical Phone: (337) 439-2119

Fax: (337) 439-2120 www.talbertsmedical.com

Townsend Recovery Phone: (337) 475-2556 Fax: (337) 475-8955 www.townsendrecovery.com

United Home Care Phone: (337) 439-7879 Fax: (337) 439-7918

Urology Center of Southwest Louisiana Phone: (337) 433-5282 Fax: (337) 433-1159

Urology Clinic Phone: (337) 477-8861 Fax: (337) 477-3092

Villa Maria Retirement Center Phone: (337) 478-4780 Fax: (337) 474-8822 www.villamaria-web.org

West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital Phone: (337) 527-4241 Fax: (337) 527-4163 www.wcch.com

W.O. Moss Regional Medical Center Phone: (337) 475-8106 Fax: (337) 475-8104

Women and Children's Hospital of Lake Charles Phone: (337) 474-6370 Fax: (337) 475-4143 www.women-childrens.com

The State of Louisiana is unique in many ways, and one reflection of that difference is our parish governing system. Instead of separating our state into counties, we have parishes, which are governed in most cases by police juries. Police Juries are similar to the county boards of commissioners or similar local governing bodies in other states.

When the basis of Louisiana's current governmental framework was devised between 1807 and 1810, the responsibility of parish government was divided among a parish judge, a 12-member police jury and a Sheriff. These public servants were charged with responsibility for "execution of whatever concerns the interior and local police and for administration of the parish." In 1813, legislation provided for wards within parishes and for election of members from wards to serve on the police juries. The parish governing authority is only one part of the total parish governmental structure. Other offices are appointed or elected to serve roles such as the assessor, coroner, clerk of court and district attorney.

Southwest Louisiana’s law enforcement and public safety agencies work hand-in-hand with each other, in partnership with area residents. They strive to provide a high level of public safety and security. The area's crime rate is below the national average due to the resilience of area law enforcement. In addition, the area has excellent crime prevention programs such as Crime Stoppers and Neighborhood Watch that continue to have a positive impact in the area.

The Elected Officials of Our Five-Parish Region

Statewide Governor Bobby Jindal

(225) 342-0991

Lieutenant Governor Mitch Landrieu (504) 582-2320

Secretary of State Jay Dardenne (225) 926-7555

Attorney General James D. "Buddy" Caldwell (504) 288-2222

Treasurer John Neely Kennedy (225) 930-9033

Agriculture & Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain (225) 922-1234

Insurance Commissioner James J. Donelon (504) 455-6503

U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu Southwest Louisiana Office (337) 436-0453

U.S. Senator David Vitter Southwest Louisiana Office (337) 436-6650

U.S. Representative –District 4 (Allen & Beauregard Parish) Jim McCrery (202) 225-2777 or (337) 238-0778

U.S. Representative – District 5 (Allen Parish) Rodney Alexander (202) 225-2777 or (318) 445-0818

U.S. Representative – District 7 (Calcasieu & Cameron Parish) Dr. Charles Boustany (202) 225-2031 or (337) 433-1747

Allen Parish State Senator – District 28 Eric LaFleaur (337) 363-5019

State Representative – District 32 Dorothy Sue Hill (800) 259-2118

Sheriff Harold Brady (337) 639-4353

Assessor Richard Earl (337) 639-4391

District Attorney Doug Hebert Jr. (337) 639-2641

Parish Police Jury (337) 639-4328

City of Oakdale Mayor Robert Abrusley, Sr. (337) 335-3629

Town of Kinder Mayor Estes LeDoux (337) 738-2620

Town of Oberlin Mayor Phil Beard (337) 639-4333

Village of Reeves Mayor Scott Walker (337) 666-2613

Beauregard Parish State Senator – District 30

John Smith (800) 259-2709

State Representative – District 30 James Armes (337) 238-7004

State Representative – District 32 Dorothy Sue Hill (800) 259-2118

State Representative – District 33 Mike Danahay (337) 527-5581

State Representative – District 35 Brett Geymann (337) 491-2315

Sheriff Ricky Moses (337) 462-2400

Assessor Bobby Cudd (337) 463-8945

District Attorney David Burton (337) 463-5578


City of DeRidder Mayor Ron Roberts (337) 462-8900

Town of Merryville Mayor Charles Hudson (337) 825-8740

Calcasieu Parish State Senator – District 25 Dan "Blade" Morrish (337) 824-3979

State Senator – District 27 Willie L. Mount (337) 491-2016

State Senator – District 30 John Smith (800) 259-2709

State Representative – District 33 Mike Danahay (337) 527-5581

State Representative – District 34 A.B. Franklin (337) 491-2320

State Representative – District 35 Brett Geymann (337) 491-2315

State Representative – District 36 Chuck Kleckley (337) 475-3016

State Representative – District 37 John E. Guinn (337) 824-3076

Sheriff Tony Mancuso (337) 491-3715

Assessor Richard Cole, Jr. (337) 437-3461

District Attorney John F. DeRosier (337) 437-3400


City of DeQuincy Mayor Lawrence Henagan (337) 786-8211

City of Lake Charles Mayor Randy Roach (337) 491-1201

City of Sulphur Mayor Ron LeLeux (337) 527-4500

City of Westlake Mayor Dan Cupit (337) 433-0691

Town of Iowa Mayor C.J. Scheufens (337) 582-3535

Town of Vinton Mayor Kenneth Stinson (337) 589-7453

Cameron Parish State Senator – District 25 Dan "Blade" Morrish (337) 824-3979

State Representative – District 47 Jonathan Perry (337) 898-9609

Sheriff Theos Duhon (337) 775-5111

Assessor Mona Kelly (337) 775-5713

District Attorney Cecil Sanner (337) 775-5713


Jefferson Davis Parish State Senator – District 25 Dan "Blade" Morrish

(337) 824-3979

State Representative – District 37 John E. Guinn (337-824-3076

Sheriff Richard Edwards, Jr. (337) 824-5124

Assessor Donald Kratzer (337) 824-0126

District Attorney Michael Cassidy (337) 824-0315


City of Jennings Mayor Terry Duhon (337) 821-5500

Town of Elton Mayor Cathy Hollingsworth (337) 584-2992

Town of Lake Arthur Mayor E.R. Giles (337) 774-5154

Town of Welsh Mayor Carolyn Louviere (337) 734-3983

Village of Fenton Mayor Janet Manuel (337) 756-2523

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