Why Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana?

Thanks to tax incentives that lead the nation, Louisiana has quickly become the premier location for film & television production in the United States.  As for Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana, filmmakers can enhance their production value by taking advantage of the unique communities as well as the sub-tropical climate. Located between Houston and New Orleans, Lake Charles has great access to additional film industry services from neighboring areas. Lake Charles is 70 miles from Lafayette, 125 miles from Baton Rouge, 200 miles from New Orleans and 135 miles from Houston.

A small sampling of our location menu includes: bayous, backwaters, lakes, a national register historic district, jungle terrain, swampy marshes, rural towns and farms. The Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana Film Commission is committed to building a motion picture industry by offering assistance and information regarding accommodations, talent or technical personnel, casting assistance for extras, transportation, catering, governmental liaisons, and scouting assistance

Check our film production manual. Once you get to the photo library, select the gallery "film scouting."

Let us know what you need by requesting location shots.

For more information on filming in the area, contact Megan Hartman at mhartman@visitlakecharles.org, or call 800-456-7952.