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The Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau makes planning your sporting event or tournament a breeze. When you choose Southwest Louisiana to host your next event, the CVB will work with you to meet your group's needs. Our knowledgeable sports staff is ready to help with a variety of services and area resources to ensure the success of your event.
Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana has played host to close to 100 different sporting events in 2009 at its 90 baseball fields, 50 basketball courts, 25 football fields, eight 18-hole golf courses, 45 soccer fields and close to 50 softball fields. With top-notch swim and wrestling facilities, tennis and volleyball courts, track & field stadiums, you will certainly score when you plan your next tournament or camp here.
Check out our facilities page or request a Sports Guide by clicking here.
Contact Eric Zartler, Senior Sales Manager/Athletics for specific tournament needs at ezartler@visitlakecharles.org or 800-456-7952.
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA INFORMATION
- Home to the McNeese State University Cowboys.
- First rate athletic facilities.
- Our tropical climate averages 68 degrees.
- Over 5,500 hotel rooms offering a number of chain hotels and resorts that can accommodate any group on any budget.
- 3 hospitals and a minor emergency clinic.
LOCATION & TRANSPORTATION
- Lake Charles, our hub city, is easily located along Interstate 10 - 140 miles east of Houston and 218 miles west of New Orleans.
- The Lake Charles Regional Airport has commercial air service available through Continental Express. American Eagle
- Rental car agencies include Avis, Budget, Hertz, National, Enterprise and U-Save Car Rental
- You are less than 15 minutes from any sporting venue from any city in Calcasieu Parish.
Lodging Services
Group Room Blocks: The CVB makes lodging arrangements for your group easy. We’ll block rooms for your organization at area hotels, compile rates, and arrange hotel site tours free of charge. The CVB will even help with promotional mailouts and set up a host hotel, upon request. Your event is important to the community, and we will work closely with the hotels to secure competitive rates.
Hamilton Christian Academy
1415 8th St.
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Phone: (337) 439-1178
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On the campus of Hamilton Christian Academy in Lake Charles, this gym hosts the Hamilton Christian Boys and Girls basketball teams.
Multi-use Gyms: 2 indoor courts, 500 seating, 100 parking, concessions and locker rooms available
Henry Heights Fields
801 E. School Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Covered bleachers for 250 spectators, a media area and a scoreboard are located at each of Henry Heights' three lighted softball fields. The facility also has two concession stands and two batting cages. Off-street parking is available for 150 vehicles.
3 Fields, 750…
Herman Frasch Park
400 Picard Road
Sulphur, LA 70663
Phone: (337) 527-2526
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North Frasch is a softball complex with eight lighted softball fields. Each field is self-contained and equipped with concession stands, scoreboards, media boxes, restrooms and two-tunnel batting cages. North Frasch has been home to the United States Specialty Sports…
LaGrange High School
3420 Louisiana Avenue
Lake Charles, LA 70607
Phone: (337) 477-4571
Multi-use Gyms: 2 indoor courts, 1000 seating, 200 parking, concessions and locker rooms available Football: 1 lighted field, 5000 seating, 200 parking, concessions and locker rooms available
LaGrange Soccer Park
200 W. School Street
Lake Charles, LA 70605
A walking path circles LaGrange Soccer Park's three lighted regulation soccer fields. The site has an air conditioned concession building, complete with handicapped accessible restrooms, storage area and covered dining area. Each field has bleachers for 150 spectators.
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Lake Charles Boston Academy
1509 Enterprise Boulevard
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Phone: (337) 217-4390
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Football: 1 lighted field, 7000 seating, 1100 parking, locker rooms and concessions available Multi-use Gyms: 1 indoor court, 600 seating, 200 parking, locker rooms and concessions available
Lake Charles Civic Center
PO Box 900
Lake Charles, LA 70601
A 3-level, 3-part complex, the Lake Charles Civic Center, is located in the heart of downtown Lake Charles. The James E. Sudduth Coliseum has a flexible seating capacity of 7,450 people and is able to accommodate basketball games, cheer and dance competitions, indoor…
Lake Charles Country Club
3350 Country Club Drive
Lake Charles, LA 70605
Although not open to the public, the Lake Charles Country Club, at 6,656 yards, is one of the better courses in the state. The distinguished course has tight, rolling greens. The facility has hosted US Amateur Qualifier events and the Prien Lake Four-Ball Tournament.
Tennis:
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Lake Charles Multi Sports Complex
3200 Power Centre Pkwy.
Lake Charles, LA 70607
Baseball/Softball: Located off of Highway 14 in Lake Charles, the complex has five baseball fields, which will each seat 200 spectators. The complex has a pavilion with concession stands, offices, bathrooms and a storage room. It is the home of USSSA World Series Events. 5…
Lake Charles Racquet Club
870 W. Bayou Pines Dr.
Lake Charles, LA 70601
The largest of the region's tennis facilities, the Lake Charles Racquet Club features 11 lighted tennis courts, a pro-shop, bar and grill, club house, locker rooms, a playground & fitness center.
11 lighted courts, 100 seating, 180 parking
