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Chances are, when you get to Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana, you'll hear a rhythm. It's a beat that makes you feel at home. The beat emanates from the people, places and things that you'll find here. It doesn't matter if you were raised here and left years ago or if you are visiting for the first time because Southwest Louisiana's rhythm is one that you'll feel. It's a beat that makes you think of Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana as home.
Black Heritage Gallery
809 Kirby Street, Ste. 207/In the Central School Arts & Humanities Center
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Phone: (337) 488-0567
Exhibits and educational activities representing the contributions of African Americans to Southwest Louisiana. Mon. – Fri., 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Brimstone Museum Complex
900 S. Huntington
Sulphur, LA 70663
Phone: (337) 527-0357
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For exhibit schedules, please contact the museum. Time required: 30 minutes. The museum is housed in the Old Southern Pacific Railway Depot. The museum was established to commemorate the development of the Frasch process of mining sulfur at the turn of the century. Visit the…
Canik Grocery
4459 Creole Hwy
Creole, LA 70632
Phone: (337) 905-3013
Hours: Mon-Sat, 5 am - 7 pm; Sun. 5:30 am - 6 pm Handicap Accessible: No
Charpentier Historic District
Downtown Lake Charles
Lake Charles, LA
Covering 40 blocks of downtown Lake Charles, you can step back in time with a self-guided walking or driving tour of one of the finest collections of Victorian architecture in Louisiana, dating from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. Stop by the Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana…
Chesson Grocery
1005 Hwy. 27
Bell City, LA 70630
Hours: Mon.-Sat. 5 am to 6:45 pm; Sun. 6 am to 2 pm Handicap Accessible: No
Children's Museum
327 Broad St.
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Phone: (337) 433-9420
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The museum has three floors and over 45 hands-on exhibits that provide children and their parents the opportunity to interact, learn and have fun in a safe atmosphere. It offers field trips, birthday parties and special events year round. Admission Children and adults are $7.50…
Comeaux's
2213 Old Hwy 90
Vinton, LA 70668
Phone: (337) 589-7177
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Comeaux's Restaurant stands for "good food for good times". Our mission is to provide "UNCOMMONLY GOOD", AUTHENTIC CAJUN FOOD at a reasonable price, while providing a genuine Cajun experience.
Delta Downs Racetrack Casino & Hotel
2717 Delta Downs Drive
Vinton, LA 70668
Phone: (337) 589-7441
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Stay in leisure at the racetrack! At Delta Downs, you're just steps away from dining, gaming and entertainment options. View the calendar of events for a list of upcoming entertainment, and be sure to pick up something to eat before making your way to the slots! Sorry, no pets…
DeQuincy Railroad Museum & City Park
400 Lake Charles Ave.
DeQuincy, LA 70633
Phone: (337) 786-2823
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Time required: 1 1/2 hours. Situated at the intersection of the two major railroads - the original townsite in 1895 - the museum has sustained its turn-of-the-century beginnings with historical landmarks. Visitor information available. Steam engine, passenger car and a caboose…
Epps Memorial Library
1324 N. Simmons St.
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Phone: (337) 433-6789
Originally named the Carver Branch Library (named for scientist George Washington Carver) was opened in May, 1945 in the Powell Building at 301 Franklin Street in Lake Charles. It was the seventeenth library to be opened in the parish system and the first specifically for the…
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