Special Alert
Special Alert
Film
In Lake Charles, our focus is on your production. From Gulf beaches to alligator filled marshlands, to colorful personalities, we've got you covered. With delicious Cajun cuisine and fresh Louisiana seafood, you won't want to leave! You haven't truly shot Louisiana until you've been to Lake Charles.
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Call the Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana Film Commission for assistance:
- Film-friendly Hotels and Bed & Breakfasts
- Restaurants and Craft Services suggestions
- Equipment rentals
- Spas and Casino Resorts
- Permits
- *2,000 sq. ft. of office space for a major film production based in Calcasieu Parish
- Attractive statewide incentives
- Location photos
- Crew and Talent
For more information about filming in Southwest Louisiana, contact Cindy Johnson, cjohnson@visitlakecharles.org or call 800-456-7952.
*Pending approval by the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury and based on availability at the time of the request.
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Events
The City of Lake Charles hosts the annual Red White Blue & You Celebration on July 4. Previous years have included a parade in downtown Lake Charles, a festival celebration at the Lake
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Celebrating 31 years of preserving and promoting Cajun music and heritage with continuous live Cajun music, traditional Cajun foods, arts and crafts, Cajun waltz and two-step dance contests,
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Jeff Foxworthy - is an American stand-up comedian, actor, television personality, radio personality and author. He is a member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, a comedy
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Crying Eagle is Turing 2! We will be celebrating with live music by The Flamethrowers, limited release beers, and great food! Tickets
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In the Grand Event Center Tickets go on sale Friday, June 1, 2018 @ 10am Eric Burdon & The Animals is an English blues and R&B singer who achieved his
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Sublime with Rome is a musical blending a love of dance-hall and rock steady reggae rhythms with an aggressive punk ethic. A collaboration between Eric Wilson, formerly of
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The festival will be held at the Lake Charles Civic Center with air conditioning and ample room for all to enjoy. The Marshland Festival helps raise funds for 15 various schools, churches, and
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Gridiron, the annual night of skits, songs and laughter, is the show that the American Press called “the ‘Saturday Night Live’ of Southwest Louisiana.” It’s a local tradition! The fundraiser
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The Isley Brothers are an American musical group and has been cited as having enjoyed one of the "longest, most influential, and most diverse careers in the pantheon of
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Blue Öyster Cult (often abbreviated BÖC or BOC) is an American hard rock band whose most successful work includes the hard rock songs "(Don't Fear) The Reaper", "Godzilla",
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Delbert McClinton - is an American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and pianist. Active as a sideman since 1962 and as a band
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Buckcherry is an American rock band from Anaheim, CA. Buckcherry's biggest crossover hits to date, "Crazy Bitch", and top ten hit, "Sorry". Payable on
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Tanya Tucker is an American female country music artist who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13. She has had several successful albums, several Country
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