re: Tell me about Lake Charles, please.

Tuff in the bluff, SHHS.. Lake Charles has, and always will be fools gold. The award for a parents job well done- kid goes to McNeese. Have higher standards if you are raising a family.

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Any running clubs?

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Depending on how competitive you want to be, look into Levee Breakers. The dude who heads it lives in Hathaway. He’s a baw, but a good baw.

Ran track for McNeese. Has a sub 4 minute mile under his belt and in the past has qualified for the Olympic Trials in the marathon.

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This is what I was looking for, thanks.

Bekery/Restaurant Calla area we like a lot.

The idea is to be there to start a family potentially. Some ties to the area, and I have siblings in Houston. I also like the idea of being close to Houston in the event of needing major medical care due to an illness.

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so i live in this area, stout used to but i think moved since then

you will be in a good area, especially since the project near the mall got torn down. Its very easy access to both I-10 & 2-10 and you can get anywhere in the city quickly with lake st. once they connect sallier to nelson will be great

now you are in not great school districts. SJ Welsh is the middle school district and would be the best of the 3. can out of zone easy though and great location if looking for private school as ICCS and Queen of heaven are near by and are the best two schools in lc for elem/middle. THe magnet elementary ts cooley is also really good. EDS is too.

that area is close to down town. but I still think greywood is better overall area even though i live in the port/walnut grove area

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Best Sports Bar? Or is it more of an area where most people are going to be at their families houses for games?

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depends on what you like. OBs is good and has good seafood, Darrels as mentioned is good, coolers is good...couple others plus the usual like BWW etc

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How safe would it be to run Shell Beach Dr and around downtown?

Are businesses slow to reinvest due to what happened with Laura/Delta?

How is the insurance situation?

Local Quirks?

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as far as safety of the area, very good as i mentioned now that no more projects near the mall

as far as insurance, in that area you can get it pretty easy...south of 210 can get harry especially greywood area but it all depends.


running along shell beach and sallier area is perfectly fine and safe...again graywood would be better

i mean local quirks...people like to party and love mardi gras. If you have kids at a school like ICCS/OLQH you will make friends very easy

sports are big

McNeese basketball and baseball are fun, hopefully with new coaching staff football gets back how it was as its fun to go tailgate


if you want to email me lsu777td gmail i can help more if you want to keep off board

yea ill say...lafayette is better place to live imo. Better restaurants, more of them, more people but also traffic sucks too


but there are plenty of things to do in LC. plenty of festivals, great golf, good tennis, great fishing. got the wine festivals, the bourbon one, mardi gras, plenty of others too

easy drive to lafayette for there festivals, easy drive to BR or Houston as they are 2 hours, NOLA is 3.

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but there are plenty of things to do in LC. plenty of festivals, great golf, good tennis, great fishing. got the wine festivals, the bourbon one, mardi gras, plenty of others too

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I didn’t realize there were bourbon and wine festivals. That is very cool.

my wife and I are both from Cenla, been to Lafayette many times and I know this is not the most popular take, but there’s something there I just don’t like all that much. Maybe our visits were ill timed, but it just doesn’t seem like the place for us.

LC, on the other hand, we’ve stayed in and enjoyed. What that says about us I’m not sure. We also have family there, probably makes a difference.

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I didn’t realize there were bourbon and wine festivals. That is very cool.

my wife and I are both from Cenla, been to Lafayette many times and I know this is not the most popular take, but there’s something there I just don’t like all that much. Maybe our visits were ill timed, but it just doesn’t seem like the place for us.

LC, on the other hand, we’ve stayed in and enjoyed. What that says about us I’m not sure. We also have family there, probably makes a difference.

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LC is a really good place to raise a family with lots of opportunity if you have a degree. You will find great people in the white collar scene despite what idiots on here say

the area where i live is great place to live as is greywood and other areas south of town.

if you plan to send your kids to private...not a better place to live than around where I live near the Port/Terra Saint/Walnut grove area.

if you want more specifics on the area, email me.

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Simple folks living simple lives for the most part.

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This is the biggest lie I may have ever read on this entire site and that is saying a whole lot.

Giant mosquitoes

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Everyone jerks off Graywood but The Oaks is nicest neighborhood in Lake Charles because of location.

Grayood folks about to have to swallow some decreasing equity here shortly. Many houses for sale in there now with ridiculous sitting time. Overpriced housing is what I am getting at. I have a best friend who lives in there but he can, most of those people are stretching for looks. Its funny to watch.

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i love the oaks but it is getting older for sure and location wise....both are great but my area is easier access to everything especially once the bridge is built connecting it to nelson

as far as equity...prolly and i dunno about people being stretched...im sure there are plenty all over. Most of my friends live in the bigger neighborhoods and are not stretched but i can imagine the smaller ones are like that

i will say that apartment complex being built by them has them pissed lol

but greywood is great because you have golf, the great club house, great exercise/pool, tennis, great outdoor activities, fishing in the ponds etc all on site. which is all better than the oaks

plus the oaks is older and land locked with hardly any new ones bieng built but it is better location than graywood imo. The areas east of town are all great too and building up really fast.

lots of great areas, just depends what you want. Moss Bluff has lots of great areas too. Westlake has the golf course etc etc

Good summary. I am looking forward to the Greenbelt Project which will connect the waterways namely Calcasieu River/English Bayou/Kayouche Coulee to Contraband Bayou. This loop will be over twenty miles.

I have mixed feelings with the Calcasieu River Bridge Project due to unforeseen construction issues, traffic, etc.