CITY

Official Website:
http://www.cityoflakecharles.com/

Population:
71757 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1852

County:
Calcasieu Parish

In 1867, renamed from Charleston to Lake Charles.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
McNeese State University	1939

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Michael DeBakey	Doctor	7-Sep-1908	11-Jul-2008	Father of cardiovascular surgery
Sean Patrick Flanery	Actor	1-Oct-1965		The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Zachary Levi	Actor	29-Sep-1980		Chuck
W. Henson Moore	Politician	4-Oct-1939		Congressman from Louisiana, 1975-87
Lucinda Williams	Musician	26-Jan-1953		Car Wheels on a Gravel Road

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