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Calcasieu Parish History
Calcasieu Parish was created March 24, 1840, from the parish of Saint Landry, one of the original nineteen civil parishes established by the Louisiana Legislature in 1807. The original parish seat chosen was Comasaque Bluff, east of the river later called Marsh Bayou Bluff, and on December 8, 1840, named Marion. Jacob Ryan was successful, in 1852, in having the parish seat moved from Marion to the east bank of Lake Charles.  This parish seat was incorporated as the town of Charleston in 1857, and was reincorporated in 1868 as Lake Charles. It is located about six miles from the original parish seat of Marion, which is now known as Old Town.
As the population in this area grew over the years, the original Calcasieu Parish was divided into five smaller parishes.
The original area of Calcasieu Parish is called Imperial Calcasieu.

Photo by CTtcg  CC BY SA 3.0
Calcasieu Courthouse in 2015

Cities and Towns
 DeQuincy * Lake Charles (parish seat) * Sulphur * Westlake *
 Iowa * Vinton

Census-designated places
 Carlyss * Gillis * Hayes * Moss Bluff * Prien * Starks

Unincorporated community
 Mossville

 

 

Calcasieu Parish Data
 
Church
Records
County
Records
Family
Records
Miscellaneous
Data
School
Records
Slavery
Records
Wills/
Probate Records
  

WEBSITE UPDATES:

Mar 2025: Marriage News: DELMONLY, EDDLEMAN

Jan 2025: Sick List News: CATLETT, HAYDEN, AGAISSE, CROOM, MONROE; Calamity News: PUTNAM;  Marriage News: BENOIT, DEROUEN; Birth News: ARDOIN, CLIFFORD, DES JARDIUS, HILL, HOWLEY, LANGLEY, LE BLANC, LOCKE, McBURNEY, PATTERSON, SCOGGINS, ST. ROMAIN; Visiting News: DAWSEY, MARCHANT, BERTRAND, LACROIX, STAGG, WOLVERTON, ILES, HAYES, HOLLIER, SIMONS, LA FLEUR, MARCHANT, MARTIN, ARCENEAUX, BRADFORD, DUMARTIES, HART, BERTRAND, HEBERT, REESE, WARD, WELTON, MANNEL

Dec 2024: Cemeteries: City Cemetery - Transcribed by Mary Anne Wisterman 

Oct 2024: Community News: German Lutheran Church, Westlake Baptist Church, BRYAN, Jennings Fair, DOGGETT, WELSH Crescent, SCOTT, Lake Charles Presbyterian Church; Marriage News: WELLS, BORDEN

Jun 2024: Bios: CAPPEL; Sick List News: ANDREA; Marriage News: PUJO, BROWN, SABIN, FULLER; Death News: MARSH; Visiting News: CRAMER, FRANKS, DAVES, RIZZO, MEAD, DOLBY, DEES, LITTLE, WILLIAMS, DRYDEN

May 2024: Cemeteries: Burials in Black Bayou Christian Cemetery - Transcribed by GT Transcription Team-BR; Burleson Cemetery - Transcribed by GT Transcription Team-NO

Mar 2024: Death News: HUTCHINS; Marriage News: HALZMAN, SPECTOR, MAYBERRY, NORTON

Feb 2024: Death News: CROOM

Jan 2024: Cemeteries: Burials in Goos Cemetery - Submitted by Mary Ann Wisterman; Census: 1850 Mortality Schedule; Military: 1890 Veterans Schedule; Ads: Charlies' Place, CARR, DANIELS, RENFRO, HALL, VERRET, Quick Meal Restaurant, SNYDAM, ARCENAUX, CHALKLEY, MARTIN; Visiting News; UNKEL, DUDLEY, HEBERT, WELLS, CRAIG, SLOANE, FULTON, DAVIDSON, MILLS, CAMPBELL, WILKINSON, PICKRELL, MCMILAN, LEWIS, SAXBY, GUIDRY, GRAVELL, LOGNOIN, McCORMICK, GRAVELL, SINGLETON, MOORE, McAFFERY, HALL, DAY, BABCOCK, WELSH, MARTIN, BERTRAND

Sept 2023: Death News: LAURENTS; Cemeteries: BAGDAD Cemetery - Transcribed by GT Transcription Team; Community News: PERKINS, LYONS, WATKINS; News: Newspapers of Calcasieu Parish; Weather News: Survivors of the 1900 Galveston Hurricane from Calcasieu Parish: POE, CRADDOCK, BEL; Biographies: ROSTROM, NELSON; Visiting News: PORTER, ERICKSON, FARRELL, KINDER, DEES, KAUFMAN, PICKETT, HENNING, KIMBALL, BULLOCK, WELCH, TAYLOR, BARRETT, YEAGER

Jul 2023: Death News: BARBEE

May 2023: Crime News: BURKS, BINGHAM, SPEARS, HERRIN; Biographies: HAMILTON, REED; Marriage News: ROBERT, WELLS, MAYER, PLONSKY, NELSON, MILLS, WALKER, HUTCHINS, TAYLOR, LUCKETT, FIELD, MCMILLAN, COX, EDEN, MILLARD, ALLISON, WILLIAMS, OTIS; History: 1914 Historical Overview; Sick List News: PERKINS; Calamity News: GOLDBERG; Ads: FOURNET, MITCHELL, PUJO, WELLS, ODOM, GORHAM, O'BRYAN, READ, OVERTON, MILLS, ANDERSON, GAYLE, MARTIN, MOSS, MUNDAY, WARE, GOLDBERG, CROWLEY, OLSEN, BURK

Jan 2023:  Marriage News: BOLLES, ALCOCK; Military News: World War 2 Army Casualties, Korean War Casualties, Vietnam War Casualties

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Surrounding Parishes and Counties
Beauregard Parish (north)
Jefferson Davis Parish (east)
Cameron Parish (south)
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