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Port of Lake Charles Annual Report

An Ever-Widening Role The Port of Lake Charles has anchored the Southwest Louisiana economy for nearly a century. That mission continues in 2019. The Port has come a long way since, say, 1950, when rice was king. Today, it has a far-reaching vision — with a wide-ranging capital projects plan[…]

Moody’s upgrades Port of Lake Charles’ bond rating, cites “strong financial position”

LAKE CHARLES, La. — In a show of confidence, national credit rating group Moody’s Investor Service upgraded the Port of Lake Charles’ bond rating this month, citing its “strong financial position” and “conservative debt management strategy.” The rating, which measures the Port’s creditworthiness, has increased from A3 to A2 on[…]

FULL SPEED AHEAD – Director Bill Rase hints at some ‘fairly nice announcements’ by mid-year

Crystal Stevenson – Dec 16, 2018 The Port of Lake Charles will be starting off the coming year ranked by Fortune as the No. 7 port in the nation for growth. But director Bill Rase sees that number climbing even higher. “As the year unfolds, things change and rotate and[…]

Rice Cook-Off 2018 Winners

September is National Rice Month, and in celebration, the Calcasieu-Cameron Rice Growers sponsored the 21st Annual Rice Cook Off September 19, 2018, at the Port of Lake Charles. The Port of Lake Charles hosted the event and was the sponsor of the awards luncheon. Family and Consumer Science students from[…]

Site Selection Magazine Boasts SWLA

Experts who track the long-term economic growth of Southwest Louisiana are running out of superlatives to describe the record-setting pace of Lake Charles and the surrounding region. When noted economist Dr. Loren C. Scott prepared his annual Louisiana Economic Outlook and presented it in October 2017, he wrote this about[…]

Forbes Mentions Port of Lake Charles

2017 will go down as a good year for U.S. trade growth, but that’s coming on the heels of a rarity — two successive years of decline, something that had only happened once before in at least a quarter century. Here is a look at the 10 U.S. seaports where[…]

Krielow and Lorenzi Join Port Board Of Commissioners

Carl Krielow and Thomas Lorenzi have been appointed by Governor John Bel Edwards to the Board of Commissioners of the Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District, which operates the Port of Lake Charles. An attorney with Lorenzi & Barnatt, Lorenzi was named as the 2007 Distinguished Attorney by the Louisiana[…]

Dudley Dixon Appointed Board President

Former Westlake mayor Dudley Dixon was elected 2017–2018 president of the board of commissioners of the Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District, which operates the Port of Lake Charles. Other new board officers are Mike Eason of Merrill Lynch, vice president; John LeBlanc of Phillips 66, secretary-treasurer; and Elcie Guillory,[…]

Rice Cook-Off Winners Announced

In celebration of September as National Rice Month, the Calcasieu-Cameron Rice Growers sponsored the 20th Annual Rice Cook-Off on Wed., Sept. 20 at the Port of Lake Charles. The Port hosted the event and sponsored the awards luncheon. Family and Consumer Science students from seventeen area middle schools and high schools participated in the event. First place[…]

Richert Self Appointed As Port of Lake Charles Deputy Executive Director

Lake Charles, La.—The board of commissioners of the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District has appointed Richert Self as Deputy Executive Director of the Port of Lake Charles. He will serve as deputy to Executive Director Bill Rase. Self has been part of the Port of Lake Charles administration since[…]

Hurricane Plan 2018

The Port provides safe harbor for all vessels at no charge on a first come, first serve basis until it has no additional occupancy. It provided refuge for 130 to 150 such vessels during Hurricanes Ike and Gustav. Download the Port of Lake Charles Hurricane Plan: Hurricane Plan 2018

The Port Report: Summer 2017

In this issue: Dr. Burckel Selected As McNeese President, Calcasieu Ship Channel Impacts, Updates on Southern Ionics and Lake Charles Methanol and more. Click here to view the newsletter and click here to sign up for future issues.

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