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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.

KPLC-TV Consider This: Support the Calcasieu Ship Channel

Consider This: Support the Calcasieu Ship Channel From John Ware, KPLC-TV To view video, click here. The Calcasieu Ship Channel is vital to our economy. Estimates are that 36,000 jobs and 46 cents out of every dollar in your pocket comes from ship channel-related activities. Our industries rely on the[…]

Presentation to Louisiana Gas & Oil Association

A presentation was given by the Port of Lake Charles to the Louisiana Gas & Oil Association.

Commissioner Elcie J. Guillory Awarded Charles A. Downing Humanitarian Award

Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District board of commissioner, Elcie J. Guillory, was honored with this year’s Charles A. Downing Humanitarian Award on Oct. 21. The award was presented by Nancy Sanner and Mark Judson. The prestigious award was presented by the SWLA Law Center, and it is named for[…]

Port of Lake Charles Announces Winners of 19th Annual Rice Cook-Off

LAKE CHARLES, La.—In celebration of September as National Rice Month, the Calcasieu-Cameron Rice Growers sponsored the 19th Annual Rice Cook-Off on Tues., Sept. 20 at the Brick House in downtown Lake Charles. The Port of Lake Charles hosted the event and sponsored the awards luncheon. Family and Consumer Science students[…]

Southwest Alliance Executive Committee Meeting

Read about the Southwest Alliance Executive Committee here.

Federal Train Whistle Regulations

The following points, as mandated by federal law and federal regulations, address the train horn use: Locomotive engineers must begin to sound a train horn at least 15 seconds and no more than 20 seconds in advance of all public crossings. A standardized pattern of 2 long, 1short and 1[…]

BT-1 Draft Notice

View the maximum Fresh Water drafts for Port of Lake Charles BT-1 here.

Summer 2016 Newsletter

Milestone Anniversaries For Port and Ship Channel Community leaders in the 1920s had the foresight to open Calcasieu Parish to maritime business, and even if they couldn’t predict today’s massive economic boom, they understood that a deepwater port would transform Southwest Louisiana into a thriving economic powerhouse. This year, the[…]

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