Lake Charles, Louisiana
Lake Charles is a city in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, with 85,822 residents in 2020. It is in Louisiana's 3rd congressional district. It spans 2 state senate and 4 state house districts.
County
| County | Share of residents |
|---|---|
| Calcasieu Parish | 100% |
Congressional district
| Congressional district | Share of residents |
|---|---|
| Louisiana's 3rd congressional district (LA-03) | 100% |
Elected officials
| Office | Member | Contact | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Representative (LA-03) | Clay Higgins (R) | 202-225-2031 | 100% |
| U.S. Senator | Bill Cassidy (R) | 202-224-5824 · contact form | statewide |
| U.S. Senator | John Kennedy (R) | 202-224-4623 · contact form | statewide |
| State Senator (State Senate District 27) | Jeremy Stine (R) | 337-491-2016 | 51% |
| State Senator (State Senate District 25) | Mark Abraham (R) | 337-475-3016 | 49% |
| State Representative (State House District 34) | Wilford Carter (Democratic) | 337-491-2320 | 49% |
| State Representative (State House District 36) | Phil Tarver (R) | 337-475-8186 | 37% |
| State Representative (State House District 35) | Brett Geymann (R) | 9.6% | |
| State Representative (State House District 47) | Ryan Bourriaque (R) | 337-893-5035 | 4.0% |
Elected in 2024 under LA's previous congressional map; this district's lines changed for the 120th Congress (seated January 3, 2027).
Officials serving now (members of Congress until January 3, 2027). Sources: State legislators: Open States (public domain); Members of Congress: the @unitedstates project, congress-legislators (CC0).
Local government
- Lake Charles website: http://www.cityoflakecharles.com
- Lake Charles laws: search for the Lake Charles, Louisiana code of ordinances
- Calcasieu Parish laws: search for the Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana code of ordinances
State legislative districts
| State senate district | Share of residents |
|---|---|
| State Senate District 27 | 51% |
| State Senate District 25 | 49% |
| State house district | Share of residents |
|---|---|
| State House District 34 | 49% |
| State House District 36 | 37% |
| State House District 35 | 9.6% |
| State House District 47 | 4.0% |
ZIP codes
Percentages mark ZIPs only partly in Lake Charles: the share of that ZIP's residents living in it.
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Lake Charles here is the Census Bureau's place boundary as of January 1, 2025. Shares are of 2020 Census population. Districts are the maps in force for the November 3, 2026 election.