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Region in Louisiana, United States
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Southwest Louisiana is the vibrant "Heel of the Boot" in the southwestern corner of Louisiana. It is a land of contrasts: bountiful culture, amazing food, and colorful annual festivals that get bigger every year; but the Southwest also has a quickly vanishing coastline and equally quick vanishing wetlands environment. It is considered one of the fastest disappearing landscapes on Earth, with some studies showing that it has lost land area in the several of hundreds of square miles. This is a place where sea and land mingle together, and can be seen through the amazing refuges and nature sanctuaries in this area of the state. From the urban center of Lake Charles to the "Louisiana Outback" of Cameron Parish, this unique region has something for all visitors.
By air, Lake Charles Regional Airport is the only airport in the region with commercial service; daily departures and arrivals are to/from Dallas and Houston.
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The administrative center of Cameron Parish, as well as one of the few Louisiana cities on the Gulf of Mexico. Hub for fresh Louisiana seafood, with merchants selling their catches daily!
Louisiana's "Railroad Capital" and home to the Dequincy Railroad Museum, once a sizeable depot for the Kansas City Southern Railroad.
The seat of Jefferson Davis Parish and the original Louisiana oil town, "black gold" was discovered here and a well put up in 1901.
The regional hub and only metro area. Parish seat of Calcasieu Parish and a regional center for gambling. Lady luck often strikes at three separate casinos in the area!
Industrial yet appealing place.
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