2012 Map of Lake Charles SW

About this map

Prairieland and the surrounding Calcasieu Parish landscape are defined by a complex web of energy infrastructure and water drainage in this 2012 survey. The area south of the Lake Charles Regional Airport is heavily utilized by the petroleum industry, as evidenced by the South Lake Charles Gas Field, South Lake Charles Oil Field, and Big Lake Oil Field. These industrial zones coexist with rural residential developments and agricultural lands partitioned by a grid of local roads like W Lincoln Rd and Tom Stegal Rd. The natural drainage of the low-lying prairie is managed through several winding waterways, including Coulee Hippolyte and the various branches of Black Bayou. For genealogists and local historians, the Hebert Cem serves as a significant landmark of local family heritage amidst the evolving industrial and suburban landscape of southwest Louisiana.