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County seat: Lake Charles

Major ancestry groups reported by Calcasieu Parish residents include:

· Black or African American - 24%
· French (except Basque) - 16%
· Irish - 8%
· German - 8%
· English - 7%
· French Canadian - 6%
· Acadian/Cajun - 3%
· Italian - 3%
· Scotch-Irish - 2%
· Scottish - 1%
· Dutch - 1%
· Mexican - 1%
Libraries in Calcasieu Parish include Bell City Branch, Calcasieu Parish Public Library, Carnegie Memorial Branch, Dequincy Branch, Epps Memorial Branch, Fontenot Memorial Branch, Hayes Branch, Iowa Branch, Maplewood Branch, Moss Bluff Branch ... More libraries

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• National Adoption Information Clearinghouse

Cemeteries in Calcasieu Parish include Bagdad Cemetery, Benevolent Cemetery, Benoit Cemetery, Big Woods Cemetery, Bilbo Cemetery, Birdsnest Cemetery, Burleson Cemetery, Cemetery - Name Unknown, Combre Memorial Park, Comier Cemetery ... More cemeteries

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Communities in Calcasieu Parish include Bell City, Carlyss, Dequincy, Iowa, Lake Charles, Moss Bluff, Prien, Sulphur, Vinton, Westlake ... View communities

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