Winding in and out along this old trail from Crowley to Lake Charles the motorist will find the dream)’ atmosphere of a typically southern environment. Lake Charles is beautifully situated on the lake and the Calcasieu River. It is in the heart of the principal rice producing region of the country and is surrounded by nine oil fields. Lake Charles has a commodious fresh water, land-locked harbor, accessible from the Gulf through a 32-foot channel, opened to commerce in 1926. In 1927 the port had regular service to the principal ports of the Atlantic and the Pacific seaboards, Porto Rico and the West Indies and many foreign ports.
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