Southwest Louisiana History Timeline by Pati Threatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h en-us 2021-02-11 22:18:33 UTC 2023-02-02 21:23:17 UTC hello@padlet.com September 5, 1776 El Nuevo Constante pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194834981 The Spanish frigate El Nuevo Constante, damaged in a hurricane and laden with gold and silver that was possibly illegal contraband, sank off the coast of Cameron Parish at what is now Big Constance Bayou.  It was covered by mud and not discovered until 1979. ]]> 2021-02-11 22:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194834981 1781 Martin Canacersae Le Bleu and his wife settled in Southwest Louisiana. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194837140 2021-02-11 22:22:06 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194837140 1785 Jose de Evia led the first recorded formal exploration of the area. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194837551 2021-02-11 22:22:16 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194837551 August 13, 1790 The United States and the Coushatta tribe signed a peace treaty in New York. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194840125 2021-02-11 22:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194840125 1802 Catherine LeBleu and Charles Sallier married. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194840463 2021-02-11 22:23:24 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194840463 1819 The Adams-Onís Treaty fixed the western boundary of the Louisiana Purchase at the Sabine River. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194840782 2021-02-11 22:23:33 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194840782 July 17, 1821 Spain formally transferred the land between the Sabine and Calcasieu Rivers to the United States, having abandoned its claim to this land by the Treaty of Washington in 1819. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194841327 2021-02-11 22:23:45 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194841327 October 21, 1827 Joseph Willis established the Antioch Primitive Baptist Church in Big Woods, the first organized church in Imperial Calcasieu Parish. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194842301 2021-02-11 22:24:07 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194842301 November 20, 1829 Cantonment Atkinson pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194842721 The U. S. Army authorized the establishment of a western boundary defense post (Cantonment Atkinson) at Lake Charles to suppress illicit trade that might come from Mexico, through the Gulf, and up the Calcasieu River. The post remained until January, 1832. For more information, see http://ereserves.mcneese.edu/depts/archive/FTBooks/atkinson.htm ]]> 2021-02-11 22:24:18 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194842721 December 28, 1834 James W. Bryan was born. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194843193 Bryan served with the Confederacy as a captain, distinguished himself as a commander of a regiment during the siege of Vicksburg, and became the first mayor of Lake Charles in 1868.]]> 2021-02-11 22:24:30 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194843193 August 24, 1840 The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury met for the first time at the home of Arsene LeBleu in Chloe. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194843594 2021-02-11 22:24:41 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194843594 March 24, 1840 An act of the Louisiana Legislature created Imperial Calcasieu Parish from part of St. Landry Parish. Marion, the first parish seat, was located on Marsh Bayou Bluff. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194843971 2021-02-11 22:24:51 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194843971 September 7, 1846 Jacob Ryan, Sr., father of Jacob Ryan, Jr. (the "father of Lake Charles") died. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194844466 2021-02-11 22:25:04 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194844466 October 4, 1850 A post office was established in the new parish seat of Lake Charles. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194844810 2021-02-11 22:25:14 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194844810 September 16, 1851 Leopold Kaufman, an early businessman in Lake Charles, was born. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194845236 2021-02-11 22:25:22 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194845236 1856 The U.S. government built the Sabine Pass Lighthouse. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194845550 2021-02-11 22:25:31 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194845550 September 26, 1858 First Catholic church pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194846021 The first Catholic church in the area was built on a lot across Ryan Street from the Calcasieu Parish courthouse. It was dedicated to St. Francis de Sales. ]]> 2021-02-11 22:25:45 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194846021 August 5, 1859 The first Masonic lodge in Lake Charles was organized. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194846581 Daniel Goos and Jacob Ryan, Jr. were among the charter members.]]> 2021-02-11 22:25:59 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194846581 February 26, 1861 Common Street Catholic Cemetery established pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194846976 The cemetery was established as a gift from William Hutchins to Reverend Francois Jean Raymond, the first Catholic priest in Lake Charles. ]]> 2021-02-11 22:26:10 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194846976 March 7, 1861 Lake Charles was first incorporated as the town of Charleston. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194847357 2021-02-11 22:26:20 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194847357 April 16, 1862 Calcasieu Tigers pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194847965 The Calcasieu Tigers (Company I, 28th Louisiana Infantry Regiment) were sworn into Confederate service. James W. Bryan, later the first mayor of Lake Charles, was elected captain and commander of the unit.]]> 2021-02-11 22:26:36 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194847965 1863 Battle of Sabine Pass pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194849656 The Battle of Sabine Pass turned back one of several Union attempts to invade and occupy part of Texas during the Civil War. Although mainly fought on the Texas side of the Sabine River, some action occurred on the Louisiana side.]]> 2021-02-11 22:27:16 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194849656 May 6, 1864 Battle of Calcasieu Pass pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194850854 Confederate infantry and artillerymen defeated two Union warships anchored in the Calcasieu River to earn a Southern victory in the Battle of Calcasieu Pass, the only battle fought in Southwest Louisiana during the Civil War.]]> 2021-02-11 22:27:44 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194850854 December 12, 1866 Dosite Samuel Perkins, M. D., Sulphur physician, surgeon, city councilman, state legislator, and first mayor, was born at Rose Bluff near Sulphur. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194852225 2021-02-11 22:28:19 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194852225 March 16, 1867 Some citizens expressed dissatisfaction with the name "Charleston," so the town was incorporated as "Lake Charles." pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194852776 2021-02-11 22:28:33 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194852776 June 17, 1868 The first town election was held in Lake Charles. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194854075 2021-02-11 22:29:10 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194854075 February 16, 1868 Weekly Echo pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194854517 The first issue of the Weekly Echo, established by Louis Leveque, Judge J. D. Reed, and Bryant Hutchins, was published in Lake Charles, becoming the town's first newspaper.]]> 2021-02-11 22:29:23 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194854517 July 25, 1868 First Policeman pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194856008 Lake Charles blacksmith and Confederate war veteran Pat Fitzgerald was sworn in as town constable, becoming the city’s first policeman.]]> 2021-02-11 22:30:07 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194856008 March 15, 1870 Cameron Parish was carved from Imperial Calcasieu and was named in honor of Simon Cameron, Abraham Lincoln's secretary of war. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194856333 2021-02-11 22:30:18 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194856333 November 17, 1870 The New Emmanuel Baptist Church in Lake Charles was founded. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194856737 2021-02-11 22:30:29 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194856737 1870 The Calcasieu Sulphur Mining Company was organized specifically to lease the sulfur rights in the area and work the deposit. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194857094 2021-02-11 22:30:40 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194857094 February 6, 1875 Steamer Ramos pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194858059 The Weekly Echo reported the steamer Ramos, commanded by Thomas R. Reynolds, provided transportation to Cameron in a 12-hour trip on Mondays and Thursdays for $5 one way, $8 round trip.]]> 2021-02-11 22:31:09 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194858059 October 1, 1876 The first public schools of Imperial Calcasieu Parish opened following organization of the school board in July with J. W. Bryan as president. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194858431 2021-02-11 22:31:18 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194858431 1876 Eli Perkins established the first business in what is now Sulphur, Louisiana. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194859624 2021-02-11 22:31:52 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194859624 December 11, 1878 The New Calcasieu Gazette was published by William and Adolph Meyer with Bryant Hutchins as editor. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194862286 2021-02-11 22:32:54 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194862286 1878 The town of Sulphur was laid out by engineer Thomas Kleinpeter. The area was originally called "Kleinpeter's Square." pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194862647 2021-02-11 22:33:04 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194862647 July 1, 1879 The first railroad and locomotive to reach Lake Charles arrived. Work crews constructed the rail line westward from New Orleans. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194862952 2021-02-11 22:33:13 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194862952 March 26, 1880 Railroad gap closed pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194863420 The gap in the railroad between Houston and New Orleans was closed at the Sabine River, making the trip possible in 24 hours and finally connecting Lake Charles with Orange and Houston.]]> 2021-02-11 22:33:27 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194863420 1880 Lake Charles banned hogs from running loose on town streets. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194863662 2021-02-11 22:33:35 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194863662 January 25, 1880 The First Baptist Church of Lake Charles was officially organized with members meeting in the parish courthouse. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194864990 2021-02-11 22:34:14 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194864990 October 2, 1881 The Church of the Immaculate Conception was dedicated in Lake Charles. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194865401 2021-02-11 22:34:24 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194865401 February 21, 1882 The first Mardi Gras parade in Lake Charles took place. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194865787 2021-02-11 22:34:36 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1194865787 September 11, 1882 St. Charles Academy was opened in Lake Charles by the Sisters Marianite of the Holy Cross. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921360598 2021-11-30 20:28:50 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921360598 February 7, 1883 Sylvester L. Cary, "the father of Jennings," arrived as the first station agent for the Southern Pacific in Jennings, then only a railroad station. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921363320 2021-11-30 20:30:32 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921363320 February 15, 1884 The first post office was established in Sulphur. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921364830 2021-11-30 20:31:34 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921364830 1884 Sulphur Methodists purchased Kleinpeter's Square and the first church in Sulphur was built in the area by John Thomas Henning and two other men. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921365333 2021-11-30 20:31:52 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921365333 July 19, 1885 The first church service was held in the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Lake Charles. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921366599 2021-11-30 20:32:41 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921366599 August 8, 1885 The Southwest Louisiana Horticultural Society sponsored the first fair in Southwest Louisiana. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921368260 It was held at the railway depot in Jennings with prizes offered for the best produce in several categories.]]> 2021-11-30 20:33:46 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921368260 March 25, 1886 Drillers struck the first oil gusher in Calcasieu Parish at the sulfur mines near the town of Sulphur. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921370142 2021-11-30 20:34:54 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921370142 April 28, 1886 The first Congregational Church, the first church of any denomination in Jennings, was organized. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921370814 2021-11-30 20:35:21 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921370814 October 12, 1886 A hurricane struck Johnson’s Bayou in Cameron Parish killing between 50 and 110 people. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921371462 2021-11-30 20:35:44 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921371462 September 17, 1887 The hall over the Lake Charles Fire Company 1 fire house was fitted out as the town's first city hall. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921372673 2021-11-30 20:36:30 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921372673 November 11, 1887 The site of the settlement of Oberlin was purchased from the U. S. government. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921373575 2021-11-30 20:37:03 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921373575 May 2, 1888 John H. Roberts was elected the first mayor of Jennings, along with W. B. Anderson, E. R. Shankland, W. S. Briggs, F. D. Noble and G. H. Morse as trustees. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921374779 2021-11-30 20:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921374779 May 8, 1888 The town of Jennings was incorporated. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921375854 2021-11-30 20:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921375854 August 3, 1888 The Association of Northern Settlers in Jennings was formed with S. L. Cary as president. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921377323 The Association held a convention in New Orleans to encourage further immigration to Southwest Louisiana.]]> 2021-11-30 20:39:30 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921377323 October 8, 1888 The Warren Methodist Church was organized in Lake Charles. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921377973 2021-11-30 20:39:57 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921377973 January 9, 1889 Jennings’ first newspaper was published by H. W. Cary. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921378685 The town had a population of 400 at this time.]]> 2021-11-30 20:40:27 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921378685 February 2, 1889 The Library Society of Jennings purchased a house and lot from Will Daniels to start the town's first public library. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921379378 2021-11-30 20:40:55 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921379378 October 23, 1889 Workmen completed construction of the first public school in Lake Charles, located on the corner of Kirkman and Kirby streets. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921385793 2021-11-30 20:45:14 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921385793 November 8, 1889 The First National Bank of Lake Charles was chartered. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921386442 2021-11-30 20:45:37 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921386442 December 26, 1889 The first election for village officers in Jennings was held with John H. Roberts being elected mayor. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921387762 2021-11-30 20:46:35 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921387762 January 4, 1890 The first high school in Calcasieu Parish opened in Sugartown. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921388199 2021-11-30 20:46:55 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1921388199 February 12, 1890 Settlers received the first patent for the section of land designated for Oberlin. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923188485 2021-12-01 16:16:44 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923188485 March 2, 1890 The first service of the Methodist Episcopal Church was held in the Masonic Temple on Hodges Street. Reverend Cyrus King gave its first sermon. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923189824 2021-12-01 16:17:18 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923189824 October 20, 1890 Dr. Herman Frasch of Sulphur took out three patents on his new process for mining sulfur. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923191031 2021-12-01 16:17:50 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923191031 January 6, 1892 Calcasieu Bank, the first state bank in the area, was organized and opened for business. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923192109 2021-12-01 16:18:17 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923192109 January 14, 1893 The Review Club was formed in Lake Charles. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923192652 2021-12-01 16:18:29 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923192652 March 17, 1894 Morse Hardware Company of Jennings opened for business. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923193113 2021-12-01 16:18:39 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923193113 December 24, 1894 The new Frasch process, patented by Herman Frasch, succeeded in liquefying sulfur deposits in the ground, then pumping them to the surface. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923194439 2021-12-01 16:19:11 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923194439 February 4, 1895 The Lake Charles American Press was founded by Guy Beatty and J. F. Reed as the Lake Charles Press. It combined later with two other papers, the Lake Charles Daily and the Daily American. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923212415 2021-12-01 16:26:00 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923212415 February 14, 1895 The Great Snow began in Southwest Louisiana. Over 12 inches fell in two days, accumulating drifts of four to five feet. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923214487 2021-12-01 16:26:46 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923214487 March 22, 1895 The Riverside Irrigation Company was organized in Jennings. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923215530 2021-12-01 16:27:12 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923215530 July 15, 1897 Sam Houston Jones was born in Merryville. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923217877 2021-12-01 16:28:02 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923217877 November 23, 1898 The Enterprise Club was organized in Lake Charles. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923219704 2021-12-01 16:28:45 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923219704 December 30, 1898 The Lake Charles Carriage and Implement Company, owned by H. W. Lanz, opened a branch store in Crowley. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923220712 2021-12-01 16:29:09 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923220712 June 5, 1899 A. J. Johnson's store in Knappville was destroyed by fire as was Dumford and Shaffer's Ice Cream Parlor and the homes of Mrs. Grace Lyons and John A. Williams. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923248337 2021-12-01 16:40:33 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923248337 December 17, 1899 Jacob Ryan, Jr., the “father of Lake Charles,” died at his home on the lake front at age 83 and was buried in Bilbo Cemetery. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923261833 2021-12-01 16:45:52 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923261833 February 5, 1900 The town of Oberlin, in Allen Parish, was incorporated. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923266083 2021-12-01 16:47:24 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923266083 February 23, 1900 Lake Charles High School was the first high school in the state to publish a school newspaper. The publication was called "The Record." pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923266794 2021-12-01 16:47:37 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923266794 August 27, 1900 Rosa Hart, director of the Lake Charles Little Theatre, was born in Woodville, Mississippi. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923269548 2021-12-01 16:48:41 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923269548 November 3, 1900 The Lake Charles Weekly took over the Lake Charles Commercial. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923292836 2021-12-01 16:57:39 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923292836 August 16, 1901 Harrison C. Drew deeded six acres of land to the city of Lake Charles for a public park to be maintained by the "patriotic and public-spirited ladies" of the Enterprise Club. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923298689 2021-12-01 16:59:58 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923298689 August 22, 1901 A group of citizens petitioned the Lake Charles City Council proposing a sewerage and drainage system for the city. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923299235 2021-12-01 17:00:10 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923299235 September 21, 1901 Louisiana's first oil well was drilled at a depth of 1,832 feet in Jennings on the property of Jules Clement and T. H. Mahaffey. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923300757 The gusher sent up a four-inch column for five minutes. Scott Heywood successfully drilled for oil and formed the Jennings-Heywood Syndicate with his brothers and some local businessmen.]]> 2021-12-01 17:00:44 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923300757 October 7, 1901 The First National Bank in Jennings was organized with resources of $374,347. The first president was E. F. Rowson. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923301304 2021-12-01 17:00:57 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923301304 November 4, 1901 The Great Fire of Jennings, which began in the J. F. Dudley restaurant, wiped out almost the entire business section. Residents fought the fire with bucket brigades from nearby wells. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923302257 2021-12-01 17:01:18 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923302257 May 20, 1902 The Knights of Pythias in Jennings were issued their charter. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923302627 2021-12-01 17:01:28 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923302627 January 8, 1903 A three-year log jam containing over 100,000 logs was broken in the Calcasieu River by a combination of high water and loggers using 100 sticks of dynamite. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923304350 The jam was located near the mouth of the Ouiska Chitto and contained logs from Bundicks, Ten Mile, and Six Mile creeks.]]> 2021-12-01 17:02:10 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923304350 June 1, 1903 Kinder, Allen Parish, was created. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923305756 2021-12-01 17:02:42 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923305756 August 14, 1903 Albert Edwin Batson was hanged in Lake Charles for the murders of the Earl family in Jennings. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923306225 2021-12-01 17:02:52 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923306225 March 11, 1904 The Lake Charles American was first published. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923307126 2021-12-01 17:03:13 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923307126 August 30, 1904 The Lake Charles Loan and Trust Company was chartered. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923307801 2021-12-01 17:03:31 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923307801 July 13, 1905 The Brimstone Railroad and Canal Company began to dredge a canal from the Sulphur Mines to the Houston River. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923308281 2021-12-01 17:03:42 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923308281 1906 The First Baptist Church of Sulphur was organized. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923309031 2021-12-01 17:04:01 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923309031 October 27, 1906 At the end of a strike, all Lake Charles saw mills adopted a ten-hour day and a weekly pay day. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923309565 2021-12-01 17:04:14 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923309565 November 19, 1906 The Pleasure Pier Theater in Lake Charles opened. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923310881 2021-12-01 17:04:48 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923310881 1907 The first Catholic Church in Sulphur was built. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923311341 2021-12-01 17:05:00 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923311341 January 23, 1907 A fire started in the Oakdale pharmacy at 1 a.m. destroyed it and several other Oakdale businesses before it was stopped. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923311836 2021-12-01 17:05:11 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923311836 March 10, 1907 The Calcasieu Council, Knights of Columbus, was organized. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923312296 2021-12-01 17:05:23 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923312296 June 11, 1907 Temple Sinai filed articles of incorporation in Lake Charles. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923314644 Early Jewish worshipers met in a rented hall until the temple above was constructed at 713 Hodges Street in 1903.]]> 2021-12-01 17:06:20 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923314644 August 9, 1907 The Lake Charles American Press reported the finest saw mill machinery was being installed in the Long Leaf Lumber Company plant in Longville, where "Old Glory" flew 160 feet on top of the town's steel water tank, near its three-story high commissary. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923318358 2021-12-01 17:08:01 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923318358 March 17, 1908 St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles opened to the public and was formally dedicated. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923420398 2021-12-01 17:43:27 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923420398 May 12, 1908 Delegates meeting in DeQuincy voted against becoming part of DeRidder Parish when Imperial Calcasieu was to be divided. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923439877 2021-12-01 17:51:56 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923439877 January 27, 1909 The Jennings Lawn Tennis Club was organized with George A. Courtney as president. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923440402 2021-12-01 17:52:12 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923440402 November 22, 1909 Fire destroyed the Lyric Theater, a warehouse owned by Leopold Kaufman, and a house in Lake Charles. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923440829 2021-12-01 17:52:26 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923440829 April 23, 1910 The great Lake Charles fire destroyed seven city blocks, including the parish courthouse, the city hall, and 107 other buildings. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923441516 2021-12-01 17:52:44 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923441516 April 24, 1910 First Baptist Church of Lake Charles dedicated a new building costing $30,000 on the corner of Hodges and Pujo streets. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923442405 2021-12-01 17:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923442405 June 22, 1910 The First Baptist Church of Elton was organized with 13 members. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923442784 2021-12-01 17:53:20 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923442784 September 18, 1910 Arsene Pujo of Lake Charles was elected U. S. Representative of the 7th Congressional District. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923443416 2021-12-01 17:53:38 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923443416 November 24, 1910 The Lake Charles High School football team won the Louisiana state championship. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923444101 2021-12-01 17:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923444101 December 6, 1910 S. A. Knapp was praised by Agriculture Secretary James Wilson for his encouraging work in getting Southwest Louisiana farmers to diversify by planting crops other than cotton. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923445208 Corn and rice were both important crops on the demonstration farm.]]> 2021-12-01 17:54:29 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923445208 December 8, 1910 William A. Steidley, after publishing newspapers in Westlake, Lake Arthur, and other places, began publication of the Kinder Gazette. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923458897 2021-12-01 18:00:45 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923458897 March 3, 1911 Governor Jared Young Sanders signed the original charter for the village of Elton. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923459333 2021-12-01 18:00:57 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923459333 April 19, 1911 The Louisiana Orchard and Land Company obtained letters of reference from local banks voicing approval of a proposed project to develop orchards of Satsuma oranges and Magnolia figs in five-acre tracts and offer them for sale. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923459971 The tracts would be known as Pioneer Orchards.]]> 2021-12-01 18:01:15 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923459971 October 11, 1911 James A. Kinder, the first person to occupy a homestead in the town of Kinder, died in Lake Charles where he had lived for 40 years. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923460652 He was born in Canada in 1843 and was a veteran of the 63rd Illinois Volunteers in the Civil War.]]> 2021-12-01 18:01:36 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923460652 November 13, 1911 The Lake Charles Humane Society was organized. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923460991 2021-12-01 18:01:46 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923460991 May 4, 1912 Delegates from Imperial Calcasieu's 10 wards agreed to divide the huge parish into four smaller parishes. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923827226 2021-12-01 21:32:22 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923827226 June 12, 1912 Governor Luther B. Hall signed bills creating Jefferson Davis, Beauregard, and Allen parishes out of parts of Imperial Calcasieu Parish. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923830879 2021-12-01 21:35:40 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923830879 July 7, 1912 The Grabow shootout took place four miles west of DeRidder between Galloway Lumber Company administrators and the Brotherhood of Timber organizers and members. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923831490 Three men were killed, 37 wounded, and 58 arrested for murder and conspiracy. All were acquitted in a trial in Lake Charles four months later.]]> 2021-12-01 21:36:14 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923831490 August 23, 1912 The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury paid the final installment of $37,800 for the Ryan Street courthouse. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923832978 2021-12-01 21:37:33 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923832978 September 25, 1912 Calcasieu Parish Deputy Sheriff Del Charlan fatally shot Charles "Leather Britches" Smith on a roadside in northern Imperial Calcasieu Parish. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923833936 Smith had been running for ten weeks from three murder indictments stemming from the Grabow incident.]]> 2021-12-01 21:38:13 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923833936 October 22, 1912 A second election was held to determine where the parish seat for Jefferson Davis Parish would be placed. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923835787 Jennings and Welsh had tied in the first election, beating out Lake Arthur and Elton; Jennings won the second election.]]> 2021-12-01 21:39:49 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923835787 November 26, 1912 The Lake Charles National Bank and the First National Bank merged with a combined capital of $200,000. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923836563 H. C. Gill was president and C. H. Moss was vice president. ]]> 2021-12-01 21:40:30 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923836563 January 1, 1913 Imperial Calcasieu Parish officially became four separate parishes: Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, and Jefferson Davis. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923837016 2021-12-01 21:40:41 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923837016 January 26, 1913 S. L. Cary, commonly known as "the father of Jennings," died at the age of 87. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923837283 2021-12-01 21:40:55 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923837283 June 13, 1913 DeQuincy was incorporated as a village. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923837641 2021-12-01 21:41:11 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923837641 September 30, 1913 Lake Charles was inundated by Calcasieu River flood waters. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923837879 2021-12-01 21:41:24 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923837879 April 17, 1914 Governor Luther E. Hall issued a proclamation establishing the village of Sulphur and appointed Dr. D. S. Perkins as the first mayor. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923838143 2021-12-01 21:41:37 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923838143 June 2, 1914 John McNeese, after whom McNeese State University was named, died a year after his retirement as first Calcasieu Parish school superintendent. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923838858 2021-12-01 21:41:55 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923838858 June 16, 1914 Sulphur was proclaimed a town. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923839115 2021-12-01 21:42:08 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923839115 April 14, 1915 Booker T. Washington spoke at the Arcade Theatre in Lake Charles discussing white assistance in improving education for rural black communities, improving the work ethic by increasing material ambitions, and urging an end to migrancy as a precondition to progress. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923840598 2021-12-01 21:43:26 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923840598 June 3, 1915 The Confederate Monument on the courthouse lawn in Lake Charles was unveiled by the Robert E. Lee Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923840941 2021-12-01 21:43:42 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923840941 June 24, 1915 The Calcasieu-Sabine section of the Intracoastal Canal was opened. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923841114 2021-12-01 21:43:53 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923841114 January 10, 1916 One of the largest oil gushers ever developed in Calcasieu Parish up to that time was a flow of over 12,600 barrels per day by Gardner and Noble's #27 in Vinton. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923841521 2021-12-01 21:44:16 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923841521 September 12, 1916 The first municipal elections were held in Sulphur. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923841740 2021-12-01 21:44:28 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923841740 January 15, 1917 The businessmen of Vinton organized the Vinton Chamber of Commerce. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923841962 2021-12-01 21:44:40 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923841962 August 31, 1917 Workmen began construction of the Lake Charles Aviation Camp (later renamed Gerstner Field). pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923845188 The 45th and 143rd Aero Squadrons of the U. S. Air Service from Chandler Field at Essington, Pennsylvania, became the first units to occupy the new Gerstner Field.]]> 2021-12-01 21:47:41 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923845188 September 4, 1917 The United Oil Refining Company, owned by Louisianians, began work on an oil refining plant in Westlake intended to produce 900 barrels of gasoline daily. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923845698 2021-12-01 21:48:07 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923845698 July 6, 1918 Major John Purroy Mitchel, 38, former mayor of New York City (1913-1917), died in an aviation accident at Gerstner Field. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923846888 He fell 500 feet to his death from the cockpit of a single-seater Thomas Morse Scout airplane when he forgot to fasten his seat belt. The nation mourned his death.]]> 2021-12-01 21:49:10 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923846888 August 6, 1918 The Hurricane of 1918 struck the Gulf coast between Oak Grove and Cameron with a tidal surge and 100-plus m.p.h. winds. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923847455 As it moved inland, it caused death and destruction at Creole, Big Lake, Gerstner Field, Lake Charles, Sulphur, and DeQuincy.]]> 2021-12-01 21:49:38 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923847455 May 21, 1919 In Jennings, E. C. Miller awarded a contract to build an up-to-date, 600-seat photo play house and theater on the corner south of the Calcasieu National Bank to Oliver and Sons of Lake Charles. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923849773 F. W. Steinman of Beaumont was to be the architect.]]> 2021-12-01 21:51:26 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1923849773 April 2, 1920 The Jennings Rotary Club was organized. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925526992 2021-12-02 16:10:10 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925526992 August 20, 1920 The Knights of Columbus charter was presented in Jennings with Leo J. Nohe as first grand knight. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925528374 2021-12-02 16:10:46 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925528374 November 29, 1920 Following his unsuccessful campaign as Democratic candidate for the vice presidency, Franklin Delano Roosevelt arrived in Lake Charles for a five-day hunting trip in Cameron Parish. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925529008 2021-12-02 16:11:03 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925529008 February 25, 1921 The U. S. government sold all the remaining hangars, barracks, and other buildings (about 100) and many tons of equipment at Gerstner Field, valued at $2 million, to Harris Brothers, a New York wrecking firm, for $50,000. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925529698 2021-12-02 16:11:21 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925529698 February 27, 1924 Lillian Young, a fine dancer and actress, appeared in Lake Charles in The Gingham Girl. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925530602 2021-12-02 16:11:45 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925530602 July 14, 1924 The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, under the presidency of H. G. Chalkley, issued a proposal for a highway system. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925532862 A detailed map printed in the Lake Charles American Press gave the location of the highways to be constructed and rebuilt. Fred Shutts was the parish engineer and W. B. Gabbert was the chairman of the road and bridge committee. ]]> 2021-12-02 16:12:37 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925532862 December 23, 1924 The Union Sulphur Company closed. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925534088 2021-12-02 16:13:07 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925534088 December 3, 1926 The Port of Lake Charles and the Calcasieu Ship Channel were formally opened. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925538099 2021-12-02 16:14:42 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925538099 February 24, 1927 The newly organized Little Theatre, inspired by Rosa Hart, presented its first production, three one-act plays, at the Episcopal Parish House. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925538770 2021-12-02 16:14:59 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925538770 April 30, 1928 Drew Park, Lake Charles’ first city park, was formally dedicated to the city. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925539384 2021-12-02 16:15:12 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925539384 March 18, 1929 The Pentecostal Assembly of Sulphur was chartered. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925539947 2021-12-02 16:15:27 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925539947 March 1, 1931 The Business and Professional Women's Club of Lake Charles was formed. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925540344 2021-12-02 16:15:37 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925540344 April 10, 1931 Ethel Barrymore, although hampered with a severe cold, played in "The Love Duel" in Lake Charles supported by her children, Ethel Barrymore Colt and John Drew Colt. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925541533 2021-12-02 16:16:05 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925541533 May 9, 1931 LaGrange High School, located on Ryan Street, was destroyed by fire. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925543641 2021-12-02 16:16:59 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925543641 December 7, 1933 The Charleston Hotel grill started the first legal liquor sales in Lake Charles following the repeal of prohibition. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925546386 Straight whiskey was 30 cents a shot, highballs 40 cents, and wine sold at 30 cents a glass.]]> 2021-12-02 16:18:10 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925546386 July 23, 1934 Calcasieu Marine Bank opened its doors in Lake Charles with Della Bel Krause making the first savings deposit. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925547271 2021-12-02 16:18:33 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925547271 February 13, 1935 Permission to build a new radio station to be operated by the Calcasieu Broadcasting Company in Lake Charles was granted by the Communications Commission in Washington, D. C. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925549272 KPLC radio began broadcasting a program of live and recorded music, business news, and agricultural programing including rice production, dairying, and tick eradication.]]> 2021-12-02 16:19:25 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925549272 1935 Mathieson Alkali Works opened. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925549872 2021-12-02 16:19:40 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925549872 April 9, 1937 Built in 1905, the 35-room Holly-Hurst Sanitarium six miles east of Vinton was destroyed by fire. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925550597 2021-12-02 16:19:56 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925550597 May 3, 1937 The Imperial Calcasieu Division Convention turned down Vinton and Sulphur's bid to divide the parish at the Calcasieu River. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925551924 2021-12-02 16:20:32 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925551924 April 21, 1938 The Most Reverend Jules B. Jeanmard, bishop of Lafayette, officiated at the solemn blessing of the new Catholic chapel of St. John Bosco in Westlake, assisted by clergy from Louisiana and Texas. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925553039 2021-12-02 16:21:01 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925553039 February 10, 1939 The Lake Charles Civic Symphony, conducted by Francis Bulber, presented its first concert. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925553985 2021-12-02 16:21:21 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925553985 September 11, 1939 Registration began for the first class of the Lake Charles Junior College, a division of LSU. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925555688 2021-12-02 16:22:05 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925555688 December 27, 1939 The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Park Committee, John Doescher, chairman, secured an option to buy a nine-acre tract on Prien Lake to be used as a park. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925561305 2021-12-02 16:24:21 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925561305 1940 Classes begin at the Southwest Louisiana Trade School (later called SOWELA). pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925562190 2021-12-02 16:24:44 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925562190 March 29, 1940 Lake Charles' new junior college was dedicated. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925563160 In attendance were Arthur Gayle, Dr. Joe Farrar, W. E. Holbrook, and Lether Frazar, all of whom have had buildings at McNeese named for them.]]> 2021-12-02 16:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925563160 April 4, 1940 The first Southwest Louisiana Fat Stock Show and Rodeo opened. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925564202 2021-12-02 16:25:30 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925564202 May 14, 1940 Chief Justice Charles O'Niell of the Louisiana Supreme Court swore in Sam Houston Jones as governor of Louisiana in Baton Rouge. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925565244 Jones was a native of Merryville in Beauregard Parish. ]]> 2021-12-02 16:25:53 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925565244 October 9, 1940 The McNeese Junior College football team played for the first time. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925566090 Although they played a tight first half, the Cowboys lost to Southwestern Louisiana Institute 32-0. ]]> 2021-12-02 16:26:16 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925566090 November 10, 1940 Elder Daniel Bass established a branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Lake Charles. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925566513 2021-12-02 16:26:28 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925566513 December 15, 1940 Before 2,000 people, the 135-member Messiah Chorus performed Handel's Messiah for the first time in the McNeese Auditorium. Dr. Francis Bulber directed. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925579573 2021-12-02 16:31:45 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925579573 1941 The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury leased a small parish-operated airport to the federal government to build the Lake Charles Army Air Field. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925580381 2021-12-02 16:32:02 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925580381 July 12, 1941 The Calcasieu River Deep Water Way Project was completed that dredged a 34-mile long, 33-foot deep, channel from Lake Charles to the Gulf of Mexico. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925581569 The channel project and the outbreak of World War II sparked economic and industrial growth in Southwest Louisiana. Governor Sam Jones and 400 others toured the channel on 14 tugs and cruisers.]]> 2021-12-02 16:32:30 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925581569 December 1, 1941 A large new U. S. O. recreation facility was dedicated in DeRidder with Governor Sam Jones of Louisiana and U. S. Army Major General Alvin C. Gillem as speakers. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925583603 2021-12-02 16:33:14 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925583603 November 28, 1942 Toni Jo Henry was electrocuted with 20,000 volts from a portable generator in the Calcasieu Parish jail. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925584762 She had been convicted of the 1940 Valentine's Day murder of a traveling salesman in a rice field southeast of Lake Charles. ]]> 2021-12-02 16:33:42 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925584762 August 1, 1942 The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury donated the German trophy cannon, a familiar sight on the courthouse lawn since 1919, to the nation's scrap metal drive. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925586341 2021-12-02 16:34:12 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925586341 1943 The U.S. Army began training bomber crews for B-26s at the Lake Charles Air Base. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925587074 2021-12-02 16:34:31 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925587074 December 21, 1943 Thomas B. Shearman, Sr. wrote his first editorial after purchasing the Lake Charles American Press. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925588075 2021-12-02 16:34:51 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925588075 September 1, 1943 Production began at the Firestone Synthetic Rubber and Latex Plant in Lake Charles. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925601476 2021-12-02 16:40:46 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925601476 January 22, 1944 A parish-wide library service was organized at the Lake Charles courthouse. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925602107 2021-12-02 16:41:04 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925602107 September 19, 1944 Ceremonies celebrated the completion of a plant near Sulphur designed to produce synthetic ammonia to make nitrate explosives for the United States government. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925602745 2021-12-02 16:41:21 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925602745 November 9, 1944 Mayor J. H. Handley declared that cattle would no longer be allowed to roam at large in the streets of Lake Charles. Policemen were to be on duty 24 hours a day to round up any loose livestock. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925604018 2021-12-02 16:41:49 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925604018 July 16, 1945 Bishop Jules Jeanmard created St. Margaret Parish in Lake Charles. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925604621 The original five blocks of property had been purchased for $625.]]> 2021-12-02 16:42:05 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925604621 November 14, 1945 Governor Jimmie Davis signed a proclamation creating the town of Westlake. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925605554 2021-12-02 16:42:31 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925605554 1946 After World War II, the Army curtailed its operations and deactivated the Lake Charles Air Base. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925606137 2021-12-02 16:42:43 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925606137 December 10, 1946 Preliminary work began on the I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925606837 2021-12-02 16:43:03 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925606837 October 14, 1947 A. R. McBurney, known as the father of the cattle industry in Southwest Louisiana, died in Elton. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925607338 2021-12-02 16:43:16 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925607338 May 17, 1948 The Lake Charles Little Theatre's production of "The Great Big Doorstep" opened featuring a weather-beaten cypress shack moved piece by piece from Sweet Lake to provide a realistic setting for the play. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925607982 2021-12-02 16:43:33 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925607982 1951 The U.S. Army reactivated the Lake Charles Air Base at the outset of the Cold War. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925608444 2021-12-02 16:43:47 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925608444 May 27, 1951 Lake Charles High School was destroyed by fire. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925609303 2021-12-02 16:44:09 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925609303 September 22, 1951 The Jennings Little Theatre presented the first night's performance of The Golden Road, an original pageant tracing the history of Jennings and depicting the value of oil and gas to the town, in the Jennings football stadium as part of the town's "Golden Oil Jubilee." pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925609899 2021-12-02 16:44:25 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925609899 September 28, 1951 Governor Earl K. Long opened the $13 million Calcasieu River Bridge in Lake Charles. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925610533 2021-12-02 16:44:38 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925610533 January 11, 1952 Earl Long issued a proclamation declaring the town of Sulphur a city. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925611049 2021-12-02 16:44:50 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925611049 March 31, 1952 The Cameron branch of the Calcasieu Marine National Bank opened and was the only bank operating in Cameron Parish at that time. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925611515 2021-12-02 16:45:01 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925611515 May 25, 1952 Citizens of Cameron Parish designated the day as "Dr. Carter Day" to honor Dr. Stephen O. Carter. They erected a marble and granite monument to him. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925612314 2021-12-02 16:45:20 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925612314 August 19, 1953 West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital opened its doors in Sulphur. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925612993 2021-12-02 16:45:36 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925612993 September 29, 1954 St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church of Lake Charles held its first service in a deserted city fire station at Creole and 18th Streets. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925614500 2021-12-02 16:46:14 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925614500 1954 KPLC-TV began broadcasting. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925615141 2021-12-02 16:46:31 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925615141 July 26, 1955 Eastdale Baptist Church in Lake Charles was chartered. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925627544 2021-12-02 16:51:21 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925627544 November 25, 1955 Lake Charles was upgraded to the small hubs class for air travel by the Civil Aeronautics Administration. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925627892 2021-12-02 16:51:30 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925627892 May 28, 1956 The first black students graduated from McNeese. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925628220 2021-12-02 16:51:39 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925628220 June 27, 1957 Hurricane Audrey hit the Louisiana coast at Cameron, killing at least 500 people. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925628741 2021-12-02 16:51:53 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925628741 December 19, 1958 The Stable, Lake Charles Little Theatre's playhouse, burned to the ground. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925635314 Despite the efforts of the local fire department, only a few items were rescued.]]> 2021-12-02 16:54:47 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925635314 1958 The U.S. Air Force renamed the Lake Charles Air Force Base for Lt. Gen. Claire Chennault. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925635883 2021-12-02 16:55:01 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925635883 April 6, 1961 Hercules officially opened its first polypropylene plant in Lake Charles. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925636514 2021-12-02 16:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925636514 1961 The first commercial airliner landed at the newly opened Lake Charles Airport. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925636870 2021-12-02 16:55:28 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925636870 1962 The Southwest Louisiana Trade School became SOWELA Technical Institute. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925637267 2021-12-02 16:55:39 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925637267 1963 The U.S. Air Force closed Chennault Air Force Base. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925638055 2021-12-02 16:55:55 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925638055 June 7, 1964 Rosa Hart, founder and director of the Lake Charles Little Theatre, died. She had served as director for 30 years. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925638796 2021-12-02 16:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925638796 June 26, 1964 The $18 million I-210 bridge was opened. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925639181 2021-12-02 16:56:21 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925639181 August 26, 1964 The Lake Charles Dock Board approved the construction of an industrial canal west of Big Lake Road, west of the southern end of the municipal airport, and south of the country club. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925640001 The total cost for the construction was to be $3.5 million.]]> 2021-12-02 16:56:41 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925640001 August 18, 1966 The Artists' Civic Theatre and Studio (ACTS) held its first meeting in Lake Charles. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925640507 2021-12-02 16:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925640507 1967 Lake Charles celebrated its centennial with events throughout the year. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925641253 2021-12-02 16:57:12 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925641253 February 1, 1967 The Coushatta Indian Trading Post opened in Elton. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925641710 2021-12-02 16:57:23 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925641710 1967 The Southwest Louisiana section of Interstate 10 was completed. Drivers could now travel from Duson, La. to Houston, Tex. without stopping. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925642348 2021-12-02 16:57:40 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925642348 July 1, 1967 The Lake Charles city school system merged with the Calcasieu Parish school system ending sixty years as separate systems. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925642913 2021-12-02 16:57:55 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925642913 July 22, 1969 Sulphur annexed Maplewood. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925643356 2021-12-02 16:58:06 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925643356 September 22, 1972 Le Centre Civique de Lac Charles opened. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925643728 2021-12-02 16:58:17 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925643728 January 15, 1976 A dispute between labor unions and independent contractors erupted into violence at the Jupiter Chemical Company. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925650292 One person, Joe Hooper, was killed and several others were injured. The violence spurred efforts in the Louisiana Legislature to pass the Right-To-Work bill later that year.]]> 2021-12-02 17:01:13 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925650292 1976 Burton Coliseum built. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925652219 2021-12-02 17:02:10 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925652219 May 16, 1977 The U. S. Supreme Court established the final boundary between Louisiana and Texas. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925737089 The Court set the boundary at the midpoint between the jetties at the mouth of the Sabine River. The decision gave Louisiana 9,200 acres of Gulf of Mexico sea bottoms south of the Sabine, an important area for oil and fishing industries. ]]> 2021-12-02 17:41:52 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1925737089 September 13, 1979 Olin produced its first batch of PACE, the first consumer product made in the Sulphur area. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927647859 It is used as a swimming pool sanitizer and in dishwashing detergents and cleaners.]]> 2021-12-03 15:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927647859 April 25, 1980 The Catholic Diocese of Lake Charles was established. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927648246 2021-12-03 15:55:04 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927648246 1980 SOWELA Technical Institute moved from downtown Lake Charles to J. Bennett Johnston Avenue. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927648794 2021-12-03 15:55:15 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927648794 1981 Radio station KGRA became KBIU. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927649468 2021-12-03 15:55:31 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927649468 December 31, 1982 Governor Dave Treen toured flooded areas of Calcasieu Parish. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927650115 North Lake Charles, Westlake, Moss Bluff, and Sulphur were affected the most.]]> 2021-12-03 15:55:50 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927650115 1982 Television station KVHP began broadcasting. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927650452 2021-12-03 15:56:01 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927650452 October 17, 1983 The Calcasieu Marine National Bank Tower opened in Lake Charles. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927651057 2021-12-03 15:56:17 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927651057 December 29, 1990 The Sulphur High School cheerleaders beat 141 other squads to win the National Cheerleaders Association Championship in Dallas, Texas. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927652022 2021-12-03 15:56:44 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927652022 April 13, 1993 McNeese professor Robert Olen Butler, Jr. and Tony Kushner (who grew up in Lake Charles) won Pulitzer Prizes for fiction and drama, respectively. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927652365 2021-12-03 15:56:55 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927652365 1994 KZWA radio began broadcasting. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927652686 2021-12-03 15:57:05 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927652686 October 24, 1996 President Bill Clinton, during a campaign appearance at Chennault Industrial Airpark, became the first sitting president to visit Lake Charles. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927653077 2021-12-03 15:57:17 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927653077 December 5, 1996 The Lake Charles Boardwalk opened on the lakefront. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927653691 2021-12-03 15:57:31 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927653691 October 7, 1997 The Ice Pirates bring ice hockey to Lake Charles. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927654010 2021-12-03 15:57:39 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927654010 October 1, 1997 The Central School Arts and Humanities Center officially opened. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927654705 Built in 1912, the school closed in the late 1970s. Through the efforts of Mayor Willie Mount and the Calcasieu Historical Preservation Society, the building was renovated to house art studios, workshops, offices, and meeting spaces. ]]> 2021-12-03 15:57:59 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927654705 April 16, 2000 Randy Roach won his first mayoral election. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927656498 He became Lake Charles’ longest serving mayor before stepping down in 2017. ]]> 2021-12-03 15:58:53 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927656498 September 17, 2000 Millennium Park opened on the grounds of the Lake Charles Civic Center. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927657001 2021-12-03 15:59:06 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927657001 September 18, 2002 Founding members of the Hackberry Ramblers, Edwin Duhon and Luderin Darbone, received National Heritage Fellowships. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927657436 2021-12-03 15:59:20 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927657436 September 24, 2005 Hurricane Rita ravaged Southwest Louisiana. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927657735 2021-12-03 15:59:29 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927657735 December 20, 2006 Former President George H.W. Bush and actor George Clooney visit Cameron to present a $2 million donation to re-build the South Cameron Memorial Hospital which was destroyed by Hurricane Rita. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927658157 2021-12-03 15:59:41 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927658157 August 27, 2020 Hurricane Laura, one of the strongest storms to hit Louisiana, caused widespread destruction in Southwest Louisiana. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927660157 2021-12-03 16:00:38 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1927660157 October 16, 1959 Senator Mrs. John F. Kennedy, Jr. visit Lake Charles. pthreatt https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1932039239 2021-12-06 19:52:47 UTC https://padlet.com/pthreatt/4vrq62wsxhcfit9h/wish/1932039239