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Lake Charles

American  

noun

  1. a city in SW Louisiana.


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A $250 million upgrade at the Lake Charles, La., facility would increase premium gasoline production.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

Citgo’s assets include three U.S. refineries located in Lake Charles, La.; Corpus Christi, Texas; and Lemont, Ill., in addition to pipelines, terminals and other downstream assets.

From MarketWatch Jan. 5, 2026

To fulfill the credits, it would build its first commercial facility near Lake Charles, La., in part powering nearby data centers.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 30, 2025

Around this same time, photos began to circulate online of the couple at a medical facility in Lake Charles, LA.

From Salon Mar. 29, 2024

In Lake Charles, Louisiana, the public defender office has only two investigators for the 2,500 new felony cases and 4,000 new misdemeanor cases assigned to the office each year.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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