Things to Do in the Lake Charles area
If you're looking for cool casino action at some of the hottest casinos and riverboats east of Vegas and north of the Caribbean, specifically L'Auberge Du Lac and Isle of Capri, this is definitely your kind of town. But there's a lot more hidden treasure just now starting to float up around this bayou metropolis. Take the Lake Charles Symphony. We're talking world-class here. You like Jazz? Check out McNeese State University's famous Jazz band. You think New Orleans has the monopoly on outstanding live music? It's just a matter of knowing exactly where to look. How about some great night fishing? Head out to Big Lake. Rodeos? Try Burton Coliseum. Concerts? Check out the Lake Charles Civic Center. Water sports? A city built on two lakes, what more can you ask for. Water skiing. Jet skiing. Windsurfing. And the list goes on...

History & Facts
Mid 1760's a hand of French settlers hailing from the Bordeaux region traversed Atlantic squalls, sprawling Appalachian foothills, vast wild country to embrace a territory wall-to-wall dense with cypress and pine wood. A swamped land rich in game and vegetation. Overrun by Midwestern Desperados. Eastern Outlaws. Smugglers. Pirates. A restless strip claimed by all, ruled by none. And then they entered. LeBleus. Salliers. Adventurous Europeans. Purchased land from the Indians. Staked up new homes. A new town born. Reborn. Charlie's Lake. Town of Charleston. Charles. Indoctrinated Lake Charles mid March 1867. And others came often. French. Spanish. Dutch. English. Mixed brews of settlers, growing easily into the natural lumber town.

Pirates had reigned. The latter 17 and early 1800's. The Myth of Captain Jean Lafitte loomed thick. His thieving band in tow. Silent in pirogues. Wooden longboats. They'd fled New Orleans on the lam. Hid out in Lake Charles. Buried jewels. Gold. Contraband everywhere. Bubbling up in bayous, they claimed. Myth and reality inseparable still. Then he came. A seaman, Captain Daniel Goos. Sent his schooner out into the Gulf of Mexico for trade. To Mexico. Texas. Attracted neighbors near and far to this rising river town. Built a lumber mill in 1885. A schooner dock. Profited handsomely, as did most. Myth was valuable, they knew. But this lumber commerce and burgeoning trade would guide Lake Charles into its lush reality.

Lake Charles is the corporate headquarters for Corporate Housing, Inc.! We've got you covered in Lake Charles, Sulphur and across Southwest LA.

Lake Charles Links

Moving to Lake Charles, Sulphur, or Westake? Need temporary housing?
If Lake Charles, Sulphur, Westlake or other nearby cities in Southwest Louisiana is your destination and you are in need of temporary furnished apartments, commonly called Corporate Apartments or Corporate Housing, put our experience to work for you.
 
Corporate Housing, Inc. has provided short and long-term housing throughout the Lake Charles area for over 15 years! We provide a pleasant, affordable alternative to what can be a grueling and costly extended hotel stay.

To locate temporary, furnished housing in Lake Charles, Sulphur, and all of Southwest LA, call a Corporate Housing leasing agent. Simply tell us if you want a 1, 2 or 3 bedroom furnished apartment as well as your Southwest LA city preference. Our agents understand the needs of those looking for short-term, temporary housing! And, because our corporate headquarters are here, we suspect that your short-term visit may turn into an extended stay! That is why we go all-out to offer the services needed at all price levels.

As a pet-friendly company, we will work with you to locate a pet friendly apartment or apartment complex. Bi-monthly, or monthly housekeeping is available and we offer a single, monthly invoice. Read more at “how we work.”

We are long-time members of the Southwest Louisiana Chamber of Commerce. We hold membership in the Corporate Housing Providers Association (CHPA) and Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).