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Lake Charles venue facts

County

Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

Trial court of general jurisdiction

District Court

Appellate courts

Court of Appeal, First Circuit; Court of Appeal, Second Circuit; Court of Appeal, Third Circuit; Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit; Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit

Federal districts

Eastern District of Louisiana; Middle District of Louisiana; Western District of Louisiana

Forums and agencies in Louisiana

Workers' compensation claims arising in Louisiana are heard before the Louisiana Office of Workers' Compensation Administration; the Louisiana Rehabilitation Services (LRS) is Louisiana's public vocational rehabilitation agency. Attorneys confirm the governing rule for their case.

Sources: Louisiana Workforce Commission, Office of Workers' Compensation Administration (Workers' Compensation Main Menu, Links For Workers) (reviewed 2026-09-11)

Commuting flows, Calcasieu Parish

In the 2016-2020 American Community Survey commuting flows, the largest flows of workers into Calcasieu Parish came from Beauregard Parish (3,589 workers), Jefferson Davis Parish (3,235) and Orange County, Texas (1,877), and the largest flows out of Calcasieu Parish went to Cameron Parish (2,367 workers), Orange County, Texas (801) and Jefferson County, Texas (769).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016-2020 American Community Survey, county-to-county commuting flows (Table 1) (reviewed 2026-09-13)