Calcasieu is an
unincorporated community in
Rapides Parish, in the
U.S. state of
Louisiana.
History
A post office called Calcasieu was established in 1925, and remained in operation until 1960. According to tradition, Calcasieu was named after an
Atakapa
The Atakapa Sturtevant, 659 or Atacapa were an indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands, who spoke the Atakapa language and historically lived along the Gulf of Mexico in what is now Texas and Louisiana. They included several distinct band ...
chieftain.
References
Unincorporated communities in Louisiana
Unincorporated communities in Rapides Parish, Louisiana
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