The Calcasieu River is a vital artery for southwestern Louisiana’s economy and habitat for wildlife, but is listed among the nation’s most at-risk rivers according to national environmental nonprofit ...

(KPLC) - The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury has closed portions of the Calcasieu River and English Bayou to all recreational boat traffic due to high water. The closure applies to the Calcasieu ...

The shrimp stopped coming up the Calcasieu River after Venture Global built its Liquified Natural Gas terminal. The river’s ongoing pollution, on top of decades of hazardous waste dumping ...

LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) - The Calcasieu River is now open to recreational boat traffic. The river was temporarily closed on Jan. 4 due to high river levels caused by heavy rains in Southwest Louisiana ...

WESTLAKE, LA (KPLC) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District is hosting a public meeting on Wednesday to discuss the reduction of service hours at the Calcasieu River Saltwater Barrier ...

The money for the Calcasieu River and Pass Project was included in the Army Corps of Engineers' funding plan that was announced Tuesday, the American Press reported. Port of Lake Charles Director ...

The region has also seen several high-profile disasters. In 1994, a spill dumped over 1.7 million pounds of ethylene dichloride into the west bank of the Calcasieu. In 2006, millions of gallons of ...