Calcasieu,_Louisiana Knowpia

Calcasieu is an unincorporated community in Rapides Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana.^[1]

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A post office called Calcasieu was established in 1925, and remained in operation until 1960.^[2] According to tradition, Calcasieu was named after an Atakapa chieftain.^[3]

References edit

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calcasieu
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
^ Bright, William (Winter 2003). "Native American Place Names in the Louisiana Purchase". American Speech. 78 (4). Duke University Press: 358. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.1015.3344.

31°05′23″N 92°42′42″W / 31.08972°N 92.71167°W / 31.08972; -92.71167

[GNIS-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calcasieu

[2] "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 28, 2019.

[3] Bright, William (Winter 2003). "Native American Place Names in the Louisiana Purchase". American Speech. 78 (4). Duke University Press: 358. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.1015.3344.

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