Calcasieu Parish
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The name Calcasieu comes from the Atakapan word, "quelqueshue" in a French transliteration, meaning "crying eagle." It was the name of an Atakapa chief, which French colonists applied to the local river, the Calcasieu River.
Proper noun[edit]
- One of 64 parishes in Louisiana, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states.. Parish seat: Lake Charles.
References[edit]
- Index of U.S. counties on Wikipedia.Wikipedia