Lake Charles Real Estate blog by Derenda Grubb

What is meant by Imperial Calcasieu?, was an introduction to the 5 parishes that make up Imperial Calcasieu.  Calcaseiu and Cameron have been described already.  Next stop, Beauregard Parish. Beauregard Parish was formed out of the north area of Imperial Calcasieu Parish. It is to the North of Ca...

Cameron is to the South of Cacasieu Parish and is part of Imperial Calcasieu. It falls within the Lake Charles MSA as well as the larger Lake Charles Jennings Combined Statistical area. Cameron Parish is the largest insofar as land size of Louisiana's parishes and is located on the Gulf of Mexico...

Yesterday, I provided a brief historical insight into "What is meant by Imperial Calcasieu" and "Why does Louisina have Parishes instead of Counties." Here, I want to present Calcasieu Parish. Calcasieu Parish consists of the following cities and towns: Lake Charles (The Parish Seat) Sulphur West...

As this blog-to explain what is meant by Imperial Calcasieu - was started, it became apparent that for the sake of those relocating to Southwest Louisiana, it would be best to explain "Why Louisiana has parishes instead of counties." CalcasieuParish (Lake Charles is the "Parish Seat" of Calcasieu...

This blog started as a way to explain the term "Imperial Calcasieu" but became sidetracked due to the anticipated question "Why does Louisiana have parishes instead of counties?" Since Louisiana is the only state in the nation that refers to our larger, local governments as "parishes" it is proba...

A question I love to answer to those relocating to the Lake Charles area is, "Do you have a recycling program?" The answer is, "Yes!" We have a wonderful organization in Lake Charles called Team Green. In partnership with the City of Lake Charles and other sponsors, Team Green offers recyclingfro...

I'm pleased to report recent passage of legislation referred to as the GRAD Act, (Granting Resources and Autonomy for Diplomas Act) a major move in the right direction to support Louisiana colleges and universities. To understand the need for the GRAD Act, it is important to note that, at this ti...

Middle-class home buyers in Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jeff Davis Parish have been provided with a new resource thanks to the Calcasieu Parish Trust Authority. This resources comes in the form of a mortgage credit certificate program.  Maximum income to qualify in Calcasieu and Ca...

This Post is so well written, there is very little that I could add to it that would do justice to the post.  It is self explanatory.  Enjoy and use to better your profession and bussiness.  Thank You Lola AuduUnder all is the land. Upon its wise utilization and widely allocated ownership depend ...

Governor Jindal recently signed a bill that gives police the authority to stop a driver for texting while driving. The new law goes into effect on August 15th. Until that time, law enforcement officials can only cite a driver for texting while driving if they are pulled over for another alleged ...