Calcasieu Parish

English

Etymology

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

Calcasieu Parish

  1. One of 64 parishes in Louisiana, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states.. Parish seat: Lake Charles.

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