Editing Lake Charles, Louisiana (section)

==In popular culture==
* The musical ''[[Caroline, or Change]]'' by [[Tony Kushner]], which was nominated for the [[Tony Award]] for Best Musical in 2004, is set in Lake Charles.
* Lake Charles is mentioned in [[Jack Kerouac]]'s ''[[On the Road]]''. After leaving Sal Paradise in Mexico, Dean Moriarty's car breaks down in Lake Charles.
* [[Lucinda Williams]], singer and songwriter, wrote the song "Lake Charles" about her hometown.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Smigelski|first1=Joseph|title=Lucinda Williams: She Breaks My Heart|access-date=February 23, 2017|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-smigelski/lucinda-williams-she-brea_b_642169.html|date=May 25, 2011}}</ref>
* Lake Charles is mentioned as the traveler's destination in the song "[[Up on Cripple Creek]]" by [[The Band]].

=== Films ===
Lake Charles is featured or mentioned in ''[[The Drowning Pool (film)|The Drowning Pool]]'', ''[[The Beyond (1981 film)|The Beyond]]'', ''A Taste of Louisiana with Chef John Folse & Co.'', ''[[Passion Fish]]'', ''[[Good Eats]]'', ''[[UFC 22]]: There Can Be Only One Champion'', ''[[UFC 24]]: First Defense'', ''[[Blue Vinyl]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303307/|title=Blue Vinyl|access-date=September 1, 2018|website=IMDb.com}}</ref> ''[[Little Chenier]]'', ''Mercy'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0893538/|title=Mercy|access-date=September 1, 2018|website=IMDb.com}}</ref> ''[[Split Ends (U.S. TV series)|Split Ends]]'', ''All Over But to Cry'', ''Film Hustle'', ''Good Boy'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1262899/|title=Good Boy|access-date=September 1, 2018|website=IMDb.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/search/title|title=IMDb: Most Popular Titles With Location Matching "Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA"|website=IMDb.com|access-date=September 1, 2018}}</ref> and ''[[10 Cloverfield Lane]]''.
* In the 1969 film ''[[Easy Rider]]'', the as-yet unfinished I-210 Israel LaFleur Bridge can be seen in the background of a motorcycle scene with [[Dennis Hopper]] and [[Peter Fonda]] traveling west through Lake Charles on the I-10 Interstate.