Southwest Louisiana

Southwest Louisiana

Southwest Louisiana (SWLA) is a five-parish area intersecting the Acadiana and Central Louisiana regions in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is composed of the following parishes (counties): Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis. [ [http://www.chamberswla.org/region/areacommunities.cfm Chamber / Southwest Louisiana] ] [ [http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/page.asp?id=152&detail=4277 Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals] ]

Southwest Louisiana has one metropolitan area: Lake Charles. The southwestern portion of Louisiana also is geographically and culturally attached to Southeast Texas.

ee also

*Intrastate regions

References

Bibliography

* [http://www.louisiana.edu/AboutUs/AreaProfile/History.shtml#Acadiana UL Lafayette Center for Louisiana Studies]

External links

* [http://www.regents.state.la.us/Students/lamap.htm Clickable map of Louisiana regions] at the Louisiana Board of Regents, a state agency created by the 1974 Louisiana Constitution
* [http://www.visitlakecharles.org/ Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau]


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