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 One of 64 parishes in Louisiana, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states. Parish seat: Lake Charles. === References === Index of U.S. counties on Wikipedia.Wikipedia