The Informer: Opening of port brought rejoicing to Lake Charles - American Press

The Informer: Opening of port brought rejoicing to Lake Charles - American Press

“Only once before in the history of Lake Charles — Armistice Day, Nov. 11, 1918 — was there such general and genuine rejoicing in the city,” reads the Dec. 3, 1926, American Press. “And never before has any one achievement meant so much to the popular mind in Lake Charles as are the formal port and water opening ceremonies here today.” Lake Charles had been a port of call since the early 1800s for sailing vessels navigating the shallow river to …