City Administrator
A Message from the City Administrator, John Cardone, Jr. |
Hello and welcome to Lake Charles, Louisiana. I'm John Cardone, Jr., City Administrator for the City of Lake Charles. It is my privilege to introduce you to our city and a few of the many amenities of our area.
Located in the southwest corner of the state, Lake Charles is bordered by bayous, rivers, and lakes with a deep-water channel that leads to the Gulf of Mexico. Access to these waterways provides for excellent fishing, hunting and other celebrated sports activities in the Lake Area. Lake Charles is also known for its diverse arts and culture programming/events, casino resorts, many music venues, excellent cuisine and many great festivals that occur throughout the year.
Lake Charles covers just nearly 48 square miles, serves a community of more than 82,300 people and is a great place to raise a family. The city has a healthy economy, which makes it a prime location for business, industry and other development.
Lake Charles City Government employs approximately 1000 employees and has an Operating and Capital Budget for fiscal year 2023-2024 of $273.1 million of which $93.2 million (including $10.9 million in operating transfers) is for the General Fund operations which include Fire, Police, Public Works, General Government, Finance, Human Resources and Planning and Development. The City also operates four Enterprise Funds for Water, Transit, the Civic Center and a Golf Course and has various special revenue budgets including Disaster Recovery, Wastewater, Gaming, Recreation and other Community Service funds. The total combined budget includes a Capital Budget of $47.3 million that will be combined with funds authorized in previous years for numerous large projects, ongoing rehabilitation of existing infrastructure and long-term disaster recovery projects.
On behalf of all our employees, we will continue to strive to provide the highest quality of professional service to the citizens of our community, and we welcome all to come and visit our proud "city on the lake."
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Upcoming Events
- Nellie Lutcher Christmas Carol Extraordinaire12:00 am - 12:00 am
- Partners in Parks: Children's Miracle Network Presents Movies with the MayorDecember 21 9:00 pm - 11:30 pm
Contact Us
City Administrator
Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Phone: (337) 491-1381
- Fax:
(337) 491-1206 - Staff Directory