Our Mission:

The mission of the City of Lake Charles Mayor's Armed Forces Commission is to promote goodwill and understanding between the City of Lake Charles and the Armed Forces, both active and reserve. 

Our Meetings:

The commission meets on the second Monday of every month at 3:30 p.m. in the City Council chambers of City Hall. For more information, call 337 491-1383.

The commission coordinates many activities throughout the year, including the annual Veteran's Day parade and celebrations, the annual Patriot's Ball, National Vietnam War Veterans Day, and many others. The commission also maintains oversight of Veterans Memorial Park. 
 
Mayor Nic Hunter along with the City of Lake Charles Mayor's Armed Forces Commission are committed to improving the physical, emotional, and economic well-being of our nation's active military, veterans, and their family members. Our programs ensure they have the opportunity to experience the thankfulness and appreciation that they deserve.   

MAFC Logo 2024

If you are interested in being an annual sponsor, please contact Tanya Senegal at tanya.senegal@cityoflc.us.  For one-time donations please visit SWLA Community Foundation.

For more information on the Calcasieu Parish Tax Assessor's Program for Veterans, click here.

A Look Back - 2024 16th Annual Patriot's Ball

Louisiana Vietnam Veterans Memorial 

On Saturday, March 28, 2025, Secretary McGinley, Secretary Strickland, Mayor Hunter and the Mayor’s Armed Forces Commission, unveiled the new Louisiana Vietnam Veterans Memorial. In front of a crowd of 500 veterans, family members, active-duty soldiers from Fort Johnson, and patriots of all walks of life, the names of the 885 Louisiana Vietnam War casualties are now forever etched in granite. 

It is now a permanent fixture at our Veterans Memorial Park where the names of our fallen will never be forgotten.

Veterans MEmorial

Louisiana Vietnam Veterans Memorial Donors:

Phillips 66

Ralph Lewing

Alfred P. Cochran, P.E.

1SG Paul A. Schuldes, US Army (Ret.)

Antoine Ponton - In Memory of Col Hector Rafael Ponton

Kathy Johnson - In Memory of LTC Clyde Michael Regan

The Family of LTC Larry James Regan - In Memory of LTC Larry James Regan

Smoke on the Water, John Cradure – In Memory of Corporal Ernest J. Cradure

WB Williamson American Legion Post 1

Vietnam Vets Legacy Vets Motorcycle Club

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1098

Mayor’s Armed Forces Commission Endowment Fund

Sweet Lake Land & Oil Company, LLC

Southside Machine Works, Inc.

Louisiana State Society National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

View a calendar of upcoming Veteran-related events below: