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Calcasieu Parish
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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
en One of 64 <<parishes>> in <<s/Louisiana>>, <<c/USA>>, the equivalent of a county in other US states Lake Charles.
References
Index of U.S. counties#C