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Lake Charles, LA
Full City Profile · Louisiana · Calcasieu Parish County
3.1
/5.0
B
Good
81,679
Population
1,721/sq mi density
$56,864
Median Income
$35,847 per capita
$204,000
Home Value
$202,231 Zillow
$1,090
Median Rent
33.8% income on rent
71°F
Avg Temperature
310 sunny days/yr
525
Violent Crime/100K
3,692 property/100K
B
Overall
3.1 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
B
Economy
3.4 / 5.0
$56,864 median income, 3.3% unemployment
A+
Affordability
4.7 / 5.0
$204,000 home value, $1,090/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
525 violent crimes/100K (38% above avg)
B
Education
3.4 / 5.0
29.4% bachelor's degree or higher
DOL Wage Violations in Lake Charles (50)
76
Violations
$2,067,156
Back Wages Owed
3,010
Employees Owed
Data from the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) enforcement actions since 2005. Shows employers with back wage violations.
| Employer | Severity | Parent Company | ZIP | Industry | Cases | Back Wages | Per Employee | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratigo's Dynamics | MAJOR | - | 70615 | - | 1 | $611,544 | $1,223 | 500 |
| Polaris Engineering, Inc. | SIGNIFICANT | - | 70601 | - | 1 | $292,393 | $7,695 | 38 |
| Mesa Mail Service | SIGNIFICANT | - | 70611 | - | 2 | $230,185 | $9,207 | 25 |
| Heaven on Earth Network Inc | - | - | 70601 | - | 1 | $81,163 | $933 | 87 |
| Fuji Japanese Steak House | - | - | 70615 | - | 1 | $64,683 | $1,268 | 51 |
| New Beginnings Learning and Development Cente | - | - | 70607 | - | 1 | $58,445 | $7,306 | 8 |
| Saint Martin De Porres Nursing Home | - | - | 70615 | - | 1 | $57,115 | $1,058 | 54 |
| L'Auberge du Lac Hotel & Casino | - | - | 70601 | - | 1 | $38,053 | $6,342 | 6 |
| Par Construction | - | - | 70601 | - | 1 | $37,274 | $1,962 | 19 |
| Compassionate Covenant Adult Day Care | - | - | 70601 | - | 1 | $32,371 | $4,046 | 8 |
| Pelican Mail Service/Medallion Mail Service | - | - | 70611 | - | 1 | $31,640 | $10,547 | 3 |
| CJ Tech Services, LLC | - | - | 70607 | - | 1 | $30,989 | $1,347 | 23 |
| Chad's Pawnshop | - | - | 70601 | - | 1 | $30,298 | $1,082 | 28 |
| Edwards Mail Transportation Group, LLC | - | - | 70611 | - | 1 | $28,915 | $964 | 30 |
| Casa Manana Restaurant | - | - | 70601 | - | 1 | $27,415 | $29 | 937 |
| Hong Kong Restaurant | - | - | 70601 | - | 1 | $24,756 | $6,189 | 4 |
| Holiday Inn & Suites | - | IHG | 70601 | - | 1 | $24,751 | $369 | 67 |
| Edwards Postal Group | - | - | 70611 | - | 1 | $23,515 | $1,238 | 19 |
| Lemoine Disaster Recovery | - | - | 70605 | - | 1 | $23,302 | $630 | 37 |
| Calcasieu Parish School Board | - | - | 70601 | - | 1 | $21,126 | $10,563 | 2 |
| Lake Charles Clinical Trials | - | - | 70601 | - | 1 | $19,766 | $1,235 | 16 |
| Hong Kong of Lake Charles, III | - | - | 70601 | - | 1 | $18,983 | $413 | 46 |
| Kyoto Japanese Steak House Inc. | - | - | 70607 | - | 1 | $17,638 | $653 | 27 |
| Beau-Cal, Inc | - | - | 70611 | - | 1 | $17,475 | $514 | 34 |
| Devillier Services, LLC | - | - | 70615 | - | 1 | $16,520 | $661 | 25 |
| 1st Abundant Home Care LLC | - | - | 70611 | - | 1 | $15,141 | $96 | 157 |
| Chardeles Truck & Auto Plaza | - | - | 70615 | - | 1 | $15,072 | $2,512 | 6 |
| Harley Davidson of Lake Charles | - | - | 70602 | - | 1 | $12,856 | $1,286 | 10 |
| CARC, Inc. | - | - | 70615 | - | 3 | $12,104 | $216 | 56 |
| Unitech Academy | - | - | 70601 | - | 1 | $11,204 | $295 | 38 |
| DeWalt Lawn and Landscape | - | - | 70611 | - | 1 | $10,241 | $732 | 14 |
| Inn on the Bayou | - | - | 70605 | - | 1 | $9,494 | $1,356 | 7 |
| Blessed Care | - | - | 70601 | - | 1 | $9,017 | $334 | 27 |
| St. John Elementary School | - | - | 70605 | - | 1 | $8,772 | $1,253 | 7 |
| Resthaven Nursing Center | - | - | 70605 | - | 1 | $8,155 | $255 | 32 |
| Daren R Snider Construction, LLC | - | - | 70611 | - | 1 | $7,865 | $1,124 | 7 |
| Lake Charles Care Center | - | - | 70601 | - | 2 | $6,516 | $85 | 77 |
| Mid-State Services | - | - | 70601 | - | 1 | $6,411 | $321 | 20 |
| Nash Masonry | - | - | 70601 | - | 2 | $6,156 | $342 | 18 |
| Ship's Ahoy Children's Academy | - | - | 70601 | - | 1 | $5,645 | $176 | 32 |
| Lake Area Development | - | - | 70605 | - | 1 | $5,114 | $426 | 12 |
| St John's Little Lambs | - | - | 70605 | - | 1 | $4,607 | $329 | 14 |
| Smoothie King | - | - | 70605 | - | 1 | $4,450 | $247 | 18 |
| CINC II, Inc. | - | - | 70605 | - | 1 | $3,840 | $240 | 16 |
| Hampton Inn #LCHLC | - | Hilton Worldwide | 70601 | - | 1 | $3,666 | $3,666 | 1 |
| The Gardens & Guardian | - | - | 70605 | - | 1 | $3,572 | $198 | 18 |
| Zeus - Lake Charles | - | - | 70605 | - | 1 | $3,398 | $378 | 9 |
| Southwest Louisiana Independence Center | - | - | 70605 | - | 1 | $3,371 | $22 | 155 |
| F Miller Construction, LLC | - | - | 70601 | - | 1 | $3,234 | $1,617 | 2 |
| McDonald's of Southwest Louisiana | - | McDonalds Corporation | 70607 | - | 2 | $3,094 | $1,031 | 3 |