Louisiana – Lake Charles (Aug 16-17, 2020)

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So we got tired of being in the same state for so long. We could not believe we were in Texas from May to August. So we made some plans to travel to Pennsylvania/Maryland to see family. Here were our plans originally:

Yes this is the long way to Florida but we wanted to see family while work is still remote until January 2, 2021.

As we make our trip from Texas to Pennsylvania/Maryland, we headed towards Baton Rouge but stopped in Kinder, LA. During our stop, we visited Kinder, Lake Charles and the Sulphur, LA.

First some pictures of the RV and Dublyn while we stayed at the Coushatta Casino RV Park in Kinder, LA. We stayed two night. This park was only $25/night and it was great. The dog park here was exceptional and Dublyn loved running around.

We put Dublyn on the picnic table to give her a bath and she just finished her bath.

Of course,other than going to the casino, we went hunting for murals.

Let’s start with our visit to the “mural by Texas artist Paula Collins at the entrance to Sulphur Regional Library at 1160 Cypress St. is uniquely made of bricks in bas relief and depicts the rich history of the city of Sulphur. (Bas relief is an artistic technique that involves lightly carving a design into a surface. Most coins have images stamped on them in bas relief. In general, relief makes an artwork look like the picture is raised up from a flat background.)

A quick note about Sulphur, LA: In 1867, an experienced geologist, Professor Eugene W. Hilgard conducted a survey for the Louisiana Petroleum and Coal Oil Company of the state’s oil and mineral resources. Using hundreds of soil borings he concluded that the prospects for petroleum were poor, but its sulfur possibilities were great.

Unfortunately, we are not sure if the man in this mural is Hilgard or not. There is no discussion of the mural on the web – only pictures.

This picture was pulled from the web because we could not go inside of the closed library.
This is what we could see from outside of the library. The below pictures are ones we were able to zoom into through the glass.
We were able to get close ups of some of the mural where you can see the bricks actually sculpted

In addition to Sulphur, we went around Lake Charles and looked at the murals.

A great wall -split in two pictures. The colors on the water were so vibrant.
Again, someone took a wall and added color
These are in a park – one that was closed
We thought Lake Charles was named after someone named Charles. However, this gentleman gets a place of honor on the lake. This man “made sure that every person, no matter their race, or origin, was treated fairly…
Remnants from one of the World Trade towers from New York
A memorial for two gentlemen who lost their lives at the Pentagon on 9/11
A view of Lake Charles

Next is the Tree of Life created by Candice Alexander and Jeremy Price, a printmaker at McNeese and fellow muralist, co-designed the piece with Candice. Read the story of it at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/jambalaya-news-tree-life-mural-takes-root-downtown-lake-jody-taylor

This and the next three pictures are from the Tree of Life by Candice Alexander, Charleston Building, Downtown Lake Charles, LA which is a 50’x40’ mural, unbelievable proportions. This Tree of Life covers the entire south-facing side of the Charleston Building, a beautiful addition to a lively downtown Lake Charles.
located below the moon pictures below
Poor Moon. Hanging out by itself

That wrapped up our quick trip through Lake Charles.

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