Calcasieu Parish School System

The Calcasieu Career Center is an educational institution that enrolls more than 75 children and employs a staff of over 35 teachers. It is located in Lake Charles, La., and offers alternative educational opportunities to students. The institution conducts classes for students in grades six through eight and provides learning sessions in reading, social studies, physical sciences, math and biology. The Calcasieu Career Center also offers classes in technology and physical education, as well as arts and crafts. In addition, it employs a staff of special education instructors. The institutional additionally partners with CITGO, which provides several support services. The Calcasieu Career Center is a part of Calcasien Parish Public Schools, which operates various elementary, middle and high schools.

Nance International Inc. provides marine air conditioners, refrigeration, heating and ventilation systems to offshore drilling, industrial and maritime industries. Located in Beaumont, Texas, the company specializes in offshore and land based air conditioning and refrigeration. Nance International Inc.'s customers include offshore construction companies, drilling companies, shipyards, maritime and petrochemical industries, among others. The company designs and supplies walk-in refrigeration boxes, condensers, evaporators, control panels and refrigeration specialty items. In addition, Nance International Inc. offers marine heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) and refrigeration products/services, such as air conditioning, heating, refrigeration, process refrigeration, explosion proof of HVAC, etc.

St. Louis Catholic High School offers various extracurricular activities and educational programs, and is located in Lake Charles, La. Its program of studies is accredited by the Catholic philosophy of education, the Louisiana Department of Education and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The school s sports activities include volleyball, tennis, track and field, football, basketball, soccer, cross country, running, softball, baseball, bowling and cheerleading. It has various clubs and organizations, such as art, cheerleaders, key, rosary, Latin, science, speech, debate and library clubs, liturgical choir, the National Honor Society, quiz bowl, spirit band and student council. The school s library offers various resources and materials for growth and development of students and guidance services.