SCHOOLS IN LAKE CHARLES

A new  55,000 sq ft. Lake Charles Charter School facility for Kindergarten- 8th grade will operate independently by the Lake Charles Charter School Foundation.   Soon to be built near the Power Center Parkway, there will be a new charter school  option for students of Calcasieu Parish in 2011-2012  The Lake Charles Charter School will offer a gifted program, special needs program and a program for average students.

The Lake Charles Charter School Board has received approval from the  Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE). An informational meeting will be hosted by the Lake Charles Charter School Board at the Lake Charles Civic Center February 21st at 6:00 pm

 For information on all Calcasieu Parish Public Schools in Lake Charles, Louisiaina visit the Calcasieu Parish School Board website.

A.B. Barbe High School located is located in the South Lake Charles District  of Calcasieu Parish.

When selling real estate in South Lake Charles, Louisiana I am often asked about the schools.  A.M. Barbe High School is the high school for the South Lake Charles district A.M. Barbe High School  often referred to as "Barbe" for short, is located at the end of W. McNeese Street and Weaver Road in Lake Charles.  

Barbe is the home of the Buccaneers or BUCS (as we know locally.)

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Students are offered many programs and student life organizations are plentiful. For more information you will want to visit the website of the Calcaiseu Parish School Board.

Local industry, Grace Davison, is the Partner in Education with Barbe helping to support the school with various projects.

Barbe is known for excelling in ALL aspects of athletics with state of the art facilities. The most well known landmarks are the Barbe Baseball Field and The Barbe Football stadium, where many BUC championships have been won! The Barbe Baseball program is one of the Nation's Top 10 Baseball programs of the decade.  The BUCS were 2008 National Champions of the Nike Sparq Challenge.

There is nothing like Friday Night Football and Barbe is always a contender for the 5-A team division.  The "BUCS" have enjoyed the status of being awarded All District champs over several years and  when football season rolls around Lake Charles fans flock to the stadium to cheer the BUCS on to victory!

Because of the convenient vicinity to nearby subdivisions the Barbe track also attracts many Lake Charles Residents who enjoy walking/running in the evening or on weekends.