# Calcasieu Parish

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. One of 64 parishes in Louisiana, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states. Parish seat: Lake Charles.

## 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.

## Source
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