Ryan Street

Traveling north or south in Lake Charles has generally meant a trip on Ryan Street. Please take alternate routes today as city crews place barricades for this afternoon's Krew of Krewes Parade.

The downtown section of Ryan street has come to life over the last few years. More businesses have moved in and there pedestrian activity like the area has not seen in years. Restaurants and bars have joined the shops and made the area an entertainment hub for day time and evening hours. Now the entertainment moves to the street corners.

If you travel I-10 West to go to work downtown and take the Ryan Street exit ... you may want to plan a little extra time for your drive beginning Monday.

Put on your dancing shoes this Friday after work, grab the family, grab a lawn chair and head for the 700 and 800 blocks of Ryan Street. It's time to kick off the holiday weekend with Downtown at Sundown. It's a free downtown event you don't want to miss.

It all starts Friday may 16th at six. The streets of downtown Lake Charles will be filled by the live music from Downtown at Sundown. Plan to spend some fun Friday nights watching the sun sink over the lake. The City of Lake Charles has released this year's Downtown At Sundown schedule.

I would think most crooks would dream of robbing a bank, armored truck, or even a liquor store ... But Wing Stop? Really?

I'm sure you remember the traffic delays caused by the construction at the corner of Prien Lake Road and Ryan Street a while back. The intersection is much more user-friendly now but there were growing pains. Now the growing pains move downtown.

intersections around town. This is the only place we've lived, so far, where there are plenteous traffic islands where folks making right turns have to yield to those making lefts! There are also intersections where it might be a good idea to have a snack, because you'll be there a while! I'm no traffic engineer, but I know there's technology that senses the presence of a vehicle and tells that signal to change to allow that vehicle through the intersection when there's no traffic. So, here are my picks for the worst traffic lights in town.