Calcasieu River

The Calcasieu River ( ) is a river on the Gulf Coast in southwestern Louisiana. Approximately long, it drains a largely rural area of forests and bayou country, meandering southward to the Gulf of Mexico. The name "Calcasieu" comes from the Native American Atakapa language katkosh, for "eagle", and yok, "to cry". Its historical Spanish name was Arroyo Hondo ("deep stream").