Lake Charles is ready to revitalize its lakefront. 2022 has seen a number of new businesses announce their intentions to open locations on the lakefront, bringing food, entertainment, and recreational activities to the long underdeveloped area. It’s been 17 years since talks began on how to bring the area back, and Mayor Nic Hunter is glad that things are finally in motion.
“I’m very honored to be part of a group that made this happen,” said Hunter.” And we have some very solid, very real projects that are happening on our lakefront.”
The centerpiece of the redevelopment is Port Wonder. When it is finished, the educational and entertainment facility will sit on the north shore and should serve as a catalyst to bring families back to the lakefront thanks to two notable tenants says Hunter.
“One is the children’s museum,” Hunter said. “We will be building a brand new, state of the art children’s museum. And the second tenant is a science and nature center, which will be administered by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.”
Hunter is proud that most of the companies moving to the lakefront are locally owned, and after years of effort to attract these businesses, Lake Charles is getting to work, with major construction in the area about to start. Over the next few months, things will really get rolling with Mayor Hunter expecting to begin seeing the fruits of this labor early in 2023.
“It’s no longer just a dream,” he added. “You’ll actually see these things start to come to formation, and then first/second quarter of next year we would expect some of these projects to be open and ready to accept visitors and guests.”
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