The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusMoss Bluff is a census-designated place (CDP) in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 12,522 at the 2020 census. Located just north of the city of Lake Charles, it is considered a suburb of that city. Moss Bluff is a burgeoning community, and is one of the communities in Calcasieu Parish besides Lake Charles and Sulphur experiencing growth. Several efforts have been made to incorporate Moss Bluff, but at the present time the community is unincorporated.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 11,557 to 12,522 (+8%). Half of its homes were built before 1998.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Moss Bluff yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Moss Bluff’s history is told.
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Moss Bluff, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Moss Bluff is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Moss Bluff has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Clark Courts LA-4-3 in Lake Charles, 3.5 miles away.
Moss Bluff and the nearest listed places
Closest to Moss Bluff
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.