Howdy Ags, looking for any recommendations on places to settle in and around Lake Charles, LA. Starting a new job there at Chennault Intl Airport at the end of July. Been in the North / East suburbs of DFW my whole adult life, Rockwall the last 20+ years
Need to get an apartment, small rental, or a camper/mobile home for a year or 2 so I can be in Lake Charles 4-5 days per week, then looking for a more permanent house in 2026.
Looking for any and all info or advice anyone has on either temporary or permanent locations.
For the temp arrangement, safety (property theft) would probably be my biggest consideration, and trying to keep it in the 1000-1200 month rent range or lower.
For the permanent solution in 2026, where we will buy a new home most likely, we'd want to figure out if there are any suburbs similar to Plano/Rockwall or any of the nice suburbs around Houston as far as housing / community makeup. From my one trip there with limited time to look, there really didn't appear to be anything like this down there? I heard the historic part of town is nice, but not sure if that fits the "suburban" lifestyle.
Also, wondering out loud if there is anything within about 45 minutes of Chennault that would get us far enough out of the Hurricane danger zone so that we would just be getting hit with heavy rain and 70 mph winds, rather than full-on house destruction from wind and flooding?
If suburbs are non-existent, my other choice would be something like 5 acres north of town where we can build and not be bordered by a bunch of mobile homes.
Would also consider stuff just west of the border on the Texas side if it makes sense, but I would imagine the further west I go I won't be able to get a "safe" distance away from the coast for hurricane avoidance without making the commute to work over an hour.
Most of the leadership team I will be a part of at work lives elsewhere and just maintains an apartment or has a 2 hour commute, which is telling of course...
Thanks for any help you can provide.
Need to get an apartment, small rental, or a camper/mobile home for a year or 2 so I can be in Lake Charles 4-5 days per week, then looking for a more permanent house in 2026.
Looking for any and all info or advice anyone has on either temporary or permanent locations.
For the temp arrangement, safety (property theft) would probably be my biggest consideration, and trying to keep it in the 1000-1200 month rent range or lower.
For the permanent solution in 2026, where we will buy a new home most likely, we'd want to figure out if there are any suburbs similar to Plano/Rockwall or any of the nice suburbs around Houston as far as housing / community makeup. From my one trip there with limited time to look, there really didn't appear to be anything like this down there? I heard the historic part of town is nice, but not sure if that fits the "suburban" lifestyle.
Also, wondering out loud if there is anything within about 45 minutes of Chennault that would get us far enough out of the Hurricane danger zone so that we would just be getting hit with heavy rain and 70 mph winds, rather than full-on house destruction from wind and flooding?
If suburbs are non-existent, my other choice would be something like 5 acres north of town where we can build and not be bordered by a bunch of mobile homes.
Would also consider stuff just west of the border on the Texas side if it makes sense, but I would imagine the further west I go I won't be able to get a "safe" distance away from the coast for hurricane avoidance without making the commute to work over an hour.
Most of the leadership team I will be a part of at work lives elsewhere and just maintains an apartment or has a 2 hour commute, which is telling of course...
Thanks for any help you can provide.