Westlake High School

Brief History

• Westlake High was established in 1914; before that, Westlake students went to Lake Charles High.^[2]
• The first campus on Sulphur Avenue was the "yellow brick building"; the school moved to Garden Drive in January 1967.^[2]
• Football started in 1946, and the Rams won the state title in 1953 and were state runner-up in 2007.^[2]

Location

Max Caldarera Memorial Stadium
1000 Garden Dr., Westlake, LA 70669^[3]

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Fun Facts

• Westlake was incorporated in 1945 and is ringed by chemical plants and refineries.^[4]
• It sits on the west bank of the Calcasieu River, tied to Lake Charles by the I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge.^[4]
• The school newspaper is the "Ram-Page," and the archrival is Sam Houston.^[2]

Famous Alumni

• David LaFleur – Class of 1992, tight end for the Dallas Cowboys^[2]
• Joshua Ledet – Class of 2010, third place on American Idol season 11^[5]

T-Rohn’s Comedian Corner

Westlake is the only town where the skyline is all smokestacks and everybody still calls it 'a pretty view.'

Westlake and Lake Charles are connected by the I-10 bridge. Locals call it a commute; out-of-towners call it a prayer.

The paper is called the Ram-Page. In Westlake even the journalism has horns.

Profile Sources

1. https://www.maxpreps.com/la/westlake/westlake-rams/football/schedule/
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westlake_High_School_(Louisiana)
3. https://stadiumconnection.com/la/stadium.php?id=3193
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westlake,_Louisiana
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Ledet