​Join the Republican Women of SWLA in welcoming 

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
Hal Hutchinson

When:  Thursday, April 24th, 2025
​Lunch Buffet @ 11:00 am - 1 pm Cost $30

Where:  Lake Charles Country Club
3350 Country Club Dr, Lake Charles, LA 70605
​Reservations by Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025
​​Contact: [email protected]​  ​
​Reservations not canceled by Tuesday before the event must be honored.

About our speaker

Hal Hutchinson
Retired, Louisiana State Police and Chitimacha Tribal Police Department. 
Hal Hutchinson retired from the Louisiana State Police after 29 years of service, and from Chitimacha Tribal Police after 8-½ years. During his tenure with LSP, he worked in uniform patrol, general detectives, narcotics, gaming enforcement and the crimes against children unit. As part of his time in the narcotics unit, he worked as an undercover agent. While assigned to the general detectives ’unit, he investigated officer-involved shootings, sex crimes and white-collar crimes. In the gaming unit, he was assigned primarily to the Chitimacha Tribal Reservation and investigated gaming-related offences. His last assignment was to the crimes against children unit, where he became certified with “Encase”, “FTK” and “Cellebrite” forensic tools. As a child forensic interviewer, he conducted over 300 child interviews. While part of the crimes against children unit, he was assigned to the FBI Innocent Images Task Force. Although focusing on the distribution of Child Pornography (CSPAM), many case of child sex trafficking were investigated with successful prosecutions. The crimes against children unit also conducted 100’s of cases involving predators using the internet to target children.  After retiring from LSP, he was appointed as the Chief of Police of the Chitimacha Tribal Police Department where he remained for just under a decade. In conjunction with Chief of Police duties, he was appointed by the Governor of Louisiana to serve on both the POST Council and POST Commission. 
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Location: Lake Charles Country Club
3350 Country Club Dr, Lake Charles, LA 70605

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2024 Southwest Louisiana Republican Calendar

March 2025 Election
Saturday, March 29, 2025

  • • City of Lake Charles Mayor
    • City Council Members

Deadline to Register to Vote

In Person/By Mail Registration Deadline 2/26/2025
Geaux Vote Online Registration Deadline 3/8/2025  
Deadline to Request a Mail Ballot from Registrar (other than Military and Overseas) 3/8/2025
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  • Request an absentee mail-in ballot by the prescribed deadlines.
  • Call the Registrar of Voters office at 337-721-4000 or visit GeauxVote.com to UPDATE YOUR ADDRESS so the ballot is delivered to your current residence.
  • Be sure to observe deadlines.​
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  • For voters who wish to hand deliver a mail-in ballot, please call the Office of the Registrar at 337-721-4000. The office is located on the 2nd floor of the Historic Calcasieu Courthouse.
  • Drop off times: Mon - Fri 8:00 am-4:30pm 
  • Deadline for mail in ballot to be received by Registrar is the Friday prior to Election Day at 4:30pm.​ ​

​Early Voting Dates & Times: 
Saturday, March 15 - Saturday, March 22​

8:30 am – 6:00 pm daily (closed Sunday) - All location to be open at this time
Early voting extended due to Act 365 of 2021 regular session

​Early Voting Locations: 

Lake Charles 

Calcasieu Parish Courthouse
​2nd Floor
Address: 1000 Ryan St #5
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Phone:  (337) 437-3550

Sulphur 

Sulphur City Annex
Address: 101 N Huntington St
Sulphur, LA 70663
Phone:(337) 527-4500

Moss Bluff  

Calcasieu Parish Library
261 Parish Rd
Lake Charles, LA 70611
Phone: (337) 721-7128

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Police Jury Meetings
1st Thursday of each month,
5:30, 901 Lakeshore Drive
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​City Council Meetings
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each month - 5:30 p.m.
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326 Pujo St., Lake Charles La.

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