Lake Charles
Lake Charles Civic Center (Lakefront Promenade and North Beach vendor permits)
In short
Lake Charles Civic Center (Lakefront Promenade and North Beach vendor permits) issues 1 permit we publish for Lake Charles, last verified 2026-10-09. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakefront Promenade and North Beach Vendor Site Permitonly if it applies to you | Lake Charles Civic Center (Lakefront Promenade and North Beach vendor permits) | $25–$50 per permit, valid up to 90 days — Lakefront Promenade $25 without electrical use or $50 with electrical use; North Beach $25 | not more than 90 days per permit; no refunds, including for weather | 2026-10-09 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Lakefront Promenade and North Beach Vendor Site Permit
City Code § 12-40 (Ord. No. 17166, 1-21-15) requires a vendor in the Lakefront and Downtown Development District first to obtain an itinerant vendor permit from the Department of Finance under § 12-33, limited to food and nonalcoholic beverages. After that, a vendor on the Lakefront Promenade or North Beach also needs this site permit from the Lake Charles Civic Center, 900 Lakeshore Drive (337-491-1256). The Code sets $25.00 (no electrical use) or $50.00 (electrical use) on the Promenade and $25.00 on North Beach, each valid up to 90 days, with proof of the occupational license, any required health certificate, insurance and a menu with prices.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Lake Charles
- Phone
- (337) 491-1256
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- City of Lake Charles Code of Ordinances, § 12-40 — Lakefront and Downtown Development District itinerant vendor permit (Ord. No. 17166, 1-21-15)City of Lake Charles, Louisiana (Code of Ordinances, via Municode) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
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