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Lake Charles, LAbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#412 of 500
Approval score
Composite Score
46 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
51
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
44
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
19
0-100, data completeness
Lake Charles vs. Louisiana average
Lake Charles approval speed
51
0-100, this city
Louisiana state average
65
0-100, commercial permits statewide
Both scores use the same 0-100 scale, so they compare directly. See the full state permitting table for every state.
Where this data comes from
Lake Charles's approval score is built from municipal permit records and reporting completeness across 500 tracked US cities, refreshed quarterly. Read the full methodology for how the composite is calculated.