Bell City is an unincorporated community located in the southeast corner of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States.

), has been named Bell City, after A. E. Bell of this place, one of the founders and promoters of the town that will henceforth bear his name.” “Sites for a railroad depot, post office and a large school building have been donated and the work of building will begin as soon as proper arrangements can be made and the material hauled to the ground.

“The new town is located fifteen miles southwest of Welsh, and is in the midst of a rice growing section and will be a boon to that portion of Calcasieu.

The building of the new railroad from Lake Charles to Lake Arthur will open a new country adapted to rice culture and adds considerably to the area of the cultivation of that cereal in southwest Louisiana.”[1]About 1895 Christian College was built on the present site of the Bell City ball park by Martin and Willie Hebert and Dallas and Dan Hayes.

[2] 1907 Jan 17 The Charter of Bell City Mercantile Co. with a capital stock of $10,000 for conducting general merchandise business.

It was housed in the office until 1990 when the Capitol Improvement Program allowed purchase of land, renovation and expansion of a new building.

The Calcasieu Parish Public Library merged the Bell City and Hayes branches on December 28.

The merger of the two branches, which are 1.2 miles apart, a two-minute trip by car, enables more enhanced service to the area.

[9] 1951 Jan 28 The Broussard Dairy, at Bell City, received grade A rating for their pasteurization plant.

His grandson, TJ Hoffpauir continues his legacy of service at the school as a teacher, coach, and athletic director.

Residents of Bell City always stay aware of the possibility of evacuations during the official hurricane season from June 1 to November 30.

It makes up the west border of the Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge which was created in 1937 as a habitat for wintering waterfowl in the coastal prairie of southwestern Louisiana.

As per state law, the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury has the authority to appoint special districts, boards, commissions, etc.

A hall which the Altar Society had built to hold fund-raising bazaars was transformed into a temporary chapel for the celebration of Mass.

The chapel was dedicated on April 16, 1953, and St. Daniel Mission was officially attached to St. John Vianney Parish.