Jennings, LA

United States

Jennings is a small agricultural city in southwest Louisiana, about 40 miles from Lake Charles via I-10 and US-26. The town sits in rice farming country with a mix of Cajun culture and oil industry heritage. It's known as the birthplace of blues legend Guitar Slim, whose 1954 hit "The Things That I Used to Do" topped R&B charts for six weeks.

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The closest airport to Jennings, LA is Lafayette Regional Airport, 70 km (about 55 min by car). Other airports nearby: Lake Charles Regional Airport.

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Jennings, LA is in United States, at 30.223, -92.658 - about 9 km north-west of Mermentau, LA.

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