 LA 82 connects several of these cheniers, allowing them access to the cities of Port Arthur on the west and Abbeville on the northeast.The only other land-based routes to the area are via LA 27, which loops around Calcasieu Lake providing an important connection to Lake Charles, the largest city in southwestern Louisiana.LA 82 also passes through Cameron, the seat of Cameron Parish, where it runs concurrent with LA 27 for several miles.