Calcasieu Parish
We are at 1650 E Gauthier Road. Everything we own — the excavators, the dozers, the trucks and the crew — starts its day in Lake Charles and comes back here at night.
Everywhere else we work, we are driving in. Here, we are already here. That shows up in small ways that matter: coming to look at a property without turning it into an expedition, coming back when something needs a second look, and getting a machine moved without a day of planning.
It also means our reputation is a local one. The people who hired us are neighbors, and in a market this size that is a strong incentive to do the work properly.
"We used Upward Development to head up a million dollar addition to an event venue we own in south Lake Charles. They were wonderful to work with. They got there early and stayed late. Before they would make any changes to our original plans they made sure we knew the cost involved."
Other pages on this site focus on what a particular community tends to need. In Lake Charles the answer is all of it.
House pads, commercial pads, driveways, culverts, ponds, grading and drainage work. Big excavators, little excavators, track loaders, tractors, dozers, lasers and pumps — the right machine for the job rather than the only one available.
Dirt work in detailFrom a city lot up to a hundred-acre pasture conversion. Underbrush removal, forestry mulching, full clearing and stump grinding, with trench burners and specialized excavators for the material.
Land clearingLicensed and insured to build everything from chicken coops to shopping centers. Engineered steel, wood-free, all-welded or bolt-up.
Steel buildingsCustom homes built on a steel mainframe that is far stronger than traditional wood framing. You cannot see the steel unless you look in the attic. These are not barndominiums — Zip sheathing, Hardie or brick exteriors, and the finish level of a custom house.
See Super HomesWe buy homes and land, including property in rough condition, and we are always looking at income-producing opportunities.
Real estate investmentsHurricane Laura changed how a lot of people in this city think about what a house should be able to survive. Our Super Homes came directly out of that — steel-reinforced custom homes designed to withstand the toughest storms, engineered and built with a steel mainframe rather than conventional wood framing.
The point was never to build something that looks industrial. It was to put commercial structural strength underneath a house that still lives and looks like a home.
The same five steps whether it is a driveway or a commercial building.
Phone, text or email — we answer all three. In this industry that is apparently unusual.
Being ten minutes away means this is easy to arrange and easy to repeat.
Inclusions and exclusions both written down.
We keep a calendar and a plan and we discuss both with customers and crew.
Before a change gets made to the original plan, you know what it costs. Before we call it done, you have seen it.
The communities immediately around us:
Call or text 318-452-7653, email lucas@upwarddevelopment.us, or send us the details through our contact form. All of our work is pointed upward for the glory of God, and we would be glad to look at yours.