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  2. Lake Pontchartrain Causeway - Wikipedia

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    The others are, in order from longest to shortest, the Manchac Swamp bridge on I-55, the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge on I-10, the Louisiana Highway 1 Bridge, the Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge on I-10, the Chacahoula Swamp Bridge on U.S. 90, the Lake Pontchartrain Twin Spans on I-10, and the LaBranche Wetlands Bridge on I-310.

  3. Loyd Hall Plantation - Wikipedia

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    Loyd Hall Plantation is located in Cheneyville, Louisiana.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 29, 1977.. Loyd Hall was built around 1820 [2] by William Loyd, who was executed in the house by Union troops in 1864 on suspicion of being a double spy for both the Union and the Confederate States of America. [3]

  4. Atchafalaya Basin Bridge - Wikipedia

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    The bridge was opened to the public in 1973, construction was said to have begun in 1971. At the time of its completion, it was the second longest bridge in the United States, behind the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge. The bridge includes two exits: one for Whiskey Bay (Louisiana Highway 975) and another for Butte La Rose (LA 3177).

  5. List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places ...

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    vertical lift bridge Deweyville-Starks Swing Bridge: 1936-38 2011-06-08 Starks vicinity: Calcasieu: Part of Historic Bridges of Texas, 1866-1945 MPS. [2] Kansas City Southern Railroad Bridge, Cross Bayou: ca. 1890, 1926: 1995-03-23 Shreveport

  6. Fort Pike - Wikipedia

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    Fort Pike State Historic Site is a decommissioned 19th-century United States fort, named after Brigadier General Zebulon Pike. It was built following the War of 1812 to guard the Rigolets pass in Louisiana , a strait from the Gulf of Mexico, via Lake Borgne , to Lake Pontchartrain bordering New Orleans . [ 2 ]

  7. Sarto Bridge - Wikipedia

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    The Sarto Bridge is a swing truss bridge built in 1916 over the Bayou Des Glaises at Big Bend in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. It is also known as the Sarto Old Iron Bridge. [2] It was the first bridge in Louisiana to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places, [3] which occurred in 1989. [1]

  8. Opinion: I witnessed an execution and regretted it. Now I’m ...

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    But recent events in Alabama and Louisiana have prompted him to reconsider. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in ...

  9. Huey P. Long Bridge (Jefferson Parish) - Wikipedia

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    The East Bank entrance is at Elmwood, Louisiana, and the West Bank at Bridge City. Opened in December 1935, the bridge was named for the late Governor Huey P. Long, who was assassinated on September 8 of that year. The bridge was the first Mississippi River span built in Louisiana and the 29th along the length of the river.