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Lake Pontchartrain (/ ˈ p ɒ n tʃ ə t r eɪ n / PON-chə-trayn; [1] French: Lac Pontchartrain) is an estuary located in southeastern Louisiana in the United States. It covers an area of 630 square miles (1,600 km 2 ) with an average depth of 12 to 14 feet (3.7 to 4.3 m).
The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway (French: Chaussée du lac Pontchartrain), also known simply as The Causeway, [2] is a fixed link composed of two parallel bridges crossing Lake Pontchartrain in southeastern Louisiana, United States. The longer of the two bridges is 23.83 miles (38.35 km) long.
Little Woods (French: Le Petit Bois) was historically an unincorporated community on the shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain. The name in French, "Le Petit Bois" or The Little Woods can be found on the 1883 Lafon-Alphonse Michoud Map drafted by civil-engineer George N. Grandjean. [3] "Little Woods", as a place designation that continues in local use.
At the end of Elysian Fields where it meets the lake. Lakeshore Drive runs along the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain. It is a recreational park space along the lake used for sun bathing, running, swimming (Swimming is allowed only by the Seabrook Bridge and you can only swim to a certain point), fishing and crabbing on the seawall steps, and leisurely walks, etc.
Lake Borgne (/ b ɔːr n / BORN; French: Lac Borgne [lak bɔʁɲ], lit. ' One-Eyed Lake ' ; Spanish : Lago Borgne ) is a lagoon of the Gulf of Mexico in southeastern Louisiana . Although early maps show it as a lake surrounded by land, coastal erosion has made it an arm of the Gulf of Mexico.
A tropical storm warning remained in place from Intracoastal City, Louisiana, to the Alabama/Florida border, which included the New Orleans metro area and Lake Maurepas and Lake Pontchartrain.
Fontainebleau State Park is located in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. The park is 2,800 acres (1,100 ha) in size and was once the site of a sugar cane plantation and brickyard operated by Bernard de Marigny and later by his son Armand Marigny. The park has a multitude of habitats for birds.
Footage from a local fire department shows the long line of stalled or crashed cars on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway on the morning of Dec. 17, 2024. (St. Tammany Parish Fire) The world's ...