Artificial reef to be built in Kenner
An artificial reef, designed to attract fish and promote fishing in Kenner's Laketown, will be built in Lake Pontchartrain on the west side of the Williams Boulevard fishing pier.
View ArticleMRGO changed seafood makeup of Lake Pontchartrain
Petitioners are asking for the dam across the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet to be removed in hopes that fisheries in Lake Pontchartrain will again resemble what they were during the half century that...
View ArticleToll hikes possible for higher Pontchartrain Causeway rails
The general manager of the 24-mile-long bridge between Metairie and Lake Pontchartrain's north shore says better guard rails are in the works.
View ArticleCould Causeway toll hike prevent future overboards?
Monday’s accident on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway where a vehicle went overboard and tied up traffic for several hours could have been prevented by a plan for $103 million of safety improvements set...
View ArticleCauseway Commission passes toll increase for safety upgrades
After some opposition, the Causeway Commission voted Wednesday to increase tolls and allocate $103 million for safety improvements.
View ArticleJefferson Parish vote clears hurdle for Causeway safety enhancements
The controversial toll increase on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway has taken another step forward.
View ArticleContract awarded for Causeway bridge upgrades
Construction of new railings along the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway could begin as early as February as part of a $100 million project to make the bridge safer.
View ArticleFederal government awards $1.4M for Lake Pontchartrain program
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to spend $1.4 million for the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program, which is meant to restore the ecological health of the Pontchartrain Basin by...
View ArticleBridge spanning Lake Pontchartrain to stay closed until summer
The U.S. 11 bridge, which spans Lake Pontchartrain, has been closed for repairs since January 2019. Now, the state says the work is expected to be complete this summer.
View ArticleBonnet Carré Spillway may open for record 3rd consecutive year
A major flood control structure on the Mississippi River may have to soon be opened up to ease pressure on New Orleans levees, federal authorities said Tuesday.
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