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• Man's body found after boat capsizes in Lake Pontchartrain, 5 others rescued Monday evening

  May 30, 2022 6:28 PM

  MANDEVILLE - A 32-year-old from California died after a boat capsized in Lake Pontchartrain Monday afternoon. The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. Hundreds, if not thousands of people, were on South Louisiana waterways for the Memorial Day holiday Monday. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office and Wildlife and... more »

• Report: one killed in multi-car crash on Lake Pontchartrain Causeway

  March 23, 2017 10:07 AM

  NEW ORLEANS – The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway was closed for three hours Thursday morning as crews worked to clear a deadly multi-car crash. According to WWLTV, Causeway Police say the crash happened around 2:30 a.m. Investigators an allegedly intoxicated driver was involved in the crash. One person was killed.... more »

• Coast Guard suspends search for motorcyclist who fell off Causeway Bridge

  December 12, 2016 11:21 AM

  NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a man who fell into Lake Ponchartrain from the Causeway Bridge following a motorcycle accident. The search was suspended on Sunday around 8 p.m. for the 35-year-old man. The Coast Guard and local agencies searched for 125 nautical... more »

• Cameras catch waterspout moving across Lake Pontchartrain

  July 12, 2016 1:44 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Restrictions are in effect on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge after a waterspout was spotted over the lake. WWL-TV’s cameras captured the waterspout live on their noon news as a heavy line of thunderstorms moved across Pontchartrain. more »

• Body found near Bonnet Carre Spillway identified as missing 88-year-old woman

  May 31, 2016 6:04 PM

  NEW ORLEANS- The body of a woman found in Lake Pontchartrain near the Bonnet Carre Spillway on May 4 has been identified, according to NOPD. The woman identified is 88-year-old Estelle Webb who had been missing from her Heaton Street home in New Orleans since Apr. 28. The Louisiana State... more »

• Family pulls coyote from Lake Pontchartrain

  May 31, 2016 11:26 AM

  SLIDELL - A family rescued what they thought was a dog while fishing on Lake Pontchartrain over the weekend. When they got close to the animal though, they learned they had happened across a coyote swimming three miles out in the lake. Juliette Keller Velthouse said they were... more »

• Bull shark caught in Lake Pontchartrain

  May 18, 2016 9:54 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - A shark was sighted and eventually caught on the north side of Lake Pontchartrain by a local charter fisherman last weekend. While bull shark sightings aren’t incredibly uncommon in the lake, a mild winter and large amounts of baitfish will make the lake a prime breeding... more »

• Body of woman found in Bonnet Carre Spillway

  May 4, 2016 2:09 PM

  ST. CHARLES PARISH - Authorities say the body of a woman was found in Bonnet Carré Spillway early Wednesday morning. The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office reports that morning work crews with the KCS Railroad contacted them shortly after 7 a.m. about in a body in Lake Pontchartrain. The... more »

• State Trooper pulls pair of women from burning car on Causeway

  February 19, 2016 6:07 PM

  METAIRIE - A Louisiana State Police Trooper pulled two women from a burning car on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, according to WWL-TV in New Orleans. The incident shut down the southbound lanes of the span for roughly an hour and a half Friday afternoon. A spokesperson with the... more »