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Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans

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#6 of 20 in Nature in Louisiana
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Lake Pontchartrain is located in New Orleans. Work out when and for how long to visit Lake Pontchartrain and other New Orleans attractions using our handy New Orleans trip generator.
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  • Pontchartrain is on the way to Slidell where we were joining a Swamp Tour. This bridge is a real eye opener at 24 miles (38 kms) in length, but the Lake is vast but pretty uninspiring. Apparently the ...  more »
  • Quite an interesting joy ride. The Lake is quite an eye catcher and the view from the bridge was delightful.  more »
  • I believe the Causeway bridge used to be the longest bridge in the world. I don't think that is true anymore though. They have raised the price of the toll coming back into New Orleans.  more »
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