While many people associate the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) with Florida, Louisiana has a far greater population of these large reptiles, supporting an estimated 2 million ...

Growing up by Lake Pontchartrain in the 1970s, Kristi Trail remembers the good and the bad of the city’s iconic estuary – days out on the water with her family, but also the polluted conditions. “The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most of a Cessna 172 single-engine airplane was recovered from Lake Pontchartrain when it plunged into the water, broke apart on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. (WGNO) — A man is missing after a sailboat crash in Lake Pontchartrain on Sunday, Aug. 31. According to ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Coast Guard confirmed that the search was suspended for the instructor and student pilot who were on a plane that crashed in Lake Pontchartrain on Monday.

A private pier on the edge of Lake Pontchartrain is jus one highlight of this Mandeville cottage set on four acres. Take a ...

A body was recovered Tuesday morning during the search for a swimmer who went missing in Lake Pontchartrain over the weekend. Around 9:40 a.m., police said they responded to a report of a body in the ...

The RELENTLESS was just one of the spectacular yachts shining bright Saturday evening, as the Pontchartrain Conservancy hosted its 10th annual Lights on the Lake holiday celebration – a ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Many residents along Lake Pontchartrain, especially on the north shore, noticed the water levels were unusually low this week. Some even said it was the lowest they’d seen in ...

The day for which Chris Weaver has been waiting all year has finally arrived: The jack crevalle are back within casting range of Lake Pontchartrain's shorelines. Weaver slipped out before work Monday ...