New Orleans police are investigating an unclassified death after passersby spotted a body in the lake near West End Friday ...

An investigation is underway after a body was found in Lake Pontchartrain near the West End neighborhood, just days after ...

Body found floating in Lake Pontchartrain ...

Environmental agencies report unusually high bacteria levels that pose increased risks—especially for children, the elderly, and immunocompromised swimmers.

In 1993, a decade after the amusement park closed, New Orleans got a minor league baseball team that had moved from Denver.

Health officials threw some cold water on weekend swim plans Friday, warning that bacteria counts at several popular spots, including parts of Lake Pontchartrain and stretches of the Mississippi Gulf ...

Skaggs studied microbiology at Georgia Tech before continuing his education at Tulane, where he received a doctorate from the School of Public Health studying water and wastewater disinfection ...

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard Sector New Orleans and local authorities have recovered the body of a man who went overboard in Lake Pontchartrain near the Lakefront airport late Tuesday night. The ...

Explores the rich history of Lake Pontchartrain with memories of Lincoln and Pontchartrain This program explores the lake’s rich history and looks back at Lincoln Beach, the origin of Lake Vista and ...

NEW ORLEANS — Parts of Lake Pontchartrain in the New Orleans area are now lime green. “The lake’s pretty ripe,” said Lake Pontchartrain Causeway GM Carlton Dufrechou. “We’ve got a lot of algae, just ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Lake Pontchartrain crabbers say they are seeing a significant decline in their catch due to sprawling algae bloom. Green algae are visible across much of the lake. The effects of ...