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B. ^ In 2005, Hurricane Katrina caused significant damage to the lighthouse. New Canal Light eventually collapsed the following year and was rebuilt/relit by 2012. C. ^ The jetty that the front light was on has since disappeared. The front light was either removed by human or by nature.
Ship Shoal (known as Ship Island Shoal in early maps) is a bar running east–west in the open waters of the gulf. The Louisiana State Legislature petitioned the U.S. Congress for a light to be erected on this hazard in 1848, but instead of a fixed tower, a lightship was provided instead. [3]
Articles about lighthouses in the U.S. state of Louisiana. For a manually maintained list, complete with yet-to-be-written articles, see Lighthouses in the United States . Subcategories
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The Creole Nature Trail is an All-American Road that is designated primarily along stretches of LA 27 and LA 82 in Cameron and Calcasieu parishes, located in the southwestern corner of the state. Like most of Louisiana's Scenic Byways, it does not follow a linear route but instead consists of a network of existing state-maintained highways.
Port Eads is found at the southern end of the center branch. A lighthouse there serves oceangoing ships. It is accessible only by boat and helicopter. [2] It is used primarily by offshore fishermen who begin their journey in Venice, Louisiana, 20.3 miles to the north. Port Eads offers docking and refueling premises, bunk rooms with an in room ...
The sandy beaches of the gulf coast come into view approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Johnson Bayou in an area known as Constance Beach. LA 82 proceeds eastward flanked by the beach and the uninhabited marsh for another 6 miles (9.7 km) before curving into a T-intersection with LA 27 at Holly Beach. This leg of LA 27 heads north to Sulphur ...