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Fort Pike, named after General Zebulon Montgomery Pike, was completed in 1828. It originally was named Fort Petite Coquilles after the structure it was meant to replace. Made with brick and stone, Fort Pike is stronger than its Second System…

From the parking lot of Fort Pike, look in the north-northwesterly direction underneath the bridge towards the red-roofed bait store and marina (see picture). Past this building, somewhere near the shoreline, Fort Petite Coquilles once stood. This…

Fort Pike Volunteer Fire Department has served the Rigolets community since 1956. In its earliest days, if a fire began in the Lake Catherine community, the department had to pump water from the surrounding bodies of water to extinguish the blaze.…

Previously named Fort Wood, it was built around 1815 on the site of an older fort named Chef Menteur. Nine miles from Fort Pike, architect Simon Bernard's structure was thought to be impregnable to enemy troops attacking in the narrow straits of…

From your position in the parking lot, look towards the overpass leading to the northeast. Underneath the bridge you can see the point where the Rigolets Pass snakes towards Lake Ponchartrain. At the head of this peninsula is where the West Rigolets…