Lighthouse Destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, 2005

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Lighthouse Destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, 2005

On August 29th, 2005, Hurricane Katrina damaged the lighthouse beyond repair and the remains had to be salvaged for later reconstruction. Following years of fundraising and planning, the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation opened the New Canal Lighthouse Museum and Education Center in 2013.

Courtesy of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation

This file appears in: New Canal Lighthouse

By Patrick Stephen
In the 1830s, Irish and German immigrants dug the New Basin Canal as a link between New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain. The lake end of the canal featured the New Canal Lighthouse, originally an octagonal, wooden tower resting on pilings driven into…