The story of the 24-mile Lake Pontchartrain Causeway’s creation begins in 1948 when the state legislature put a constitutional amendment before voters. It authorized a $30 million bond issue to ...

The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in South Louisiana is the longest bridge in the U.S. and is the longest continuous bridge over water in the world. The causeway consists of two parallel bridges ...

The northbound lanes of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway have reopened following a crash, according to Causeway police. The crash occurred around 3:10 p.m. near the Jefferson–St. Tammany parish line ...

New Orleans is rightly associated with the mighty Mississippi River, but there's another notable body of water nearby. Just north of the Big Easy, the hustle of the city slows along Lake Pontchartrain ...