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Lake Pontchartrain is an oval-shaped 40-mile wide lake in southeastern Louisiana covering 630 square miles and serving six Louisiana parishes and 1.5 million people. The second largest inland saltwater body in the United States, Lake Pontchartrain is an estuary that connects to the Gulf of Mexico and is crossed by the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, which is the longest, straight bridge over water in the world. Formed over 5,000 years ago, the lake is part of a vast ecological system called the Pontchartrain Basin, which is renowned for its meandering rivers and bayous, tranquil swamps, and lush hardwood forests that provide essential habitat for countless species fauna and flora. The Pontchartrain Basin is also the beating heart of southeastern Louisiana's unique cultural heritage, supporting rural farming communities, and the fishing, shrimping crabbing, and oyster industries of New Orleans.
New Orleans, LA 70116
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