For the better part of 200 years, a lighthouse on the shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain has helped guide vessels to the Tchefuncte River in western St. Tammany Parish. Long closed to the public, the ...

For more than 180 years, the lighthouse at the mouth of the Tchefuncte River in Madisonville has guided boaters who ply Lake Pontchartrain and other area waterways. Venerable and awe-inspiring against ...

MADISONVILLE, La. — In this week's Access Code, we explore the 70447 zip code. Madisonville is a beautiful river town in St. Tammany Parish bordered on the east by the Tchefuncte River, which runs ...

Dozens of volunteers planted bald cypress trees around a nearly 200-year-old Madisonville lighthouse for a wetlands restoration project Tuesday morning — the latest restoration event organized by ...

MADISONVILLE -- One man has big plans to bring a treasured piece of Lake Pontchartrain coastline back to life. At the same time, there's a petition circulating to keep it from happening. Aldon Hewitt ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MADISONVILLE, La. (WGNO) — Lots of museums ...

MADISONVILLE, La. (WGNO) – How much do you love the iconic lighthouse on the Tchefuncte River? There’s a new license plate you can buy that will help raise money to restore the Madisonville historic ...

MADISONVILLE, La. (WVUE) - After years of effort, one of the Northshore’s most important landmarks is getting a cash infusion. The Gulf of Mexico Security Act is sending $1.6 million to shore up the ...

One of the most historic houses in Madisonville is a little white cottage that sits along the banks of the Tchefuncte River in the shadows of the contemporary mansions that have sprouted up around it.

SEEING SOME MOVEMENT IN THE PUSH TO PROTECT LOUISIANA’S COASTLINE. WELL, LEADERS BROKE GROUND ON A $1.6 MILLION RESTORATION PROJECT TO CURB EROSION AND FLOODING ALONG THE TCHEFUNCTE RIVER. ALONG THAT ...