Introduction-Purpose and Scope

Welcome to a continuing series of briefs focused on the maritime history of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin and more broadly the northern Gulf Coast and the southern reaches of the Mississippi River. The first brief focuses principally on the physical features of Lake Pontchartrain and its tributaries along with some selected historical notes.

Explore and learn about defining the Basin in the first blog of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime History Briefs.