A new vision for Pontchartrain Beach, which before its decline and closure in the early 1980s had been one of the city's premier entertainment destinations, would see that section of ...

The Pontchartrain Beach property, a mile-long sand beach near the Seabrook Bridge that has been closed for decades but remains popular with some New Orleans residents, could officially reopen under ...

NEW ORLEANS — The old Pontchartrain Beach is overgrown, unsightly, and no longer safe for swimming. A plan to restore the once treasured spot on the New Orleans lakefront, where generations went ...

NEW ORLEANS — Pontchartrain beach's future is cloudy once again after the Lake Front Management Association terminated the Pontchartrain Beach Foundation's lease on the property.

During segregation, Lincoln Beach was the one place on Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans where Black people were allowed to swim. Live acts like Fats Domino and Nat King Cole ...

NEW ORLEANS – A once forgotten attraction may be getting a makeover to welcome the public back, especially in the hot summer months.On Tuesday, the Pontchartrain Beach Foundation held a meeting ...

Visitors to the old Bali Ha’i at the Beach restaurant, which opened at New Orleans’ Pontchartrain Beach amusement park in 1958, could order a Fogg Cutter in a keepsake Tiki Bob tiki mug.

A ride on the Zephyr at Pontchartrain Beach, a ride on the Canal Street streetcar, a journey along the New Basin Canal, exploring Lincoln Beach, watching the New Orleans Pelicans play ball, seeing ...

During the Jim Crow Era, New Orleans’ Lincoln Beach was the only beach that was open to the Black community. The beach was closed in 1964 following the integration of nearby Pontchartrain Beach.

Lincoln Beach officially opened in 1942 to provide a recreational space to Black New Orleanians barred from attending the whites-only Pontchartrain Beach.

According to the city of New Orleans's website, Lincoln Beach is a 15-acre site that was established in the early 1900s and designated "as a recreational area for African Americans" before closing ...