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New Canal Lighthouse Collapses

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Louisiana’s New Canal Lighthouse, which had been severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina, collapsed from the winds of a strong cold front that hit the area on the last days of November.

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Preservationists, among them volunteers from the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, hope to salvage as much of the ruins as possible, for use in rebuilding another lighthouse.

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This story appeared in the Jan/Feb 2006 edition of Lighthouse Digest Magazine. The print edition contains more stories than our internet edition, and each story generally contains more photographs - often many more - in the print edition. For subscription information about the print edition, click here.

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