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Maurepas Island Originally part of Ascension Parish, the island was transferred to Livingston Parish in 1850. Other nearby unincorporated communities include Whitehall, Bear Island and Head of Island. The only post office in the area, established in 1875, is in Maurepas. Where is Lake Pontchartrain located? listen); Spanish: Lago Pontchartrain)Read More →

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Lake Pontchartrain began forming about 5,000 years ago when North American glacier melts caused the Mississippi River to swell and shift to the east. The river began depositing its sediments into the Gulf of Mexico, creating a broad delta which would later become Orleans, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines Parishes. IsRead More →