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Why is Lake Pontchartrain called a "lake"?
Posted on 4/19/21 at 1:03 pm
Posted on 4/19/21 at 1:03 pm
And not a bay? It's not a true lake. New Orleans Metro could've been known as the NOLA Bay Area
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Posted on 4/19/21 at 1:04 pm to NOLAManBlog
When the edibles kick in.
Posted on 4/19/21 at 1:04 pm to NOLAManBlog
Shitbox Bay isn't overly appealing..
Posted on 4/19/21 at 1:04 pm to NOLAManBlog
It’s technically an estuary.
Posted on 4/19/21 at 1:05 pm to NOLAManBlog
Where is the red stick in Baton Rouge
Posted on 4/19/21 at 1:05 pm to NOLAManBlog
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Metro could've been known as the NOLA Bay Area
Trying to rename new orleans to replicate the prosperity of another area is like renaming violent neighorhoods in the hopes that they'll become more peaceful.
Which is something new orleans has done multiple times already...
Posted on 4/19/21 at 1:06 pm to NOLAManBlog
“What is the deal with Lake Pontchartrain? It’s not a Lake. It’s not a Pontchartrain.”
Posted on 4/19/21 at 1:06 pm to NOLAManBlog
For starters it's not a bay
The Rigolets opening is really narrow so calling it a lake is close enough. Outside of the really narrow Rigolets and Chef Menteur Pass for the NOLA queers openings Lake Pontchartrain is closed off. It's one of those "good enough" things.
Lake Borgne on the other hand. Yeah that one is fricked up.
The Rigolets opening is really narrow so calling it a lake is close enough. Outside of the really narrow Rigolets and Chef Menteur Pass for the NOLA queers openings Lake Pontchartrain is closed off. It's one of those "good enough" things.
Lake Borgne on the other hand. Yeah that one is fricked up.
This post was edited on 4/19/21 at 1:14 pm
Posted on 4/19/21 at 1:06 pm to NOLAManBlog
Posted on 4/19/21 at 1:06 pm to NOLAManBlog
It has to do with naval taxation in the French colonial period. Ocean going vessel were taxed at a higher rate than inland vessels. So, the early explorers called it a "lake" to avoid the seafaring tax on their vessels. By the time the crown realized what was going on, then name had stuck.
Posted on 4/19/21 at 1:07 pm to NOLAManBlog
Well seeings how it was there during the civil war it’s just a matter of time before they change the name. Maybe you’ll get your wish of it becoming a bay
Posted on 4/19/21 at 1:07 pm to NOLAManBlog
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Why is Lake Pontchartrain called a "lake"?
Why do we drive on a parkway but park in a driveway?
Posted on 4/19/21 at 1:08 pm to NOLAManBlog
Is the opposite of progress Congress?
Posted on 4/19/21 at 1:09 pm to NOLAManBlog
Sounds more like a NOLA Gay Area
Posted on 4/19/21 at 1:10 pm to NOLAManBlog
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And not a bay? It's not a true lake. New Orleans Metro could've been known as the NOLA Bay Area
Why aren't you asking this question about Lake Borgne instead? It is a saltwater bay. Lake Pontchartrain is a lake.
Posted on 4/19/21 at 1:10 pm to NOLAManBlog
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Why is Lake Pontchartrain called a "lake"?
Why is False River called a "River" when it's actually a Lake
This post was edited on 4/19/21 at 1:11 pm
Posted on 4/19/21 at 1:17 pm to NOLAManBlog
And people on here say that I say stupid things.......... 
Posted on 4/19/21 at 1:22 pm to NOLAManBlog
To complicate things, I think Lake Borgne was originally Lake Pontchartrain, but when the claimed found a bigger body of water, they freaked and renamed.
Posted on 4/19/21 at 1:25 pm to NOLAManBlog
Why is Lake Borgne called a "lake"? It's even less of a lake than Pontchartrain.
Posted on 4/19/21 at 1:28 pm to NOLAManBlog
Definitely too closed off to be a Bay
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