Louisiana's deepest lake formed after a drilling accident caused a sinkhole to collapse and a whirlpool to form, turning a 10 ...

Tensions appear to have cooled between some Lake Peigneur residents and the company that has massive natural gas storage caverns in scoured out salt domes under the Iberia Parish lake. Jefferson ...

Every morning, Louis Derise brews a cup of coffee and steps outside to savor the beauty of a lake no longer littered with the pilings from abandoned wellheads and platforms. “That’s my favorite part ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While Louisiana's largest lake, the Toledo Bend Reservoir, spans 1,200 miles of shoreline, the state's deepest lake only spans ...

A years-long battle could be determined within the next three months when 16th Judicial District Judge Keith Comeaux decides on a lawsuit alleging the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources’ Office ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Louisiana is strongly associated with water as it’s along the Gulf of Mexico and is home to the mouth ...

What started as routine drilling ended in a geological nightmare. Lake Peigneur collapsed into the ground, swallowing barges, land, and a massive drilling rig—leaving behind Louisiana’s deepest lake.

LAKE PEIGNEUR, La. (KLFY) — 40 years ago, a catastrophe like no other occurred in Acadiana. The largest manmade whirlpool and tallest waterfall in the state were created when an oil drill and salt ...

LAKE PEIGNEUR, LA (WAFB) - Residents who live in Lake Peigneur in Iberia Parish are worried active bubbling on the lake near their homes could be putting their lives in danger. "They haven't told us ...

In 1980, a drilling accident at Lake Peigneur in Louisiana caused the entire lake to drain into a salt mine below, creating one of the most bizarre disasters in U.S. history. Shoppers alarmed by ...