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Any artifacts, photos or memorabilia associated with
the New
Canal Lighthouse
to be donated for possible display in the
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June 2012

23rd Annual Back to the Beach Festival
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The Back to the Beach Festival will be held on Saturday, June 2nd and Sunday, June 3rd at Laketown (end of Williams Boulevard in Kenner). Great Music Line-up! Great Festival Food from local caterers! Variety of Arts & Crafts Booths!  Fun for the entire family!!
 

Back to the Beach Walk/Run will be held on Saturday, June 2nd with a Sunset Run along Lake Pontchartrain

 

Back to the Beach "Bikes at the Beach"will be held on Saturday, June 2. 

 

Back to the Beach Car Show will be held on Sunday, June 3. 

 

For information please visit our website @ www.saveourlake.org or call us at (504)836-2205. 

Save Our Lake & Coast Fishing Rodeo
fishing rodeo logoThe 15th Annual Save Our Lake & Coast Fishing Rodeo will be held on Friday, June 1 and Saturday, June 2.  Fish anywhere in the Pontchartrain Basin! Awards Presentation will be Saturday, June 2 at the Back to the Beach Festival with Honorary Rodeo Chair, Karen Swensen.
For information, call (504)836-2205 or visit our website.
Ashley Kelly Swim Program
AKSP 2001 The Ashley Kelly Swim Program completed its 9th successful year with 172 participants coming out for swim safety lessons and 19 new Water Safety Instructors trained.  LPBF partnered with the Ashley Kelly Foundation, American Red Cross, NORDC, and Tulane Reily Center. The swim lessons were held the week of May 14th.
We Are the Water Swim Benefit
Swim benefit

On May 2nd, world-class swimmers Matthew Moseley and Glynde Mangum swam 26 miles across Lake Pontchartrain starting on the Northshore at midnight and finishing at the New Canal Lighthouse at around noon. The swim raised awareness for LPBF's programs, particularly our water quality work and about $1500 toward the rebuilding of our beloved Lighthouse which was destroyed in Hurricane Katrina. Moseley has been a champion of LPBF's efforts to clean up our lake for years. He, Mangum and their dedicated team faced stormy weather during their lake crossing but they finished their swim successfully. We are enormously grateful to them for shining a light on LPBF and The New Canal Lighthouse Museum and Education Center.

2012 Coastal Master Plan Approved
The 2012 Louisiana Coastal Master Plan was approved in late May by the Louisiana State Legislature  The 50-year coastal restoration and flood protection plan uses $50 billion over the next 50 years to target 147 projects across coastal Louisiana.  The plan is updated every five years.  LPBF's Dr. John Lopez served on the advisory board in the creation of the plan. See the details of the final plan here.
LPBF in the News...

Fun events for kids, families scheduled for weekend of June 1 

Back to the Beach Festival 

Swimmers reminded to use caution at Lake Pontchartrain 

UNO closes Pontchartrain Beach access because of drownings  

UNO closes Pontchartrain Beach due to 'deceptive' water
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