Dec 3rd, 2005 · Weekend Edition Saturday editor Gwendolyn Thompkins delivers the second part of her report on returning to New Orleans. Thompkins grew up in a neighborhood called Pontchartrain Park. When the levees failed after Hurricane Katrina, Lake Pontchartrain reclaimed every house as far as the eye can see.
Sep 23rd, 2005 · Government scientists testing the waters of Lake Pontchartrain for toxins say the news is good so far. Millions of tons of polluted water are being pumped into this large, brackish, swampy body of water. But the pollution is dissipating more quickly than feared.
Sep 12th, 2005 · As millions of gallons of floodwater are pumped out of New Orleans and into Lake Pontchartrain, state and federal officials grapple with questions about what contaminants are in the water and how they'll affect people and the environment.