Manchac, Louisiana
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Manchac is a small town in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.
Manchac is located on Lake Maurepas on the Pass Manchac waterway, which connects to Lake Pontchartrain. It is home to the ruins of one of the five lighthouses set up for Lake Pontachartrain. The existing lighthouse (the fourth on the site) was completed in 1857 and decommissioned in 1952.
Manchac is known for fishing, duck hunting, seafood restaurants, and swamp tours. It is also home to the Port Manchac Distribution Center (http://www.portmanchac.com/), with storage facilities and rail, truck and water links to the east, west and north.
Interstate 55 has exit & entrance ramps for Manchac.
External links
- Pass Manchac lighthouse (http://www.coastlights.com/Louisiana/passmchc.html)
- Pass Manchac lighthouse (http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=809)