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at Cedar Grove near Belle Chasse, LA, on Hwy 23 south you may get a glimpse of the old BOOMTOWN BELLE riverboat casino laying idle.
Satellite picture and map at Google Maps:
Boomtown Belle
At Madisonville, LA, the COTTON BLOSSOM is available for public cruises and charters. Operating all year round, seasonal schedule during winter months.
Directions:
The Cotton Bloosom
Maritime Museum River Dock
Madisonville, LA 70447
Phone (985) 845-2084
www.cottonblossom.org
Follow LA 22 after the Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge to Madisonville, the COTTON BLOSSOM is directly located across the swing bridge on Tchefuncte River.
Satellite picture and map at Google Maps:
Madisonville, LA
The MAGNOLIA BELLE (former COCOA BELLE, BONNIE BELLE, NORTHERN STAR, ARAWANNA BELLE, BORDER STAR) is currently for sale, wintering in Paducah, KY.
Directions:
Magnolia Belle Riverboat Cruises
100 Marina del Ray Drive, Slip #70, Madisonville, LA (boat)
P.O. Box 531431 (office)
New Orleans, LA 70153
Phone (504) 460-2057 (southshore)
(985) 630-4959 (northshore)
www.magnoliabelle.org
Follow LA 22 after the Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge to Madisonville, the MAGNOLIA BELLE is located at Marina del Ray, turn left on Marina del Ray Drive before the swing bridge.
Satellite picture and map at Google Maps:
Madisonville, LA
The museum covers the maritime history of Lake Pontchartrain and the Tchefuncte river. Included is a near-life-size replica of a local steamboat called Louisiana.
Directions:
Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum
133 Mable Drive
Madisonville, LA 70447
Phone (985) 845-9200
Opening hours: Tue-Sat 10 am - 4 pm, Sun 12noon - 4 pm, admisson $3.
www.lpbmaritimemuseum.org
Follow LA 22 after the Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge to Madisonville, turn left on Main St. traffic light, turn left on Mable Drive.
Satellite picture and map at Google Maps:
Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum and Research Center
