NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Technically, Lincoln Beach has been “off limits” to beachgoers since 1965, yet people still flock to the popular New Orleans East spot to lay out, swim in the water and listen to ...

Rodney Davis drove all the way from Houston back to his hometown to share his thoughts on Lincoln Beach’s redevelopment plans. Davis’ mother, June Foster, won the Miss Lincoln Beach Pageant when the ...

NEW ORLEANS — Mayor LaToya Cantrell and New Orleans city officials helped kick off Master Planning efforts on Thursday for the redevelopment of Lincoln Beach on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain. The ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The dream is just months away from becoming a reality once again as phase one construction of Lincoln Beach is set to begin as early as December. This construction phase will ...

Lincoln Beach will have a wide, sandy shoreline with bathrooms and a restaurant when it opens in the next year or two, according to the master plan presented this week to residents. Why it matters: ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) -Dozens of people were invited to Lincoln Beach to get a sneak peek at plans to reopen the historic beach area, but a funny thing happened. Some, including the media, were invited ...

When he's camped out on the sand, with camphor and pecan trees close enough to grab and the waters of Lake Pontchartrain as far as he can see, Sage Michael is at peace. It's why he regularly hops a ...

NEW ORLEANS — The oak grove above sand at Lincoln Beach in New Orleans East offers a rare view in our city. Take a closer look though, and you’ll see something more common — a decaying shell of what ...

City leaders think they're closer to bringing the historic Lincoln Beach back.The beach was once the African American's alternative to Pontchartrain Beach. It was closed back in the 1960s amid ...

I couldn't go to Lincoln Beach anymore, however. After Pontchartrain Beach opened to everyone, the city stopped taking care of "our" beach. Honestly, I had mixed feelings when I heard that Sage ...

Amid renewed interest in development and recreation along the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain in Orleans Parish, some officials once again are floating the idea of restoring Lincoln Beach in New ...

Pontchartrain Beach and Lincoln Beach were open when I was a kid growing up in New Orleans. I couldn't go to Pontchartrain Beach. I could go to Lincoln Beach. It was a segregated time. When my family ...