LAKE PEIGNEUR, La. (KLFY) — 40 years ago, a catastrophe like no other occurred in Acadiana. The largest manmade whirlpool and tallest waterfall in the state were created when an oil drill and salt ...
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Lake Peigneur: A Whirlpool That Swallowed Everything
On November 20, 1980, an oil rig punctured a salt mine and triggered a whirlpool that drained the entire lake—along with barges, docks, and parts of an island—into the abyss below. Acerbic tides even ...
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Virlie Langlinais was at her Louisiana home on Lake Peigneur when she saw the ...
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