Lake Peigneur was once a shallow freshwater lake. By the end of the day, it was gone. Drilling crews had miscalculated their position and pierced directly into a salt mine with caverns as tall as ...
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 ...