Rigolets
The Rigolets (locally pronounced "RIG-uh-leez") is a strait in Louisiana that, along with Chef Menteur Pass, connects Lake Pontchartrain and Lake St. Catherine to Lake Borgne, a lagoon in the Gulf of Mexico. It forms the boundary between New Orleans (Orleans Parish) and St. Tammany Parish.
"Rigolets" comes from the word rigole, French for "trench" or "gutter." Fort Pike was constructed to protect the Rigolets. The Rigolets is spanned by U.S. Highway 90's Fort Pike Bridge.
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- Geographical coordinates: 30°09′42″N 89°42′51″W / 30.16167°N 89.71417°W
- Fort Pike State Historic Site
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