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Managing Organization:
Lake Maurepas Society
Telephone: 504-542-6266
Website: http://www.stjohnparish.com/lakemaurepas/
Notes:
The foundation of this abandoned tower has been eroding away and the lighthouse has developed a list to one side. In early 2000 the lighthouse was transferred to the State of Louisiana. The Lake Maurepas Society is working to preserve the structure, and they hope to eventually relight it with solar power. The state has provided $250,000 for restoration. In 2002 pilings were placed around the lighthouse in an effort to prevent the lean from becoming worse.
Tower Height: 40
Height of Focal Plane: 45
Description of Tower: White, cylindrical brick tower.
Listed on the Lighthouse Digest Doomsday List of endangered lighthouses.
This light is not operational
Other Buildings?
Storage building.
Earlier Towers?
1839: Brick tower, had to be rebuilt in 1842 after the foundation disintegrated. 1846: Two story Victorian dwelling with a lantern on the roof. 1857: Combination brick dwelling and tower.
Date Established: 1839
Date Present Tower Built: 1857
Date Deactivated: 1987
Date Automated: 1952
Optics: 1859: Fourth order Fresnel lens.
Current Use: Under restoration.
Open To Public? No.
Directions:
Accessible by boat only.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Keepers: Isaac Zachary (1846-), Bartholomew Settson (1859-1861), Levi Wells (1867-1868), Anthony Succow (1868-1873), Mary Succow (1873-1909), Hugo Succow (1909-?), Louis Barbier (?-1941).
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