TravelAwaits
May.5.2021
Mandeville, Louisiana, sits on the northern edge of Lake Pontchartrain and is an easy day trip from New Orleans. If you take the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, the trip from New Orleans to Mandeville is 35 miles long, with an impressive 24 miles of it along the causeway.
Mandeville has long been a destination for city dwellers seeking an escape to a rural setting. In the 1800s, the yellow fever epidemic meant that those who could afford to leave New Orleans for the fresh air and fresh spring water that the city lacked, the cooler nights, and the perceived healthier environment did so. Their summer getaway homes remain in Mandeville today in a walkable historic district with restaurants and shops.