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 ...
Discover the incredible story of Lake Peigneur, a drilling site turned disaster zone. In 1980, Texaco's accidental drill hit an underground salt mine, creating a vortex that swallowed the entire lake!
What started as routine drilling ended in a geological nightmare. Lake Peigneur collapsed into the ground, swallowing barges, land, and a massive drilling rig—leaving behind Louisiana’s deepest lake.
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