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East Rigolets Light

Lighthouse · Orleans County, Louisiana

The East Rigolets Light (USCG)
The East Rigolets Light (USCG) · USCG / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

East Rigolets Light is a lighthouse in Orleans County, Louisiana. Louisiana has 22 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 4 of them in Orleans County.

It was deactivated in 1874.

Its record gives 1923 as the year this lighthouse was demolished, destroyed or taken out of existence, so it may no longer stand; check its status before you travel. It stands at 30.1550° N, 89.6500° W.

Key facts

Deactivated1874
Record end date (demolished or lost)1923
Coordinates30.15500, -89.65000

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Questions

Where is East Rigolets Light?

East Rigolets Light is in Orleans County, Louisiana, at 30.1550, -89.6500.

How many lighthouses are in Orleans County?

Orleans County, Louisiana has 4 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.

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