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There are towns in Louisiana that have managed to stay genuinely themselves while the rest of the north shore has grown and changed around them. Madisonville is one of them. Tucked where the Tchefuncte River meets Lake Pontchartrain, this small St. Tammany Parish...

How Much Does It Cost to Build a Dock? It's one of the first questions every waterfront property owner asks, and one of the hardest to answer without more information. Dock construction costs on the Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coast vary considerably, and the range...

Building a dock is one of the most significant improvements you can make to a waterfront property. It gives you direct, functional access to the water: a place to moor your boat, fish with the grandkids, watch the sunset, or tie up after a day on the lake. Done right,...

A seawall is one of the most critical structures on a waterfront property. It holds the land in place, protects against erosion and storm surge, and keeps your yard, foundation, and investment from slowly sliding into the water. When a seawall fails, the damage is...

Owning a boat on the Louisiana or Mississippi Gulf Coast comes with one big question: how do you protect it when you're not on the water? Leaving your vessel floating in a slip exposes it to tidal fluctuation, marine growth, barnacles, and the corrosive effects of...

Most waterfront property owners think about building a pier long before they actually do it. They picture the finished structure: a sturdy walkway extending over the water, a spot to tie up the boat, a place to fish in the evening. What they don't usually picture is...

  Most people hire a marine construction company once, maybe twice in their lives. A new dock before retirement. A bulkhead replacement after the old one finally gives out. A boathouse that has been on the wish list for years. It is not the kind of project most...

A seawall is designed to hold back water, resist erosion, and protect the property behind it through years of tidal fluctuation, boat wake, and ordinary weather. But a hurricane is not ordinary weather, and understanding what actually happens to a seawall during a...

The question comes up on nearly every dock project: wood or composite? Both materials have their advocates, both have legitimate uses, and both will get the job done in the right circumstances. But the Gulf Coast is not an average environment, and a choice that works...