Renovation of Fontainebleau State Park Waterfront Cabins

Twelve cabins in Fontainebleau State Park on Lake Pontchartrain have been renovated and will be reopened and available to rent in September, 2015. A unique place to vacation, these two-bedroom cabins are actually situated on piers that are 7 feet above the lake.

When the cabins opened in 2008 they were booked months in advance and were some of the most popular attractions in the park. The estimated $2 million dollars being spent on remodeling the buildings are due to storm

damage and will be paid for by FEMA.  Even though the cost to reconstruct these cabins, both inside and out is steep, the cabins will need a complete remodel which not only consists of cosmetic changes but repairs such as roof renovation, replacing fixtures and rebuilding docks. The cabins will be restored to their original design with updated features. The remodel will give the cabins a face lift with current colors, flat screen TVs, leather sofas, oversized tubs and all new appliances.

Fontainebleau State Park near Mandeville, LA is a short drive from New Orleans, Louisiana.  Located on the shore of Lake Pontchartrain this 2,800-acre park boasts a sandy beach, an old railroad track that was converted to the Tammany Trace, which is a 31-mile biking, walking, running, and horse riding path stretching from Mandeville to Slidell and growing!  The state park also has available to locals and tourists alike rental cabins, picnic areas, fishing piers and nature trails.  The land where the park is currently situated was originally owned by Bernard de Marigny de Mandeville, the founder of Mandeville, and was a sugar plantation which was constructed in 1829, as well as a brick yard.  Mandeville named the park Fontainebleau after a forest near Paris, France.  In 1942, the park opened as the Tchefuncte State Park and Conservation Reservation and was designed to preserve America’s natural resources including the multiple habitats for birds which are scattered throughout the park’s landscape.

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