Two Lake Pontchartrain Causeway police officers were recognized this week for saving the life of a woman who suffered a heart attack on the bridge on New Year’s Eve 2014. 0fficers Scott Huff and Chris Galloway were each presented with a Class C Life Saving Award by bridge officials at the Wednesday (Jan. 14) meeting of the Causeway Commission.
Airplane patrols will start soon above Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
Commuters on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway are used to seeing police officers patrolling the bridge and monitoring traffic from the crossovers along the 24-mile span. Starting soon, drivers will find themselves under scrutiny from the air as well.