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Woman's body found in Lake Pontchartrain on New Orleans Lakefront

According to the New Orleans Police Department, the body was found near Franklin Avenue and Lakeshore Drive.

NEW ORLEANS — Police are investigating after a woman's body was found in Lake Pontchartrain on the New Orleans lakefront on Tuesday morning.

According to the New Orleans Police Department, the body was found near Franklin Avenue and Lakeshore Drive. Police say there were no apparent signs of trauma to the body.

The woman's body was taken to the Orleans Parish Coroner's Office who will determine the woman's official cause of death.

Police did not provide any additional details, including the woman's name.

The case is being investigated as an "unclassified death," the NOPD said.

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