Long Blue Line: Maggie Norvell--Guardian of Lake Pontchartrain
September 04, 2026
September 04, 2026
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news:
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The Long Blue Line: Maggie Norvell--Guardian of Lake Pontchartrain
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"There isn't anything unusual in a woman keeping a light in her window to guide men folk home. I just happen to a keep a bigger light than most..."
\- Keeper Margaret Norvell, U.S. Lighthouse Service
Margaret (aka Maggie or Madg . . .
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The Long Blue Line: Maggie Norvell--Guardian of Lake Pontchartrain
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"There isn't anything unusual in a woman keeping a light in her window to guide men folk home. I just happen to a keep a bigger light than most..."
\- Keeper Margaret Norvell, U.S. Lighthouse Service
Margaret (aka Maggie or Madg . . .