21 min

The Vanishing of Lake Peigneur | Episode 1: The Edge of the Waterfall Eclipsed

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On November 21, 1980, the iconic MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas catches fire. Coverage of the accident dominates the nightly news.

But hundreds of miles away, a small town in Louisiana deals with their own disaster, one of biblical proportions. Their entire lake disappeared.
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On November 21, 1980, the iconic MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas catches fire. Coverage of the accident dominates the nightly news.

But hundreds of miles away, a small town in Louisiana deals with their own disaster, one of biblical proportions. Their entire lake disappeared.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 min

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