Pass A L'Outre Light
undated photograph of Pass A L'Outre Light (USCG), after 1919 | |
| Location | east end of Pass A L'Outre in the Mississippi delta |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 29°11′24″N 89°02′14″W / 29.1901°N 89.0371°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1852 |
| Foundation | stone, timber |
| Construction | Cast iron tower with brick lining |
| Shape | Conical |
| Markings | black; white spiral daymark added in 1919; White/black Barber's pole |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1855 |
| Deactivated | 1930 |
| Focal height | varied (see text) |
| Lens | 3rd Order Fresnel lens |
| Characteristic | Fixed red (1902) |
The Pass A L'Outre Light (or Pass a Loutre Light) is a defunct lighthouse in the Birdfoot Delta in Louisiana, United States, located near the mouth of the Mississippi River. Erected to mark the then-active entrance to the river, it was abandoned as that channel silted up. It has been in the path of several noteworthy hurricanes, and was heavily damaged. It is on the Lighthouse Digest Doomsday List, and is critically in danger. The lighthouse is at the center of a nature preserve.