Highlights:
- Philippe Lannelongue, 58, of Kenner, confirmed dead after Labor Day weekend sailboat crash
- The university professor taught at Holy Cross and UNO before the tragic Causeway Bridge accident
- The body was recovered on Wednesday near Manchac after a four-day multi-agency search effort
- Girlfriend rescued immediately after 3 a.m. crash; Lannelongue wasn’t wearing a life vest
- Death ruled accidental drowning by the St. Tammany Parish Coroner’s Office
Missing Lake Pontchartrain Boater Identified as Louisiana Professor
Coroner IDs Philippe Lannelongue, 58; accidental drowning ruled after multi-agency search on Lake Pontchartrain.
MANCHAC, La. (KPEL News) — The St. Tammany Parish Coroner’s Office has identified the body recovered from Lake Pontchartrain as Philippe G. Lannelongue, a 58-year-old Kenner resident and respected Louisiana university professor who died in a Labor Day weekend boating accident.
Lannelongue’s body was recovered on Wednesday afternoon near Manchac after a four-day search following a sailboat crash into the Causeway Bridge early Sunday morning.
The professor taught International Marketing at the University of New Orleans and served as an Assistant Professor of Management at the University of Holy Cross.
What Louisiana Boating Families Need to Know
According to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the accident occurred around 3 a.m. Sunday, when Lannelongue and his girlfriend were traveling from the Bonnabel Boat Launch toward Mandeville. Their sailboat struck the Causeway Bridge, ejecting both passengers into the water…