NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced today that the Lower Algiers/Chalmette ferry has resumed service.

The ferry closed at 6 p.m. Friday to make repairs to the ferry landing. While conducting a routine inspection of the landing, department staff found that some of the ferry landing’s pilings were in need of repair.

The ferry will maintain its normal hours of operation from 6 a.m. to 8:45 p.m., 7 days a week.