LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Chalmette ferry resumes operations
Contact: Amber Hebert, (225) 379-1266, FAX: (225) 379-1863
Monday, August 03, 2009

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.

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The La DOTD Headquarters Building is located at 1201 Capitol Access Road, Baton Rouge, LA, 70802. Telephone: (225) 379-1232.
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