Louisiana § RS 48:25.1 - Operation or control of ferries; New Orleans ferries; cooperative agreement for ferry service; rates; operating agreement
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§ RS 48:25.1. Operation or control of ferries; New Orleans ferries; cooperative agreement for ferry service; rates; operating agreement
A. The department shall take over, own, provide insurance, and contribute from its operating budget not more than four million dollars annually for the continued operation of the Chalmette ferry formerly operated by its Crescent City Connection Division crossing the Mississippi River.
B. The department may enter into a cooperative endeavor agreement for ferry service with a political subdivision of the state to provide for the continued operation of the Chalmette ferry. The cooperative endeavor agreement may include the use of maritime assets and associated maritime properties formerly operated by its Crescent City Connection Division to be managed and operated as a ferry system. The political subdivision shall establish ferry fares and may contract with a public or private ferry service contractor.
C. The political subdivision and its ferry service contractor shall use best practices to operate and manage ferry service and to establish and collect ferry fares. All ferry fares collected shall be used solely to operate and maintain ferry service.
Acts 2012, No. 866, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2013; Acts 2013, No. 273, §2, eff. July 1, 2013.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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