Ferry Inn Sketch

1970s. By Janis Blair. Tags: #ferry #Ferry Service Ends #parish ferries

The Ferry Inn – Image

The Ferry Inn offered some comfort to the thousands who waited patiently for “the next ferry.” (Photo courtesy of Ruby Reeves) Tags: #Ferry Service Ends...

1950s Ferry – Image

By the 1950s, ferry service had improved with a more modern Luling/Destrehan ferry. Tags: #parish ferries #ferry #ferry - preview

Pedestrian Free Ferry – Image

The pedestrian free ferry on the Mississippi River. 1950s. (Source: St. Charles Parish Resources and Facilities publication, 1961) Tags: #parish ferries #ferry

Early Ferry Service – Image

Early ferry service in the 1930s wasn’t always an easy crossing, especially in the spring when the river rose and the river was filled with driftwood. Tags:...

Shell Skiff – Image

Charles Troxler of Taft and friends in 1936 on the Shell skiff. Many citizens used similar vessels to criss-cross the Mississippi River from east to west banks...

Luling/Destrehan Ferry Disaster – Image

The Luling/Destrehan Ferry disaster in 1976 is one of the worst maritime accidents in history. (Photos courtesy of the St. Charles Herald, Patrick Yoes, and...

Luling/Destrehan Ferry Disaster – Image

The Luling/Destrehan Ferry disaster in 1976 is one of the worst maritime accidents in history. (Photos courtesy of the St. Charles Herald, Patrick Yoes, and...

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