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The Pointe à la Hache Ferry or Pointe a la Hache Ferry, is a
Locations and Characteristics of Ferries
Ferries of the Mississippi River Ferries of Louisiana Transportation in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana 1933 establishments in Louisiana {{Ferry-stub
The Pointe à la Hache Ferry or Pointe a la Hache Ferry, is a ferry
A ferry is a boat or ship that transports passengers, and occasionally vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A small passenger ferry with multiple stops, like those in Venice, Italy, is sometimes referred to as a water taxi or water bus ...
across the Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the main stem, primary river of the largest drainage basin in the United States. It is the second-longest river in the United States, behind only the Missouri River, Missouri. From its traditional source of Lake Ita ...
in the U.S. state
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of Louisiana
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, connecting West Pointe à la Hache and Pointe à la Hache in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
Plaquemines Parish ( ; ; ; ) is a Parish (subnational entity), parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 23,515 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the parish seat is Pointe à la Hache, Louisiana, Pointe à ...
. Currently, it is $1 for single or double axle vehicles, three or more axles are $2. It is the last vehicle crossing of the river in the down river direction. The East Bank side of the ferry is near the end of paved roadway; on the West Bank the river road continues down to Venice, Louisiana
Venice is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 162. It is south of New Orleans on the west bank of the Mississippi River at . It is ...
. As the eastbank of Plaquemines Parish has little population in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
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, ferry service to the eastbank occurs at the top of every hour between 6 AM and 10 PM, as well as at 6:30 AM. Likewise, ferry service to the westbank occurs at 6:15 AM, 6:45 AM, and on the bottom of every hour between 7:30 AM and 10:30 PM.
History
Ferry service began at this site in June 1933. Although the ferry originally carried a toll, it was also free at some points in its history. On January 9, 2013, the ferry was closed due to safety issues with the ferry landing. In May 2013, it was reopened for light traffic (including passenger cars and pickup-trucks, but not for large trucks or buses).See also
* List of crossings of the Lower Mississippi RiverReferences
External links
*Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is a Federated state, state government organization in the United States, in charge of maintaining public transportation, roadways, bridges, canals, select levees, floodplain mana ...
Locations and Characteristics of Ferries
Ferries of the Mississippi River Ferries of Louisiana Transportation in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana 1933 establishments in Louisiana {{Ferry-stub