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Port reports M/V Pride back in service; Pointe-a-la-Hache landings remain closed

Plaquemines Parish Council (as Sole Governing Authority of the Plaquemines Port, Harbor & Terminal District) · July 23, 2026
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Summary

At the July 23 meeting Port staff reported that the M/V Pride has returned to service in Belle Chasse, the Pointe-a-la-Hache ferry landings remain closed, MV Belle Chasse II was in sea trials, and another vessel remains at LCAT for repairs following a fire; apron repair work is underway.

Port staff provided a status report on ferry operations at the start of the July 23 meeting. The minutes state "The M/V Pride is back in service in Belle Chasse" and that the Pointe-a-la-Hache (PALH) ferry landings remain closed while repairs continue.

The report recorded that the MV Belle Chasse II was in sea trials and that another vessel was at LCAT for repairs following a fire. Officials said one apron has been sandblasted and painted and the other was expected to be completed and installed the following week; those maintenance items informed the Council’s decision to appropriate funds under Ordinance No. 26-112.

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