Features

Stewart Jackson grew up on the Atchafalaya, Red and Mississippi rivers, where his father worked as a commercial fisherman before working as a towboat captain for B&B Towing. When Jackson… Read More

Capt. Emile Dominique of SCF Marine was born in New Orleans and grew up in Donaldsonville, La. He told The Waterways Journal, “I’ve seen towboats going up and down the… Read More

In an age of transience—of maximum mobility and minimum loyalty—longevity in the workplace is not just uncommon. Many times, it’s unheard of. But Capt. Nolan Ledet and Bourg, La.-based LeBeouf… Read More

Capt. Bobby Wilson, a heavy-tow pilot on the mv. Lewis B. Strait, has been on the river for 35 years. That would be close to a career for many people,… Read More

A harvest of Asian carp in February from a recreational lake in St. Louis (Mo.) County that was two years in the planning used some innovative techniques that could provide… Read More

Growing up fishing along the banks of the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers, Ty Wilkerson was always intrigued by passing towboats. That interest eventually led him to apply to a job… Read More

Capt. Steven Fancher started out in the river business cleaning barges and decking, as many do. For more than seven years, Fancher worked on barges until he obtained his pilot’s… Read More