Capt. Louis M. “Toby” Wattigney Jr., an anchor of the Louisiana maritime industry, his family and the greater New Orleans community, died unexpectedly October 12. He was 67. Read More
Fête-Dieu du Mississippi
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on the Fête-Dieu du Mississippi, a two-day blessing-of-the-fleet event for vessels operating on the Lower Mississippi River between Baton Rouge,… Read More
A group of Louisiana religious and maritime leaders have announced a first-of-its-kind blessing August 14-15 of the fleet of commercial vessels that work along the Lower Mississippi River. The two-day… Read More


