REPORTING LIVE, JENNIFER CROCKETT, WDSU NEWS. CHRISTINA: IN ADDITION TO THE CHARTER FERRY BOATS JENNIFER JUST TALKED ABOUT, THE RTA RECENTLY BOUGHT TWO NEW FERRY BOATS AT A PRICE TAG OF $10 MILLION.

The boats also need to pass U.S. Coast Guard inspection and approval, and complete a "new-to-zone trial" expected to take two to four weeks. Justin Augustine III, the vice president of the RTA's ...

Metal Shark signed a $10.7 million contract with the RTA to provide ferries for the route between Canal Street and Algiers Point. The boats were due to arrive in March, but design issues with the ...

On Sunday, the RTA announced the Algiers Point Ferry will resume service starting Sunday with the charter boat "Margaret Lab." Ferry service was set to run every 30 minutes (at the top of each ...

Casey said this is just the latest delay. Ferry service was non-existent for months back in 2019 as the RTA boats were being fixed. "If the boat was consistent, the business would be consistent." ...