SECTOR NEW ORLEANS, TERRITORIAL SEA - SECTOR NEW ORLEANS, SUBMERGED LAND ACT (SLA)
General / Marine Construction (Excluding Bridges) / Facilities, Barriers, Manmade Reefs, Riprap, Jetties / Dikes
Schooner Bayou Control Structure - Transit Instructions --- --- From 6:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., each day, mariners are urged to take extra precautions when locking through the Schooner Bayou Control Structure, due to a contractor removing existing and installing new timber guidewalls. All vessels should contact the Schooner Bayou Control Structure on VHF-FM Channel 14 to make arrangements on which side of the channel to navigate when locking through the structure. Leland Bowman Lock can be used as an alternate route. For up-to-date information, the Lockmaster can be reached at (337) 737-2470 or (337) 316-3662.
Valid 2026-03-06 to 2026-11-30.
USCG Heartland (Gulf) District Local Notice to Mariners 43/2026