LNM08G-A43202
Received 23 Sept 2026, 00:00 UTC
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NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE
General / Hazards To Navigation / Hazards
Mississippi River, Mile 120.3 to 120.5 – Riverbank Degradation --- Reported: 2026-07-02 --- Mariners shall avoid pushing vessels into the riverbank along the RDB of the Mississippi River, between Mile 120.3 and 120.5, AHOP. Repeated barge contact against the riverbank has severely compromised this reach, which is now degraded and encroaching on the Mississippi River Levee System. Mariners and fleet operators are not to push into the riverbank and must proceed at their slowest rate of speed in this area in order to minimize wake and subsequent damage to flood protection systems. Mariners should secure their vessels and barges in a manner that ensures there will be no contact with the levees or revetments and that barges are no closer than 180 ft from the centerline of the levee. Vessel owners or other persons responsible for any vessel or barges making contact with the levees or revetments in any way may be charged as provided for in the River and Harbor Act, and its amendments, as codified in 33 CFR 401, 408 and 412. In addition to federal regulations regarding vessel operation, mariners are reminded to comply with related State laws, including LA RS 38:225.
USCG Heartland (Gulf) District Local Notice to Mariners 45/2026