Baton Rouge
United StatesUS BTR
Location
Codes & time
America/Chicago
Now: UTC-5
Standard: UTC-6
DST from 08 Mar 2026 03:00 CDT; standard time from 01 Nov 2026 02:00 CST
Contacts
Who to call at Baton Rouge, with the source of each number. Numbers and channels change: check the latest port notices before arrival.
VTS Lower Mississippi River, New Orleans Traffic (above Upper Twelve Mile Point, mile 109 to Port Hudson, mile 254.5)call sign New Orleans TrafficVHF 05A
33 CFR 161.12 table: designated frequency 156.250 MHz.Source
New Orleans-Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots Association (NOBRA), marine operations
Office +1 504 832 1199. Pilots between New Orleans and Baton Rouge.Source
Nearest rescue centre...
VHF 16distress, safety and calling (156.800 MHz)DSC 70digital selective calling
Active warnings near Baton Rouge
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Baton Rouge at a glance
Rank basis: Cargo throughput 66.3 million t (73.0 M short tons) (2023)
Throughput
- 66.26 million t (73.0 M short tons) (2023) source
Figures change: always confirm limits with the port authority, local notices and your agent before arrival.
Baton Rouge port guide
Baton Rouge is the furthest port up the Mississippi reached by deep-draft ships, with refineries, chemical plants and grain terminals. It handled 73.0 million short tons in 2023 (USACE).
Sources
For planning reference only (researched Oct 22, 2026). Always verify against official publications - Admiralty Sailing Directions, List of Radio Signals, local notices and the port authority - and your agent before arrival.
Catalogue harbor data
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Warnings mentioning this port
Active and archived NAVAREA / coastal messages that reference Baton Rouge in their text.
LNM08G-505FC9 - NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM
NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE General / Marine Construction (Excluding Bridges) / Dredging Mississippi River - Dredging Operation --- --- The Dredge BELLA ROSE will be conducting dredging at Mile 124.5, RDB, AHOP. Work will take place 24-hours a day, 7-days a w
LNM08R-D622D4 - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE - LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM
NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE - LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER General / Hazards To Navigation / Shoaling Reported Shoaling has been reported 200 feet inside the buoy line, in the vicinity of Mile 693.7. Mariners are urged to exercise caution in the area. USCG Heartland (MRS) District Loca
LNM08R-21B5B9 - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE - LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM
NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE - LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER General / Miscellaneous Low water pumping operations are in effect at the New Madrid Power Station intake structure. Mariners are urged to transit at their slowest safe speed to minimize wake from Mile 885.0 to 882.0. USCG Hear
LNM08R-D54AFD - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE - LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM
NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE - LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER General / Hazards To Navigation / Shoaling Reported Shoaling has been reported in the vicinity of Mile 437.0. Mariners are urged to exercise caution in the area. USCG Heartland (MRS) District Local Notice to Mariners 44/2026
LNM08G-460AA9 - NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM
NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE ATON / Advanced Notice of Change The Coast Guard will make the following Aids to Navigation Change after December 22, 2026. Change Old Hermitage Range Front Light (LLNR-15210) in position 30-18.65N 091-09.95W, from showing Iso R 2s,
LNM08G-A808E3 - NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM
NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE ATON / Advanced Notice of Change The Coast Guard will make the following Aids to Navigation Change after December 22, 2026. Change Old Hermitage Range Rear Light (LLNR-15215) in position 30-18.61N 091-09.83W, from showing Iso R 6s,
LNM08R-3EBA1A - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE - LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM
NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE - LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER General / Miscellaneous Shoaling has been reported in the vicinity of Mile 757.7, near the green buoy line. Mariners are urged to exercise caution in the area. USCG Heartland (MRS) District Local Notice to Mariners 44/2026
LNM08R-87D2BA - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE - LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM
NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE - LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER General / Miscellaneous Shoaling has been reported in the vicinity of Mile 886.0, near the foot of New Madrid Island. Mariners are urged to exercise caution in the area. USCG Heartland (MRS) District Local Notice to Mariners 44
LNM08R-DDBB32 - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE - LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM
NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE - LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER General / MSIB The U.S. Coast Guard COTP Lower Mississippi River has issued a low water Safety Advisory between approximate Miles 869.0 and 303.0. The USACE maintained depths and widths, may not be attainable on all buoy lines.
LNM08R-A6E3AF - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE - LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM
NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE - LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER General / Bridges / Closure (Scheduled Or Emergency) Vicksburg (I-20) Bridge: The second alternate span, closest to the RDB, is closed due to low water. Mariners should transit the bridge using the main span or first alternate
LNM08R-C50239 - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE - LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM
NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE - LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER General / Marine Construction (Excluding Bridges) / Dredging Commencing July 1, 2026, and continuing until April 1, 2027, the Dredge M. GARRISON will be conducting dredging operations at Fullen Dock, along the LDB, in the vicin
LNM08G-E1BA72 - NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM
NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE General / Marine Construction (Excluding Bridges) / Dredging Mississippi River - Dredge Operation --- Dredging will be conducted in the Mississippi River deep draft navigation channel from Mile 113.0 to Mile 234.0, AHOP, between Bat
LNM08G-8A0F48 - NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM
NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE General / Hazards To Navigation / Shoaling Reported Mississippi River - Shoaling --- Reported: 2026-08-17 --- Shoaling due to low water has been reported along the LDB just below College Point, Mile 156.0, AHOP. The virtual aid to n
LNM08G-A43202 - NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM
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, be
LNM08G-50C691 - NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM
NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE General / Marine Construction (Excluding Bridges) / Facilities, Barriers, Manmade Reefs, Riprap, Jetties / Dikes Port Allen Canal - Port Allen Lock - Lock Restrictions/Special Instructions --- From: April 2021 To: Until Further Noti
LNM08G-ED35EB - NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM
NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE General / Marine Construction (Excluding Bridges) / Facilities, Barriers, Manmade Reefs, Riprap, Jetties / Dikes Mississippi River - Marine Construction --- --- Construction will take place at the Port of Baton Rouge, near Mile 230
LNM08G-8947DF - NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM
NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE General / Marine Construction (Excluding Bridges) / Facilities, Barriers, Manmade Reefs, Riprap, Jetties / Dikes Mississippi River - Marine Construction --- --- Marine construction will be conducted at CF Industries Blue Point, nea
LNM08G-90B17E - NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM
NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE General / Marine Construction (Excluding Bridges) / Facilities, Barriers, Manmade Reefs, Riprap, Jetties / Dikes Mississippi River - Material Offloading --- --- Material offloading will be conducted along the Mississippi River, RDB
LNM08G-FD8B14 - NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM
NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE General / Marine Construction (Excluding Bridges) / Facilities, Barriers, Manmade Reefs, Riprap, Jetties / Dikes Mississippi River - Pump Station Construction --- --- Pump station construction will be conducted along the Mississipp
LNM08R-764738 - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE - LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM· Archived
NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE - LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER General / Marine Construction (Excluding Bridges) / Dredging Continuing until further notice, the Dredge MIDWAY is conducting dredging operations in the vicinity of Mile 785.0. The Dredge MIDWAY will monitor VHF-FM Channel 13 o
LNM08R-E88389 - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE - LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM· Archived
NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE - LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER General / Bridges / Construction I-55 Bridge (Memphis and Arkansas Hwy Bridge): Commencing October 19, 2026 and continuing through November 2, 2026, construction work for the I-55 Bridge ivo Memphis, TN, will take place near Mi
LNM08G-F1CB92-2 - NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM· Archived
NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE General / MSIB MSIB Vol XXVI Issue 027 - Mississippi River - Low Water Safety Advisory --- The National Weather Service forecasts low river stages. Lower Mississippi River (LMR) users should prepare for extreme low water conditions.
LNM08G-2C1587 - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE - LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM· Archived
NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE - LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER General / Miscellaneous Mississippi River - ATON Adrift --- Reported: 2026-10-19 --- A red buoy was reported adrift in the Mississippi River between Miles 282.0 and 279.0. Mariners are urged to transit the area with caution. US
LNM08G-9CE441 - NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM· Archived
NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE General / MSIB MSIB Vol XXVI Issue 027 - Mississippi River - Low Water Safety Advisory --- The National Weather Service forecasts low river stages. Lower Mississippi River (LMR) users should prepare for extreme low water conditions.
LNM08G-F1CB92 - NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM· Archived
NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE General / MSIB MSIB Vol XXVI Issue 027 - Mississippi River - Low Water Safety Advisory --- The National Weather Service forecasts low river stages. Lower Mississippi River (LMR) users should prepare for extreme low water conditions.
LNM08G-2A8546 - SOUTH PASS - HEAD OF PASSES TO NEW ORLEANS
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM· Archived
SOUTH PASS - HEAD OF PASSES TO NEW ORLEANS General / MSIB MSIB Vol XXVI Issue 027 - Mississippi River - Low Water Safety Advisory --- The National Weather Service forecasts low river stages. Lower Mississippi River (LMR) users should prepare for extreme low water conditions. The
LNM08R-7A0286 - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE - LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM· Archived
NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE - LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER General / Miscellaneous Low water pumping operations are in effect at the New Madrid Power Station intake structure. Mariners are urged to transit at their slowest safe speed to minimize wake from Mile 885.0 to 883.0. USCG Hear
LNM08R-21FEEC - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE - LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM· Archived
NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE - LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER General / Marine Construction (Excluding Bridges) / Dredging Continuing until further notice, the Dredge JADWIN is conducting dredging operations between approximate Miles 486.0 and 480.0. Work will be conducted 24-hours a day,
LNM08G-BA982C - NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM· Archived
NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE ATON / Advanced Notice of Change The Coast Guard will make the following Aids to Navigation change after October 13, 2026. Change Virginia Range Front Light (LLNR-15090) in position 30-14.00N 091-07.41W, from showing F R, KRW on ske
LNM08G-F1CB92-3 - NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM· Archived
NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE General / MSIB MSIB Vol XXVI Issue 027 - Mississippi River - Low Water Safety Advisory --- The National Weather Service forecasts low river stages. Lower Mississippi River (LMR) users should prepare for extreme low water conditions.
LNM08G-EFC9AE - NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM· Archived
NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE General / Hazards To Navigation / Hazards Mississippi River - Dredge Pipeline --- Reported: 2026-10-06 --- Dredge pipeline lights have been reported dimly lit at night near Mile 160.0, RDB, AHOP. Mariners are urged to transit the ar
LNM08G-537142 - NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM· Archived
NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE General / Marine Construction (Excluding Bridges) / Facilities, Barriers, Manmade Reefs, Riprap, Jetties / Dikes Mississippi River - Pump Station Construction --- --- Pump station construction will be conducted along the Mississipp
LNM08G-834CE5 - NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM· Archived
NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE General / Bridges / Lighting and Other Signals Mississippi River - Sunshine Bridge - Bridge Lighting Discrepancy --- Reported: 2026-09-29 --- The center pier lights on the north side of the Sunshine Bridge at Mile167.4, AHOP, are in
LNM08G-D73200 - NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM· Archived
NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE ATON / Proposed Notice of Change In order to provide a more efficient and effective Aids to Navigation signal, the Coast Guard is proposing the following Aids to Navigation Changes: Change Old Hermitage Range Rear Light (LLNR-15215)
LNM08G-48A581 - NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM· Archived
NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE ATON / Proposed Notice of Change In order to provide a more efficient and effective Aids to Navigation signal, the Coast Guard is proposing the following Aids to Navigation Changes: Change Old Hermitage Range Front Light (LLNR-15210
LNM08G-21C890 - NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM· Archived
NEW ORLEANS HARBOR - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE ATON / Advanced Notice of Change The Coast Guard will make the following Aids to Navigation change after October 13, 2026. Change Virginia Range Rear Light (LLNR-15095) in position 30-14.03N 091-07.32W, from showing F R, KRW on skel
LNM08R-820BDC - NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE - LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
CoastalUS Coast Guard LNM· Archived
NEW ORLEANS TO BATON ROUGE - LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER General / Hazards To Navigation / Shoaling Reported Shoaling has been reported in the vicinity of Mile 482.0. Mariners are urged to exercise caution in the area. USCG Heartland (MRS) District Local Notice to Mariners 39/2026