Navigation Notice: Lower Mississippi River

SCHOONER BAYOU CONTROL STRUCTURE (UPDATE)

Notice number: MVN 22-31
Date: 3/18/22

Reference Navigation Bulletin No. 22-28, dated 14 March 2022, stating that commencing on 15 March 2022 at 6:00 a.m., and every 2 hours on the even hours, until 6:00 p.m. every day, mariners are advised that Schooner Bayou Control Structure will go into a restricted locking procedure until further notice due to low water and high salinity.

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, MARINERS ARE ADVISED THAT THE RESTRICTED LOCKING PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN LIFTED AND THE CONTROL STRUCTURE HAS RESUMED NORMAL OPERATIONS.

Casey Choate, the Lockmaster at Schooner Bayou Control Structure, can be reached at (337) 737-2470 or (337) 316-3662 for up-to-date information.  The point of contact with the New Orleans District is Tracy Falk at (504) 862-2971.

 

//signed//

MICHELLE C. DAIGLE
Chief, Technical Support Branch
Operations Division

 

NAVIGATION BULLETIN NO. 22-28_SCHOONER BAYOU CONTROL STRUCTURE 

 

Commencing at 6:00 a.m. on 15 March 2022 and continuing until further notice, mariners are advised that Schooner Bayou Control Structure will go into a restricted locking procedure because of low water and high salinity.

The restricted procedure will consist of locking vessels starting at 6:00 a.m., every 2 hours on the even hours, until 6:00 p.m. every day.

Only outboards and light vessels will be locked through the structure.  All tows must use Leland Bowman Lock as an alternate route.

Casey Choate, the Lockmaster at Schooner Bayou Control Structure, can be reached at (337) 737-2470 or (337) 316-3662 for up-to-date information.  The point of contact with the New Orleans District is Tracy Falk at (504) 862-2971.

 

//signed//

Wesley M. Sisung, for:
MICHELLE C. DAIGLE
Chief, Technical Support Branch
Operations Division