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Mile 94.6 - LBD Esplanade Avenue Wharf

94.6 LBD Esplanade Avenue Wharf

Mile 94.7 - LBD Bienville St. (Aquarium Landing) Wharf

94.7 LBD Bienville St. (Aquarium Landing) Wharf 94.6 LBD Moonwalk, French Quarter Make your landing at the staircase on the levee at the “Moonwalk,” and secure your vessel. Now you can enjoy a walk over the levee to access the heart of the French Quarter in Jackson Square.

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Mile 94.7 - Audubon Aquarium of the Americas

94.7 Audubon Aquarium of the Americas The Mississippi dives to over 200 feet deep at Algiers Point. The Lower Mississippi is considered the richest inland fishery in North America, and yet most of it remains out of sight in the deep muddy water. If you’ve ever wondered what

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Mile 94.8 - RBD Algiers Ferry Landing

94.8 RBD Algiers Ferry Landing

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Mile 94.9 - LBD - 94.8 RBD Algiers - Canal Street Ferry

94.9 LBD - 94.8 RBD Algiers - Canal Street Ferry The Algiers - Canal Street Ferry has been in operation since 1827. Paddlers, you can camp in Algiers on the beautiful Algiers Beach (up to 10NO) or the fields below the levee in higher water levels, and then

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Mile 95.1 - RBD Capital Marine Supply, Inc., Algiers Fleet Mooring

95.1 RBD Capital Marine Supply, Inc., Algiers Fleet Mooring 95.1 RBD Bollinger Algiers LLC., Powder Street Wharf 95.1 LBD International Rivercenter Excursion Vessel Landing

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Mile 95.3 - LBD Julia Street Cruise Ship Terminal

95.3 LBD Julia Street Cruise Ship Terminal

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Mile 95.4 - RBD Algiers Water Intake

95.4 RBD Algiers Water Intake The muddy Mississippi River, which flows past New Orleans at an average rate of 300 billion gallons per day, is the city’s most reliable source of raw water. On a normal day, the city uses approximately 150 million gallons of water for vital

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Mile 95.4 - LBD New Orleans Convention Center

95.4 LBD New Orleans Convention Center This is the site of the crown jewel/dud of the now-infamous 1984 Louisiana World's Fair. A $10 million gondola was strung across the Mississippi river, bank to bank, from a pair of 320-foot towers. When Archbishop of New Orleans Philip

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Mile 200.0 - July 2008 Oil Spill

July 2008 Oil Spill in July 2008 a 600-foot tanker the Tintomara collided with the towboat a tugboat the Mel Oliver pulling an oil-laden barge underneath the Crescent City Connection, and broke the barge in half, spilling 282,000 gallons of No. 6 heavy oil into the river. The Mel

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Mile 95.6 - Crescent City Connection - Greater New Orleans Bridge

95.6 Crescent City Connection - Greater New Orleans Bridge The Crescent City Connection (Greater New Orleans Bridge) is a milestone for long distance paddlers: this is the very last bridge on the entire Mississippi River system. Congratulations paddler! After paddling under your first bridge below Lake Itasca (the 1st

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Mile 95.7 - LBD Thalia Street Wharf

95.7 LBD Thalia Street Wharf