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The Canal Street Ferry, also known as the Algiers Ferry, is a ferry across the
Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it ...
in the
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of
Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a U.S. state, state in the Deep South and South Central United States, South Central regions of the United States. It is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 20th-smal ...
, connecting the foot of Canal Street in the
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of
New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans
Algiers on the
West Bank The West Bank ( ar, الضفة الغربية, translit=aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; he, הגדה המערבית, translit=HaGadah HaMaʽaravit, also referred to by some Israelis as ) is a landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...
. It carries
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s only for $2.00 one way. This increase in price from (formerly) free took effect February 23, 2014. The
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of the
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operates the ferry. Ferries depart daily from the West Bank on the hour and half hour, beginning at 6 a.m. (06:00) Departures from the East Bank are on the quarter-hour and three quarters hour, the last leaving at 12:15 a.m. (00:15).


History

The Ferry has been in regular service since 1827. After Hurricane Katrina (2005) the ferry's schedule was changed, ending daily service at 8 p.m. (20:00) Urged by the
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and special interest groups, such as the citizens group Friends of the Ferry, the state extended hours again in August 2007. In 2009, the
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also operated through the Canal Street landing.


The Ferry in the film ''Déjà Vu''

The Ferry figures prominently in the 2006 film ''
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''. A major plot point in the film involves a fictional
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attack on the Ferry. Pyrotechnics and special effects simulated one of the ferry boats being blown up. Some aspects of the depiction of the Ferry in the film are contrary to real life. Notably in the film people driving on to the Ferry are required to leave their cars and go to the upper level during transit. In real life there is no such restriction; people may step out of their vehicles or remain inside them. Also, letters marking the two terminals "CANAL ST" and "ALGIERS" were temporarily erected on the terminal roofs during filming.


See also

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List of crossings of the Lower Mississippi River This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Lower Mississippi River from the Ohio River downstream to the Gulf of Mexico. Locations are listed with the left bank (moving downriver) listed first. Crossings See also *List of crossings of ...


References


External links


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