In the early morning hours of Oct. 20, 1976, the ferry George Prince was making its routine 10‐minute crossing on the Mississippi River from Destrehan to Luling, about 20 miles upstream from New ...
St. Charles Parish residents, many of whom lined the levees after the Oct. 20, 1976, Luling ferry disaster, will come together again on Saturday to remember. Parish officials will dedicate a memorial ...
A meeting of Luling/Destrehan Ferry Disaster Committee will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at the St. Charles Parish East Regional Library.The committee is working on plans to place a memorial near the ...