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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:867. Advertisement of deserters

RS 34:867 - Advertisement of deserters
If any seaman deserts from any vessel in any of the ports of this state, or in the voyage from the sea up to either of them, the master of the vessel shall, within twelve hours after his arrival, if such desertion has taken place before his arrival, or within twelve hours after the desertion, if it happens in the port, make out an advertisement containing the name of the seaman and of the vessel to which he belonged, together with a description of the person of the deserter; this advertisement shall be signed by the master, and, within the time aforesaid, put up in the office, of the mayor of the city of New Orleans.
In all seaports, other than the city of New Orleans, the advertisements shall be made at the courthouse of the parish in which the port may be situated.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:868. Innkeepers harboring or concealing deserters; penalty

RS 34:868 - Innkeepers harboring or concealing deserters; penalty
If the keeper of any tavern, lodging or boarding house, knowingly receives, harbors, lodges, or conceals any deserter from any merchant vessel, he shall, on conviction, pay a fine of one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty days.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:869. Causing desertion or interfering with authority of master; penalty

RS 34:869 - Causing desertion or interfering with authority of master; penalty
Any master of a vessel; any keeper of a boarding house for seamen, or any servant, agent or other person in his employ; and any broker, shipping master or other person engaged in procuring seamen for vessels, who goes on board a vessel without the consent of the master or other person in charge thereof, and refuses to leave when ordered to do so, or who goes on board such vessel to cause any officer or member of the crew to desert, or to leave the vessel without the consent of the master or other officer in charge thereof, or who goes on board such vessel to interfere with the execution of any command or authority of the master or other officer in charge of the vessel, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not less than one month, nor more than twelve months, or both.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:872. Evidence; burden of proof

RS 34:872 - Evidence; burden of proof
On the trial of any person, for having gone on board any vessel without permission from the proper officer, it shall be incumbent upon him to prove that he had received the permission required; in default of his proving this, he shall be considered as having entered without permission, and be found guilty accordingly.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:873. Taking testimony of master, officer or transient person

RS 34:873 - Taking testimony of master, officer or transient person
When the testimony of any master or officer of any vessel, or of any transient person is required by a magistrate before whom a prosecution has been commenced under the provisions of R.S. 34:869, which testimony is necessary for and is to be used on the trial of the case before the district court, the magistrate may, after giving five days' notice to the party accused, summon the witness to appear before the judge of the district court in which a prosecution may have been commenced, to give evidence in the same manner as if examined in open court; the accused at the time of this examination shall be assigned counsel by the judge, if he have none, and shall have the right to cross examine the witness; the evidence given shall be reduced to writing, and shall be signed by the witness, certified to, and sealed up by the judge before whom it is taken, and shall be used on the trial of the case before the district court, provided that the magistrate before whom the prosecution was commenced makes oath that the witness is not, at the time of the trial, within the jurisdiction of the court.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:874. Harboring or secreting seamen; penalty

RS 34:874 - Harboring or secreting seamen; penalty
Any person either on shipboard or on shore, other than those enumerated in R.S. 34:868 and 34:869, who harbors or secretes a seaman who has signed shipping articles to proceed on a voyage, or who inveigles or procures such seaman to desert or disregard the articles which he has signed, shall be fined not more than three hundred dollars and imprisoned for not more than three months at the discretion of the court.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:875. Search warrant for secreted seamen

RS 34:875 - Search warrant for secreted seamen
Any magistrate may, on complaint on oath being made by the master of a vessel, or some person in his behalf, that a seaman or boy apprentice has deserted from his vessel, and that he is harbored, secreted or detained, issue a warrant under his hand and seal to cause search to be made in any place wherein said seaman or boy apprentice may be harbored or secreted, and shall cause such seaman or apprentice, when found, to be delivered to the master of the vessel to which he belongs.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:876. Shipping articles as evidence

RS 34:876 - Shipping articles as evidence
On the trial of any person under R.S. 34:874 and R.S. 34:875, a copy of the articles of any vessel authenticated by the affidavit of the captain, sworn to before any magistrate, shall be admissible in evidence to prove that any seaman whose name appears subscribed thereto, has actually signed said articles.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:877. Abandonment of ship or refusal to perform duty; forfeiture and damages

RS 34:877 - Abandonment of ship or refusal to perform duty; forfeiture and damages
Any person who ships upon a vessel to do service thereon either by the month or voyage, in the capacity of officer, engineer, pilot, clerk, mate, carpenter, cook, steward, cabin boy, watchman, fireman, deck hand, or laborer, and abandons the boat before having fulfilled his engagements, or refuses to do his duty in the capacity for which he shipped, shall, besides forfeiting all claims to the wages due for the service, be liable to the owners of the vessel for any damages which they may sustain by the abandonment or refusal to do duty.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:941. Definitions

RS 34:941 - Definitions
As used in this Subpart, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "Board of examiners" or "board" means the Board of Examiners of Bar Pilots for the Port of New Orleans, established in R.S. 34:942.
(2) "Bar pilot" or "pilot" means a Bar Pilot for the Port of New Orleans, as designated in R.S. 34:943.
(3) "Services" of a bar pilot shall mean any advice or assistance with respect to pilotage by the commissioned bar pilot or by his authorized representative, including but not limited to advice concerning weather, channel conditions, and other navigational conditions.
Acts 1983, No. 331, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:942. Board of examiners; appointment, terms and compensation of members

RS 34:942 - Board of examiners; appointment, terms and compensation of members
The governor shall appoint three examiners to constitute the Board of Examiners of Bar Pilots for the Port of New Orleans, all of whom shall be bar pilots and shall have served as such for a minimum of five years preceding their appointment at the entrances of the Mississippi River into the Gulf of Mexico or the entrance of any other waterway connecting the City of New Orleans with the Gulf of Mexico or other outside waters; the examiners shall hold office for four years or until their successors are appointed and qualified, and shall perform their duties without compensation.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:943. Associated branch pilots; number

RS 34:943 - Associated branch pilots; number
The pilots whose duty it shall be to pilot sea-going vessels into and out of the entrance of the Mississippi River and into and out of the entrances of all other waterways connecting the Port of New Orleans with outside waters of the Gulf of Mexico, including the entrance of the New Orleans Tidewater Channel at the western shore of the Chandeleur Sound off Point Chicot, shall be known as Associated Branch Pilots of the Port of New Orleans. There shall not be less than twenty-five of such pilots and they shall be appointed and commissioned by the governor from time to time as the need arises and in accordance with the procedure prescribed in R.S. 34:945.
Amended by Acts 1956, No. 406, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:944. Confirmation of branch pilots as bar pilots

RS 34:944 - Confirmation of branch pilots as bar pilots
All pilots qualified under laws existing prior to July 28, 1948 as branch or bar pilots, and who were then members of the Associated Branch Pilots of New Orleans and engaged in piloting vessels in and out of the entrances of the Mississippi River between Pilot Town and the Gulf of Mexico are hereby designated and confirmed as bar pilots for the port of New Orleans without further qualification or commission.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:945. Additional pilots; examination; procedure for appointment

RS 34:945 - Additional pilots; examination; procedure for appointment
A. Whenever there exists a necessity for more bar pilots the board of examiners shall hold examinations for all applicants who have registered with them for these posts under rules, regulations, and requirements adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Applicants having satisfactorily passed these examinations shall be recommended by the board to the governor for appointment. Notices of the filing of such recommendation giving the names and addresses of persons recommended, shall be given by the board to the president of the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans and the president of the Board of Trade of New Orleans. If they have objection to any appointment they shall, within five days from receipt of this notice, file with the governor a written protest against the appointment, setting forth their objections, which protest shall be considered and passed upon by the governor; the governor shall thereupon appoint or decline to appoint the applicant.
B. The chairman of the board of examiners shall issue identification cards to all qualified bar pilots, attesting to the fact that they are commissioned and qualified.
C. The board of examiners shall also:
(1) Promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act establishing minimum standards of conduct for bar pilots including neglect of duty, drunkenness, carelessness, habitual intemperance, substance abuse incompetency, unreasonable absence from duty, and general bad conduct, and make other rules and regulations for the proper and safe pilotage upon the waters covered by this Subpart and for the efficient administration of this Subpart.
(2) Conduct hearings pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, including the right to subpoena documents and witnesses pursuant to R.S. 49:975.1, and to investigate the violation of any provisions of this Subpart or rules or regulations adopted by the board of examiners, and to report all findings and conclusions to the governor should the board request action by the governor.
(3) Have the authority to impose a fine of not more than five hundred dollars upon any bar pilot, to reprimand or remove from a vessel any bar pilot, or to recommend to the governor that the commission of any bar pilot be suspended or revoked, if after a hearing conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, a bar pilot is found in violation of a provision of this Subpart or of any rule or regulation adopted by the board of examiners. In any event, the board of examiners shall have the authority to suspend a bar pilot's commission in accordance with R.S. 49:977.3(C).
(4) Provide all bar pilots and bar pilot candidates with copies of its rules and regulations.
Amended by Acts 1988, No. 418, §1, eff. July 10, 1988.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:946. Members of board of examiners failing to perform duties; removal from office

RS 34:946 - Members of board of examiners failing to perform duties; removal from office
Members of the board of examiners failing or refusing to perform their duties as such, may, upon written statement signed by a majority of the commissioned bar pilots stating their cause of complaint, be removed from office by the governor and the vacancy or vacancies filled by the governor as an original appointment.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:947. Misconduct of pilots, board of examiners' duty to report

RS 34:947 - Misconduct of pilots, board of examiners' duty to report
The board of examiners shall report to the governor any neglect of duty, drunkenness, carelessness, habitual intemperance, incompetency, unreasonable absence from duty, or general bad conduct on the part of any bar pilot showing that the pilot should be removed or suspended. Upon receipt of this report the governor may revoke or suspend the commission of the pilot, reprimand him, or take any other action that he may deem proper.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:948. Qualifications of pilots; bond

RS 34:948 - Qualifications of pilots; bond
No person shall be appointed a bar pilot unless: (1) he is a qualified elector of the State of Louisiana; (2) has served at least twelve months next preceding the date of his application in a pilot boat at the mouth of the Mississippi River or other entrances into the Gulf of Mexico or other outside waters from the port of New Orleans; (3) has successfully passed the examination given by the board of examiners, and has been commissioned by the governor; and (4) has furnished a bond in favor of the governor in the amount of two thousand dollars conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties imposed upon them by this Sub-part. This bond shall be approved by the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:953. Ships required to take pilots

RS 34:953 - Ships required to take pilots
All ships and vessels inward or outward bound throughout the entrances of the Mississippi River or other inland waterway connecting the port of New Orleans with the Gulf of Mexico, or other outside waters, except those of one hundred tons or less lawfully engaged in the coasting trade of the United States, shall take a bar pilot when one is offered; and any ship or vessel refusing or failing to take a pilot shall be liable to the pilot thus offering for pilotage.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:955. Pilots' duty to remain on board ship until crossing bar; additional fees for late sailing

RS 34:955 - Pilots' duty to remain on board ship until crossing bar; additional fees for late sailing
When boarding an outward bound ship or vessel at the boarding stations bar pilots shall remain on board the ship until she crosses the bar, unless permission is given by the master for the pilot to absent himself from the ship or vessel. If the sailing of the ship is delayed for more than two hours by the master or owner after the pilot has boarded the ship and the pilot has not been given permission to leave, then in addition to the regular charges provided in this Sub-part, the pilot shall be paid for detention at the rate of five dollars for the first two hours and two dollars per hour or fraction thereof thereafter, until the ship or vessel sails.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:956. Carrying pilot out to sea; liability of master or owner of vessel

RS 34:956 - Carrying pilot out to sea; liability of master or owner of vessel
If through the fault of the master or owner, any outward bound vessel carries off any pilot to sea when a boat is attending to receive him, the master or owner shall, in addition to the pilotage charges fixed herein, pay the pilot the same monthly wages during the passage of such vessel as the master is receiving, and his transportation and expenses to return home.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:957. Extra services to vessels in distress

RS 34:957 - Extra services to vessels in distress
The master or owner of any ship or vessel appearing in distress, and in want of a pilot on the coast shall pay to any bar pilot who has exerted himself for the preservation of the ship or vessel, such sum for extra services as the owner or master and pilot can agree upon, provided the pilot boards said ship or vessel or assists the same from some other boat or vessel. In case no agreement can be made the Board of Commissioners for the Port of New Orleans shall determine what is a reasonable reward, which the bar pilot shall be entitled to collect.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:958. Refusal of pilot to act when called; penalty

RS 34:958 - Refusal of pilot to act when called; penalty
Any bar pilot who, when practicable, refuses or neglects to go on board of any ship or vessel when called by signal or otherwise; shall be suspended from his duties as a pilot for the term of one year, and shall, moreover, be liable to be fined in the sum of three hundred dollars, and in default of payment thereof, shall be imprisoned for the term of three months.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:959. Acting as pilot without license; penalty

RS 34:959 - Acting as pilot without license; penalty
No person who is not commissioned a bar pilot shall board any ship or vessel required to take a bar pilot, for the purpose of piloting, or to pilot or attempt to pilot the same; and no person or pilot shall board any such ship or vessel for the purpose of piloting, except from the pilot boats on the bar pilot stations. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not less than one thousand five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars, or may be imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Acts 1983, No. 331, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:960. Pilot's duty to exhibit license

RS 34:960 - Pilot's duty to exhibit license
Whoever offers to pilot a ship or other vessel shall, if required, exhibit to the commander thereof his identification card as a bar pilot, attested to by the chairman of the board of examiners; and if he refuses or neglects to do so, he shall not be entitled to any remuneration for any services he may render as pilot.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:961. Employing pilot without license; liability of vessel, master or owner

RS 34:961 - Employing pilot without license; liability of vessel, master or owner
When a vessel, inward or outward bound to or from the port of New Orleans employs as a pilot a person who is not a state commissioned bar pilot, when a bar pilot offers his services, the vessel, her captain and owners, shall be liable for a civil penalty of and shall forfeit to the state of Louisiana the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, with privilege on the vessel, to be recovered before any court of competent jurisdiction. An action for forfeiture under this Section may be brought by the attorney general of Louisiana or by the Associated Branch Pilots of the Port of New Orleans. If the Associated Branch Pilots of the Port of New Orleans obtains a judgment hereunder, the court shall include in its judgment a reasonable attorney's fee.
Acts 1983, No. 331, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:961.1. Employing pilot without a state commission; penalties

RS 34:961.1 - Employing pilot without a state commission; penalties
A. No master, owner, or agent of a vessel required under R.S. 34:953 to take a state commissioned bar pilot shall, when a state commissioned bar pilot offers his services, employ as a pilot a person who is not a state commissioned bar pilot.
B. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not less than one thousand five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Added by Acts 1983, No. 331, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:961.2. Offering of services

RS 34:961.2 - Offering of services
As used in this Subpart, reference to the offering of a bar pilot or the offering of services by a bar pilot shall mean any offering of any advice or assistance with respect to pilotage by the commissioned bar pilot or by his authorized representative, including but not limited to advice concerning weather, channel conditions, and other navigational conditions.
Added by Acts 1983, No. 331, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:964. Privilege of pilots on vessels

RS 34:964 - Privilege of pilots on vessels
Bar pilots have a lien and privilege on the ships or vessels for nonpayment of pilotage and other charges provided by this Sub-part which may be enforced, together with reasonable attorney's fees, before any court of competent jurisdiction within one year.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:991. Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners; duties, appointment, qualification, and removal of members

RS 34:991 - Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners; duties, appointment, qualification, and removal of members
A. There is hereby created the Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners for the Port of New Orleans. The board shall consist of three citizens appointed by the governor, with the consent of the Senate, who presently hold a commission as a river port pilot and such commission has been active for a period of not less than four years. The governor, in appointing the said commissioners, shall designate the president of the board. The commissioners shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The said commissioners shall take an oath to faithfully perform their duties.
B. The Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners for the Port of Orleans shall:
(1) Formulate rules and regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act establishing qualifications of river port pilots and providing for the examination and approval of apprenticeship programs for the river port pilots, and to administer the evaluation and examination of river port pilots.
(2) Meet at least quarterly and at all such times as the president of the commission deems necessary.
(3) Formulate rules and regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act establishing minimum standards of conduct for river port pilots to include neglect of duty, drunkenness, carelessness, habitual intemperance, substance abuse, and incompetency, and make other rules and regulations for the proper and safe pilotage upon the waters covered by this Subpart and for the efficient administration of this Subpart.
(4) Conduct hearings pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, including the right to subpoena documents and witnesses pursuant to R.S. 49:975.1, and investigate the violation of any provisions of this Subpart or rules or regulations adopted by the commissioners, and to report all findings and conclusions to the governor, should the board request action by the governor.
(5) Have the authority to impose a fine of not more than five hundred dollars upon any river port pilot, to reprimand or remove from a vessel any river port pilot, or to recommend to the governor that the commission of any river port pilot be suspended or revoked if after a hearing conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, a river port pilot is found in violation of any rule or regulation adopted by the Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners. In any event, the Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners shall have the authority also to suspend a river port pilot's commission in accordance with R.S. 49:977.3(C).
(6) Provide to all river port pilots and river port pilot candidates rules and regulations.
C. For purposes of this Subpart and the Administrative Procedure Act only, the term commission shall be used interchangeably with the term license and shall have the same meaning.
Acts 1952, No. 177, §1. Amended by Acts 1960, No. 137, §1; Acts 1986, No. 960, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:992. River port pilots; duties; appointment

RS 34:992 - River port pilots; duties; appointment
A. There shall be a body of pilots known as the "river port pilots" whose duty it shall be to provide pilotage services within the operating territory described in this Subpart.
B. River port pilots shall be duly appointed and commissioned by the governor and shall serve as provided by law or until revocation of the appointment or commission by the governor in accordance with this Subpart.
Acts 1952, No. 177, §2; Acts 1986, No. 960, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:993. Examinations for appointment; qualifications

RS 34:993 - Examinations for appointment; qualifications
Whenever there exists a necessity for more pilots as determined by the river port pilots, the Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners shall hold examinations under such rules and regulations and such requirements as they shall have provided, with the governor's approval; however, no applicant shall be considered by the board unless he submits proper evidence of moral character and is a voter of this state, and shall have completed an approved apprenticeship program within the geographic area affected by this Subpart. The Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners shall issue a certificate to the governor that the applicant has satisfied the requirements of this Subpart. The governor may then, in his discretion, appoint said applicant to existing vacancies.
Acts 1952, No. 177, §3; Acts 1986, No. 960, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:995. Association of river port pilots

RS 34:995 - Association of river port pilots
The said river port pilots may form themselves into an association as to them may seem fit, not in conflict with law, or with the rules and regulations of the river port pilot commissioners, but nothing herein shall affect any association presently existing.
Acts 1952, No. 177, §5.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:996. Operating territory

RS 34:996 - Operating territory
A. The river port pilots shall have the exclusive right to pilot vessels on the Mississippi River between New Orleans, Louisiana and Pilottown, Louisiana and within the Port of New Orleans between Southport and Mereauxville; within the Industrial Canal, between the Mississippi River to and including Lake Pontchartrain; within the Intracoastal Canal, between the Industrial Canal and the turning basin at Michoud, inclusive; also for the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet between the Industrial Canal and Mile 28.3, the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway from the Louisiana-Mississippi state line to the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, including Michoud Slip and Michoud Canal, Chef Pass, Algiers Cutoff, and the Harvey Canal; the Venice Jump within six and one-half miles of the Mississippi River; Bayou Sauvage; and Bayou Liberty.
B. However, nothing herein contained shall prevent an exchange of river port pilots at what is known as "Quarantine Anchorage" or "The Point" or "General Anchorage" between the river port pilots herein named and the pilots engaged in the piloting of vessels above Southport, nor shall anything herein provided prevent pilots engaging in piloting vessels above Southport from ending or beginning the pilotage from any wharf or "The Point" or "General Anchorage" in the Harbor of New Orleans.
Acts 1952, No. 177, §6; Acts 1986, No. 960, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:997. Pilotage fees; vessel subject to pilotage

RS 34:997 - Pilotage fees; vessel subject to pilotage
A. The river port pilots shall be entitled to ask for and to receive a fee for their pilotage services.
B. The fees for pilotage services shall be established in accordance with R.S. 34:1121, et seq.
C. The river port pilots shall also be entitled to enter into agreements with the masters, owners, or their agents, of ships and vessels, not otherwise subject to compulsory pilotage as provided by these statutes, for special services, boats, equipment, transportation, and other necessary fees at such rates and for such sums as may be agreed between them, but not to exceed those rates established in accordance with R.S. 34:1121, et seq.
D. All vessels shall employ a river port pilot when navigating the operating territory described in this Subpart except those vessels exempted by the laws of the United States or vessels of one hundred gross tons or less.
E. In case of refusal to take such river port pilot, the master, owner, agent, or consignee of any vessel required to employ a river port pilot shall pay the established pilot fee as if a river port pilot had been employed.
Acts 1952, No. 177, §7. Amended by Acts 1958, No. 17, §1; Acts 1960, No. 137, §1; Acts 1963, No. 109, §1; Acts 1986, No. 960, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1000. Privilege for charges and attorney's fees

RS 34:1000 - Privilege for charges and attorney's fees
The river port pilots shall have a lien and privilege upon any vessel employing a river port pilot for the nonpayment of pilotage fees and charges and for all reasonable attorney fees incurred in connection with the recovery of pilotage fees and charges and enforcement of lien. The lien and privilege may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Acts 1952, No. 177, §10; Acts 1986, No. 960, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1002. Violations and penalties

RS 34:1002 - Violations and penalties
Anyone attempting to exercise the functions herein vested in the said river port pilots, who has not been commissioned by the governor, shall be fined not less than one thousand five hundred dollars, nor more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned not less than thirty days, nor more than four months, or both, at the discretion of the court in whose jurisdiction the offense is committed.
Acts 1983, No. 331, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1002.1. Employing pilot without a state commission; penalties

RS 34:1002.1 - Employing pilot without a state commission; penalties
A. No master, owner, or agent of a vessel required under this Subpart to take a state commissioned river port pilot shall perform the duties of a river port pilot nor employ a person who is not a state commissioned river port pilot.
B. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not less than one thousand five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Added by Acts 1983, No. 331, §1; Acts 1986, No. 960, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1005. Privilege; communications between river port pilot and Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners

RS 34:1005 - Privilege; communications between river port pilot and Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners
Unless required by a subpoena issued by a court of competent jurisdiction, all communications by and between the Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners and a river port pilot, including all testimony, statements, drawings, logs, or other information designated confidential by the Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners, obtained by, or provided to, the Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners in connection with or during the course of any investigation or hearing shall be privileged and such circumstances, testimony, statements, drawings, logs, or other information designated confidential shall not be required to be disclosed in any original proceedings save the appeal process in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act and pursuant to reporting requirement to the governor.
Acts 1986, No. 960, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1009. Employing pilot without a commission; liability of vessel, master, and owner

RS 34:1009 - Employing pilot without a commission; liability of vessel, master, and owner
A vessel which is required to use a river port pilot pursuant to this Subpart and fails to do so when a river port pilot offers his services, the vessel, its captain, and owners shall be liable for a civil penalty and shall forfeit to the state of Louisiana the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, with privilege on the vessel, to be recovered before any court of competent jurisdiction. An action for forfeiture under this Section may be brought by the attorney general of the state of Louisiana or by the Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners. If a judgment is obtained hereunder, the court shall include in its judgment an award for reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred in connection with the prosecution of such action.
Added by Acts 1983, No. 331, §1; Acts 1986, No. 960, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1041. Definitions

RS 34:1041 - Definitions
As used in this Part, the following term have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "Board of examiners" means the Board of Examiners for New Orleans and Baton Rouge steamship pilots for the Mississippi River, established in R.S. 34:1042.
(2) "Pilot" means a New Orleans and Baton Rouge Steamship Pilot, as designated in R.S. 34:1043.
Amended by Acts 1988, No. 418, §1, eff. July 10, 1988; Acts 2015, No. 18, §1, eff. May 26, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1042. Board of steamship pilot examiners; members; appointment; oath of office; powers and duties

RS 34:1042 - Board of steamship pilot examiners; members; appointment; oath of office; powers and duties
A. The governor shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, three citizens who shall form the Board of Examiners for New Orleans and Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots for the Mississippi River from the port of New Orleans to and including the port of Baton Rouge and intermediate ports. When an examiner vacancy occurs on the board, the board shall make a recommendation to the governor to fill the vacancy. The board shall recommend only those pilots who have served at least five years as an unrestricted Louisiana state commissioned New Orleans and Baton Rouge Steamship Pilot. The examiners shall continue in office until their successors are appointed and qualified. Appointments shall be exclusively made from the pilots commissioned by virtue of this Part. The governor, in appointing the examiners, shall designate the president of the board. The examiners shall be removable by the governor for cause, and shall qualify by taking an oath of office.
B. The board of examiners shall report immediately to the governor all cases of neglect of duty, habitual drunkenness, and gross violations of its rules. The governor shall, thereupon, refer the same for investigation to the board of examiners, the members of which shall sit as investigators and report their findings to the governor, recommending, if justified, a penalty. Whereupon, the governor may remove, suspend, or reprimand in his discretion.
Amended by Acts 1988, No. 418, §1, eff. July 10, 1988; Acts 2015, No. 18, §1, eff. May 26, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1043. Body of pilots; duty

RS 34:1043 - Body of pilots; duty
A. There shall be a body of pilots to be known as "New Orleans and Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots" whose duty it shall be to pilot sea-going vessels from the port of New Orleans to 31° North Latitude and return including the port of Baton Rouge and intermediate ports. Such pilot's duty shall commence when the pilot reaches the bridge of the vessel to be piloted.
B. The New Orleans and Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots Association may enter into agreement as provided in R.S. 34:1123 for vessels transiting above the port of Baton Rouge.
Amended by Acts 1956, No. 146, §2; Acts 1986, No. 136, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1044. Appointment of pilots

RS 34:1044 - Appointment of pilots
Pilots provided for in R.S. 34:1043 shall be appointed by the governor from those pilots who have been recommended to the governor pursuant to the provisions outlined in the board of examiners' rules and regulations.
Acts 2015, No. 18, §1, eff. May 26, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1045. Examination of pilots; qualifications

RS 34:1045 - Examination of pilots; qualifications
Whenever there exists a necessity for more pilots the board of examiners shall hold examinations, under such rules and regulations, and with such requirements as it may provide, with the governor's approval. No applicant shall be considered by the board unless he submits proper evidence of moral character, is a voter of this state, and complies with all requirements set forth in the board's Pilot Development Program as provided for in Subpart 3 of Part 70 of Title 46, comprised of LAC 46:LXX:6101 et seq. Upon the certification of the board to the governor that the applicant has complied with the provisions of this Part, the governor may, in his discretion, appoint the applicant or applicants to existing vacancies.
Amended by Acts 1988, No. 418, §1, eff. July 10, 1988; Acts 2015, No. 18, §1, eff. May 26, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1046. Oath of office and bond

RS 34:1046 - Oath of office and bond
The pilots shall take an oath of office and furnish bond in favor of the governor conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties imposed by this Part, to the extent of one thousand dollars, approved by the board of examiners.
Acts 2015, No. 18, §1, eff. May 26, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1047. Association of pilots

RS 34:1047 - Association of pilots
The pilots may form themselves into an association or associations, as to them may seem fit, not in conflict with law or the rules and regulations of the board of examiners.
Amended by Acts 1988, No. 418, §1, eff. July 10, 1988.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1048. Pilotage fees; exceptions

RS 34:1048 - Pilotage fees; exceptions
A. The pilots shall be entitled to ask for and receive a pilotage fee. The pilots' fees shall be established by the Pilotage Fee Commission as described in R.S. 34:1121 et seq.
B. Pilots' charges shall be paid by every vessel subject to pilotage navigating between the ports of New Orleans and Baton Rouge and intermediate ports. When pilot services are timely offered and refused, the vessel shall pay the charges nevertheless.
C. Vessels of one hundred tons or under, lawfully engaged in the coastwide trade of the United States, shall not be required to take a pilot; but the master of the vessel may demand pilot services.
Amended by Acts 1952, No. 312, §1; Acts 1956, No. 146, §1; Acts 1960, No. 67, §1; Acts 1967, No. 6, §1; Acts 2015, No. 18, §1, eff. May 26, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1050. Solicitation of business or employment

RS 34:1050 - Solicitation of business or employment
No pilot shall solicit from the master, officers, crew or passengers of any vessel piloted by him, business or employment of any kind or nature whatsoever, for himself or for any other person. If upon inquiry it appears that any pilot has violated the provisions of this Section, the governor shall revoke or suspend the commission of the pilot.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1051. Acting as a pilot without a commission; penalty

RS 34:1051 - Acting as a pilot without a commission; penalty
A person who is not a commissioned New Orleans and Baton Rouge steamship pilot shall not board any ship or vessel required to pay charges for such a pilot, for the purpose of piloting, or to pilot or attempt to pilot the same. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not less than one thousand five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars or may be imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Added by Acts 1983, No. 331, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1052. Employing pilot without a commission; liability of vessel, master, and owner

RS 34:1052 - Employing pilot without a commission; liability of vessel, master, and owner
When a vessel, subject to the pilot charges prescribed in R.S. 34:1048, employs as a pilot a person who is not a commissioned New Orleans and Baton Rouge steamship pilot, when such a pilot offers his services, the vessel, her captain and owners shall be liable for a civil penalty of and shall forfeit to the state of Louisiana the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, with privilege on the vessel, to be recovered before any court of competent jurisdiction. An action for forfeiture under this Section may be brought by the attorney general of the state of Louisiana or by the New Orleans and Baton Rouge Steamship Pilot Association. If a judgment is obtained hereunder, the court shall include in its judgment a reasonable attorney's fee as may be determined by the court.
Added by Acts 1983, No. 331, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1053. Employing a pilot without a commission; penalties

RS 34:1053 - Employing a pilot without a commission; penalties
A. No master, owner, or agent of a vessel required to pay pilot charges under R.S. 34:1048 to a New Orleans and Baton Rouge steamship pilot shall, when such a pilot offers his services, employ as a pilot a person who is not a commissioned New Orleans and Baton Rouge steamship pilot.
B. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not less than one thousand five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Added by Acts 1983, No. 331, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1054. Offering of services

RS 34:1054 - Offering of services
As used in this Part, reference to the offering of a New Orleans and Baton Rouge steamship pilot or the offering of services by a New Orleans and Baton Rouge steamship pilot shall mean any offering of any advice or assistance with respect to pilotage by the commissioned New Orleans and Baton Rouge steamship pilot or by his authorized representative, including but not limited to advice concerning weather, channel conditions, and other navigational conditions.
Added by Acts 1983, No. 331, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1071. Definitions

RS 34:1071 - Definitions
As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "Board of commissioners" or "board of examiners" means the Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners and Examiners, established in R.S. 34:1072.
(2) "Pilot" means a River Port Pilot as designated in R.S. 34:1073.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1072. Board of commissioners and examiners; members; appointment; duties; enforcement of regulations

RS 34:1072 - Board of commissioners and examiners; members; appointment; duties; enforcement of regulations
The Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners and Examiners shall be composed of three persons. The chairman of the board which controls or handles the affairs of any port now existing or which may exist in the future shall ex-officio be a member of the said board. The Governor shall appoint two members, both residents of the locality and duly qualified electors of the State of Louisiana, one of whom shall be a businessman of good standing, and one a licensed pilot. The said pilot shall be selected from a list of two pilots to be submitted to the Governor by the association of pilots in the locality, which list shall be certified by the secretary of the association as being the nominees of the association. The term of office for these two appointees shall be for a term of four years or until their successors are appointed and qualified, unless removed by the Governor for cause. The said members shall perform their duties without compensation and shall not be removed except for cause. When the necessity arises the board shall have the authority to recommend to the Governor, for appointment by him, one or more persons competent to fulfill the duties of river pilots within their localities on all navigable streams, channels, and boundary waters, within the Intracoastal Canal, Calcasieu and Sabine Rivers, bars and passes, except those waters under the jurisdiction of the Bar Pilots as provided in R.S. 34:941 through R.S. 34:965, those under the jurisdiction of the River Port Pilots as provided in R.S. 34:991 through R.S. 34:1008, and those under the jurisdiction of the New Orleans and Baton Rouge Port Pilots as provided in R.S. 34:1041 through R.S. 34:1050. The board, in their respective localities, shall make whatever rules and regulations they may deem necessary for the purpose of regulating pilots, pilot associations, masters and owners of vessels plying the navigable waters of the state of Louisiana within its jurisdiction. All of the provisions of this Part, and the rules of the board, shall be enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction of the parish where the board is located.
Amended by Acts 1954, No. 525, §1; Acts 1964, No. 372, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1073. Body of pilots; name; duty

RS 34:1073 - Body of pilots; name; duty
There shall be a body of pilots to be known as the Associated Branch Pilots for the Port of Lake Charles whose duty it shall be to pilot seagoing vessels within the state of Louisiana, on all navigable streams, canals, channels, rivers, and boundary waters within the Intracoastal Canal, Calcasieu, and Sabine Rivers, and across the bars and passes, except that this Section shall not apply to the pilotage of vessels or ships for entrance of and upon the Mississippi River or any other waterway connecting the port of New Orleans or any other port on the Mississippi River with the Gulf of Mexico.
Amended by Acts 1954, No. 525, §2; Acts 2004, No. 902, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:1075. Associations of river port pilots

RS 34:1075 - Associations of river port pilots
The pilots may form themselves into associations as they may see fit, not in conflict with any special or general law of the State or of the United States, except that since competitive associations of pilots is detrimental to the public interest, only one association of pilots shall be formed in each locality served by the same general waterway.
Amended, by Acts 1954, No. 525, §3.