[Ted Davisson]

Greetings From New Orleans ,
Due to this years Spring time record level high river conditions , the New Orleans Baton Rouge Steamship Pilot Association ( NOBRA ) has initiated new navigation rules ! These rules are as follows !
1. Mile 233.0 AHP to Mile 90.5 AHP , south bound vessels will be daylight only.
2. Mile 166.0 AHP to Mile 232.2 AHP , north bound and south bound traffic
will be daylight only .
3. Vessels anchoring in NOBRA's area of responsibility with a draft of 30 feet
or greater must maintain a Pilot on board while at anchor to insure safety
for the vessel.

These emergency procedures will remain in effect until the Baton Rouge gage has a reading of 40 feet and falling and in combination with the Carrollton Gage reading of 16 feet and falling !

To my knowledge and as a thirty-one year veteran NOBRA pilot , this is the very first time that this association has taken these measures to both insure the safety of both the state and the river vessels that transit the NOBRA pilot route !
Ted Davisson
NOBRA 70