Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 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.