Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 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.