La. Navigation and Shipping § 34:948

Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session effective on or before 7/1/2024, from Acts 1-3, 6-671

Section 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.

La. Navigation and Shipping § 34:948