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"It's a drastic change to the morning commute Monday as ferry changes go into effect across southeast Louisiana.The Algiers-Canal ferry will operate from 7:15 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. Monday-Thursday, with final trips from Algiers Point at 6:15 p.m. and from Canal Street at 6:30 p.m.The vessel will operate from 7:15 a.m. to 8:15 p.m. on Fridays, with final trips from Algiers Point at 7:45 p.m. and from Canal Street at 8 p.m.The department said the ferry will operate from\u00A010:45 a.m. to 8:15 p.m. on Saturdays, with final trips being made from Algiers Point at\u00A07:45 p.m. and Canal Street at 8 p.m.\u00A0On Sundays, service will run from\u00A010:45 a.m. to 6:15 p.m., with the last trip from Algiers Point at\u00A05:45 p.m. and from Canal Street at\u00A06 p.m.The Chalmette Ferry, servicing the route to and from Lowers Algiers, will continue to operate its normal schedule, making its last trip from Lower Algiers at\u00A08:30 p.m.\u00A0and from Chalmette at\u00A08:45 p.m.\u00A0The Gretna ferry is no longer in service.For the Fourth of July holiday, officials said the Algiers-Canal ferry will operate at\u00A07:15 a.m. to 10:15 p.m., with final trips from Algiers Point at\u00A09:45 p.m. and from Canal Street at\u00A010 p.m.\u00A0The schedule will also be in effect for Wednesdays on the Point, a local concert series in Algiers, which has remaining event dates of\u00A0July 4, 10 and 17.Officials said pedestrians may use the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority\u2019s bus service as an alternative route to the east bank.The Edgard-Reserve ferry was set to cease operations until St. John the Baptist Parish officials worked out a last minute deal to temporarily extend the deal two weeks. The two-week extension will be used to devise a long-term plan for keeping the ferry in operation, according to parish officials."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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