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re: LA Legis rejects changes in river pilots qualifications touted as a way to diversify ranks
Posted on 1/25/22 at 9:43 am to SippyCup
Posted on 1/25/22 at 9:43 am to SippyCup
This is just rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. One of many reasons Louisiana is circling the drain, never to come back.
We'd have more revenue from river traffic if these greedy shitlickers had long ago charged a decent rate. Now Alabama (Mobile), Georgia (Savannah) and Texas (Houston) only continue to solidify their hold as top destination healthy red states as Louisiana continues to sink into the muck.
But hey, we expanded Medicare and the river boat traffic is top notch quality nepotism.
We'd have more revenue from river traffic if these greedy shitlickers had long ago charged a decent rate. Now Alabama (Mobile), Georgia (Savannah) and Texas (Houston) only continue to solidify their hold as top destination healthy red states as Louisiana continues to sink into the muck.
But hey, we expanded Medicare and the river boat traffic is top notch quality nepotism.
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Posted on 1/25/22 at 9:49 am to boosiebadazz
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Possibly no better example of Louisiana cronyism than the river pilot racket
Big facts
Posted on 1/25/22 at 9:54 am to ragincajun03
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Captain Casey Clayton
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She is one of the first women to pilot vessels on the Mississippi.
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NOBRA
Pics? Do we want pics?
Posted on 1/25/22 at 9:56 am to NYNolaguy1
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Nothing screams Louisiana like River Boat Pilots claiming that the current system promotes a meritocracy and capitalism .
The only way you will ever get in that smoke filled room is if your dad was in it before you.
I know 3 going without a dad or relative in.
Sons following in their fathers footsteps... whodda thunk that would happen in business?
Posted on 1/25/22 at 9:57 am to Damone
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Possibly no better example of Louisiana cronyism than the river pilot racket
Big facts
Now do the newspaper business or legal profession or God forbid, politics...
Posted on 1/25/22 at 9:58 am to LSUFanHouston
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The concern seems to be that the minority applicants would get stuck at the lower level license slots... while the white/connected applicants would move faster through the ranks.
True, but they won’t be stuck by themselves. Whit unconnected applicants will be right there with them.
We all know what’s going on. A clique runs it all. Few can crack the clique.
Posted on 1/25/22 at 10:00 am to Meauxjeaux
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Now do the newspaper business or legal profession or God forbid, politics...
None of those hold a politically protected monopoly
Posted on 1/25/22 at 10:01 am to bigblake
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opening it up for others would drive the price down and would likely increase quality as well.
Absolutely, which is why they absolutely do not want
I dont blame them. I wouldn't want my gravy train derailed. Im flat out jealous of what they have and would love to be one myself, so I could be on the other side of the fence telling you poors that the only way you can navigate that river is to have the right last name.
Posted on 1/25/22 at 10:05 am to Sasquatch Smash
I don’t think so.
Posted on 1/25/22 at 10:06 am to Comic_Tiger
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We'd have more revenue from river traffic if these greedy shitlickers had long ago charged a decent rate. Now Alabama (Mobile), Georgia (Savannah) and Texas (Houston) only continue to solidify their hold as top destination healthy red states as Louisiana continues to sink into the muck.
Vessel navigation
Mobile - 24 miles
Savannah - 25 miles
Houston - 18 miles
New Orleans - 100 miles
Baton Rouge - 230 miles
You guys think there might be a reason it costs more to come up the MS River?
Posted on 1/25/22 at 10:21 am to Meauxjeaux
That is irrelevant when someone is comes to companies decision making on what is the most economical way to ship goods
Posted on 1/25/22 at 10:33 am to doubleb
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True, but they won’t be stuck by themselves. Whit unconnected applicants will be right there with them.
Yup
Posted on 1/25/22 at 10:35 am to ragincajun03
Buddy of mine married into it and is now a pilot...
He didn't know what port/starboard, bow/stern, or what draft/free board was before he got married..
Now he's making bank...
He didn't know what port/starboard, bow/stern, or what draft/free board was before he got married..
Now he's making bank...
This post was edited on 1/25/22 at 10:40 am
Posted on 1/25/22 at 10:50 am to Hangover Haven
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He didn't know what port/starboard, bow/stern, or what draft/free board was before he got married
But but it's so hard that it takes a lifetime of being on the river to understand it!!!
LOL
Posted on 1/25/22 at 11:45 am to Meauxjeaux
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New Orleans - 100 miles
Baton Rouge - 230 miles
You guys think there might be a reason it costs more to come up the MS River?
yeah, no one would ever want to drive goods up and down ONE OF THE TIP OF THE TOP BIGGEST, BUSIEST RIVERS IN THE WORLD ACCESSING THE RICHEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD
This post was edited on 1/25/22 at 12:15 pm
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