| The Canal Street Ferry runs between Algiers Point to the foot of Canal Street in the CBD, not far from Harrah’s Casino. The fare is just a dollar for cars heading to the East Bank; free going to Algiers. Walk-on passengers are free, and there is seating available as well as good photo opportunities. | 
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The terminal sign on Canal Street adjacent to the World Trade Center. |  |
Hours of operation. |  |
The name of the ferry is Louis B. Porterie. |  |
Walk-on ferry passengers are seated on the upper level; cars are on the lower level. There is no air conditioning in this portion of the passenger area, and during the summer, the temperature here is stifling. |  |
The Central Business District as seen from the ferry. Notable landmarks are the World Trade Center (tall building with an antenna) and the Aquarium of the Americas (center of picture). |  |
| Hotels and office buildings located adjacent to the French Quarter. |  |
The Algier's Point landing. |  |
Once docked, the gates are opened and people are allowed to disembark. |  |
| St. Louis Cathedral viewed from the Algier's Point ferry terminal. |  |
A jumble of objects: the Thomas Jefferson work boat; Jackson Brewery; the steeple of St. Louis Cathedral; the Natchez riverboat. |  |
The view of the Crescent City Connection bridges as the ferry docks at Canal Street. |  |
| Here is a line of cars that have been driven to the parking area of the ferry as they are being transported across the river. |  |
| The ferry makes a return trip to Algier's Point. |  |
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