Terrebonne tackles removal of hundreds of sunken boats from its bayous

Terrebonne Parish is working to clear castaway and derelict vessels from its bayous to improve environmental and safety conditions.

By: Elise Plunk

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: October 8, 2026

Words: 576

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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Along the twisting network of bayous in Terrebonne Parish lie hundreds of boats, many of them submerged in hurricanes, others accidentally run aground or simply abandoned. Several vessels have sat for years with no one and no money available to move them.

But now parish officials, aided by federal funding via a national boater safety nonprofit, are working to clear the castaway and derelict vessels from the bayous to improve environmental and safety …

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