RS 836 - Atchafalaya pilots as ballast masters; duties; penalty for failure to perform
The pilots of the Atchafalaya bay and river, shall be ex officio ballast masters, whose duty it shall be to carry into effect the provisions of R.S. 34:835 through R.S. 34:839, in relation to the discharging of ballast in the waters of the Atchafalaya bay and river; any pilot refusing or neglecting to perform the services imposed on him may be prosecuted every time he may so offend, and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars and not less than one hundred dollars.
All of the pilots, or a majority of them, shall determine upon a suitable place or places, where all vessels which may receive their cargoes or a part of them in the bay, shall be required to discharge their ballast, and the pilots shall mark out by stakes the place or places which they select for such purpose.