DESTREHAN, La. (WVUE) – Fifty years ago Tuesday (Oct. 20), southeast Louisiana was shocked to learn that 77 people were killed in the worst ferry disaster in US history.
A 670-foot freighter called the Frosta slammed into the Destrehan-Luling ferry on the Mississippi River. A memorial ceremony was set for Tuesday night in Destrehan.
The ferry disaster occurred while the Destrehan Bridge was under construction. The tragic event prompted a change in maritime law…