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14 Mar 2022

Port NOLA Names Montroll Harbor Police Chief

Melanie Montroll (Photo: Port NOLA)

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has named Assistant Chief Melanie Montroll as Chief of its Harbor Police Department (HPD), following a rigorous national search that included a number of highly qualified candidates. She is a 21-year veteran of the force and will serve as the department’s first woman Chief of Police. Montroll succeeds Chief Robert Hecker, who will retire after having led HPD for more than 26 years.“The Port, our tenants and the region rely on our strong, ethical, and professional Harbor Police Department,” said Brandy D. Christian, Port NOLA President and CEO.

07 Jun 2011

Former Asst. U.S. Attorney Joins Fowler Rodriquez Valdes-Fauli

Photo courtesy Hess Marketing

Fowler Rodriquez Valdes-Fauli announced that former Assistant United States Attorney Peter Thomson has joined the firm as a partner and will lead the firm’s maritime criminal defense division. Mr. Thomson brings an outstanding set of credentials and an impeccable record spanning twenty-three years of service with the U.S. Department of Justice. In this era of heightened criminal enforcement and government scrutiny, corporate leaders and businesses need a counselor of Mr. Thomson’s…

13 Feb 2006

Cruise Ship Breaks Free from Moorings

Coast Guard Lt. Ronald Fogan and Petty Officer 2nd Class Josh Hobson review the voyage data recorder of the cruise ship Ecstasy, while some of the ship’s officers look on. The Coast Guard received a report that the Ecstasy, currently housing New Orleans Police Department officers, had broken free from its moorings at the Poland Street Wharf and was drifting down the Mississippi River near downtown New Orleans. Fogan, a foreign vessel inspector, and Hobson, a marine investigator, were dispatched from Coast Guard Sector New Orleans to investigate. There were no reported injuries or marine accidents in association with the incident. The incident remains under investigation by Coast Guard Sector New Orleans. U.S. The Coast Guard responded to the report of an 855-ft.

06 Sep 2005

Port of New Orleans Damaged But Still Workable

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the Mississippi River is now open in one direction to ships with a draft of 35 feet during daylight hours. Now that a route has been re-established to the Port of New Orleans and other ports on the lower Mississippi River, the port is bringing together all of the pieces that will allow it to be a major force in the reconstruction of New Orleans. "The Port of New Orleans' riverfront terminals survived Hurricane Katrina in fairly decent shape," said Port President and CEO Gary LaGrange. "In the next several weeks, almost all of the Port of New Orleans will be dedicated to military relief vessels. He added that many repairs will be needed though to bring the Port back to full capacity.

23 Oct 2005

Congressman Questions Cruise Ship Deal

A controversial federal charter of three cruise ships for hurricane housing is yielding Carnival Cruise Lines far more than the ships earned in actual cruise operations, a key congressman charged on Thursday, according to a report on Sun-Sentinel.com. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., said the cruise line got about $25 million a month in revenue from the three ships, based on an internal Carnival financial document from 2002. The ships were chartered to the federal government shortly after Hurricane Katrina at a cost of $192 million for six months. The figures suggest a gap of at least $42 million between what Carnival is getting under the Sept. 2 charter and what it earned from the ships in 2002.