Mississippi River Pilot

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A Mississippi River Pilot is responsible for guiding ships along the Mississippi River.

On the Lower Mississippi River, the Associated Branch Pilots supplies River Pilots between the Gulf of Mexico and Pilottown, Louisiana. The Crescent River Port Pilots Association supplies River Pilots between Pilottown and New Orleans, Louisiana, and the New Orleans-Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots Association supplies River Pilots between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

See Out of the River, MSNBC travelogue on Pilottown