Our Business

As professionals and businessmen, the Crescent Pilots’ persistently strive to further economic development through port enhancement, and by working with the industry to fulfill their needs. As citizens, the Pilots strive to take on leadership roles in efforts to improve the communities in which they live. Today, the Crescent River Port Pilots’ Association is proud to support organizations like the United Way and the Red Cross – as well as many other charities that are important to its members.

Since 1908, port pilots have kept commerce flowing smoothly on the Mississippi River, to and from the Port of New Orleans to Jefferson Parish. From safety to commerce to new developments, the Crescent Pilots have always been major supporters of the betterment of the state, and will continue to work hard to provide the best service they can offer to Louisiana.