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WBRZ FLASHBACK: Luling Ferry crashes in 1976, leaving 78 dead in deadliest ferry crash in US history
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WBRZ FLASHBACK: Luling Ferry crashes in 1976, leaving 78 dead in deadliest ferry crash in US history
LULING — This week in WBRZ history, the worst ferry disaster in United States history happened in Luling. On Oct. 20, 1976, around 6 a.m., the George Prince Ferry connecting Luling and Destrehan departed the Destrehan side when it was struck by a tanker ship.Twenty cars, eight trucks, six motorcycles and dozens of people were on board when the ferry fell to the bottom of the river about 100 yards from the Luling side."It was upside down, partly …
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