BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced that the Edgard/Reserve ferry will be out of service until mid-to-late next week to allow crews to make repairs to the vessel’s engine cooling system.

The Edgard/Reserve ferry operates from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Before traveling, drivers can call the Toll-Free Ferry Information line at 1-888-613-3779 for the status of the ferry, or visit the “Ferry Status” page on the right-hand side of the DOTD website.

Drivers can also access updates on the ferry through Twitter by visiting www.twitter.com/Reserve_Ferry. By creating a Twitter account, drivers can receive automatic updates on the ferry’s status via their Twitter Web page or text message.