Ortis Brothers

Ortis Brothers Boar Co. (Louis G. Ortis, Albert Ortis), Krotz Springs LA

Ortis Bros. Boat Co. operated from 1965 through 1973, while Louis G. Ortis Boat Co. and Albert Ortis Boatbuilding followed, operating in parallel, from 1973 through 1982. Their two yards were next to each other, just south of the railroad bridge, but there's nothing there today: see the site from the air on Google here. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 2014-08-11.

Hull #	O.N.	Original Name	Original Owner	Ship Type	GT	Delivery	Disposition
Built by Ortis Bros. Boat Co.
	501668	Soloco the General		Towboat	30	1965	Now BLR General
	503791	Captain Kyle	Tanner Fuel Services	Towboat	46	1966	Active
	506933	River Lady	River Lady, Inc.	Towboat	61	1967	Now Leesa H
7	510602	B. J. Renaud	Louisiana DoT	Towboat	64	1967	Now Jacke M
7	517870	Kenneth L	D.L.O. Boat Co.	Towboat	64	1969	Now Lil Blake
7	520415	GNOTS III	GNOTS, Inc.	Towboat	87	1967	Now Bobcat
	523778	Terry Lynn	Thibodeaux Marine	Towboat	97	1969	Now Justice
11	528216	Claude J. Toups, Sr.	Tony Toups Towing	Towboat	116	1970	Now Caitlin
	537014	Sonny Cook	Elite Towing	Towboat	152	1972	Active
	548493	Kelly		Towboat	119	1973	Active
Built by Louis G. Ortis Boat Co.
3	549187	Alfred A. Devall, II	Devall Towing	Towboat	70	1973	Active
	553508	Bill P		Towboat	29	1973	Now Captain Jimmy
6	554911	Michael S. Devall, Jr.	Devall Towing	Towboat	35	1973	Now Jeanne H
7	560610	Pasadena Express		Towboat	89	1974	Deleted 2002
	558589	Shannon		Towboat	31	1974	Active
9	561254	Brandon J. Devall	Devall Towing	Towboat	74	1974	Now T. Claude Devall
10	561255	Charles Alfred	Devall Towing	Towboat	83	1974	Active
11	563173	Tony Toups	Tony Toups Towing	Towboat	143	1975	Now Big Bay
12	569010	Mormon Island		Towboat	150	1975	Now Solana
	565635	Coach Hillman		Towboat	92	1975	Now Capt Woody
	566396	Davy Lyle	Davy Lyle Towing	Towboat	95	1975	Now Delta Mallard
17	568295	Mary Ellen	Archer-Daniels-Midland	Towboat	92	1975	Active
17	570118	Karen Elizabeth		Towboat	97	1975	Now Brianna Elizabeth
18	569305	Royal Street	Schieffler Bros.	Towboat	75	1975	Now Delta Pintail
	570858	White Eagle	Gulf Intercoastal Marine	Towboat		1976	Now Holly Kay
20	572484	Janet Sims II	Gulf Coast Pre-Stress	Towboat	113	1976	Now Ricky Robinson
	573899	Mary Jean	WW Towing & Fueling	Towboat	94	1976	Now Dixie Prince
23	578605	Tako Miss	Lumar Marine	Towboat	98	1976	Now Capt. Jim
	579052	Lincoln Martin Sr.		Towboat	60	1976	Now Miss Brandi
	580422	Shana M	Mid-Coast Barge Corp.	Towboat	84	1977	Now Brown Water V
25	580539	Tako Bandit	Lumar Marine	Towboat	77	1977	Now Rachel Alexandra
27	583105	Mary Lee Rivero	Emery Rivero	Towboat	113	1977	Now Fatcat
28	581523	Andy L	LL&D Towing	Towboat	49	1977	Now Austin I
29	583636	Aurtesie G. Eymard	Eymard Towing	Towboat	89	1977	Now Pearl C. Eymard
30	584929	Winning Hand	Tony Boats	Towboat	77	1977	Now Gordon V, Sr.
31	586904	Royal Chateau	William Schieffler Towing	Towboat	65	1977	Now The Delta
DD1	588219	AZ-DD-2	Azalea Fleet	Drydock	264	1977	Active
32	588446	Captain Reg		Towboat	40	1977	Now Mr. Gary
33	589065	Iron Butterfly	Martin & Rieskind Towing	Towboat	81	1978	Now Jenny W
	588739	Tommy Crosby	Crosby Marine Service	Towboat	39	1977	Now Laura Anne
	590798	Camilla S	Rochester Dock	Towboat	107	1978	Now Ruffian
36	595800	Foxy Lady	Continuous Towing	Towboat	70	1978	Now Maggie Rae
38	592216	Terry Matt	Terry Matt Marine	Towboat	88	1978	Now Lauren Marie
39	592870	Courtney Lynn Devall	Devall Towing	Towboat	42	1978	Now Miss Khylan
	594652	Cajun I	Cajun Towing	Towboat	52	1978	Now C. R. Talen
41	600525	Caroline Thwing	Richardson Construction	Towboat	66	1979	Now Brown Water I
42	594307	Gulf Express	Gulf Lake Marine	Towboat	126	1978	Now Harlan Richardson
43	596898	Captain Leon	L. & L. Oil Co.	Towboat	47	1978	Active
45	597371	Miss Chantel	Kenny Marine Towing	Towboat	111	1978	Now Suland
	599084	Big Al	Alamo Barge Lines	Towboat	111	1978	Active
	599512	Capt. Murphy	Arthur Smith Corp.	Towboat	97	1978	Now Miss Darian
	602586	Captain Dan	Arthur Smith Corp.	Towboat	137	1979	Now Joanne Marie
	603315	Walter S	Alamo Barge Lines	Towboat	113	1979	Active
50	603342	No Name #1	Zito Towing	Towboat	129	1979	Now Edith Pearl
51	604474	No Name #2	Zito Towing	Towboat	129	1979	Now Ruby E
53	613613	Artie James	St. Pierre & Sons	Towboat	129	1980	Now Bluegrass
55	619705	Gulf Dispatcher	Pontchartrain Materials	Towboat	129	1980	Now Carl Joseph
56	605056	Genesis	Gautier Marine	Towboat	103	1979	Active
57	614577	Tony, Sr.	Tony Industries	Towboat	137	1979	Now North Wind
58	605784	Matador II	Koch Service Co.	Towboat	57	1979	Now Susan Morrison
	606551	Mike Duffy	M. & S. Towing	Towboat	109	1979	Now Griffin C
	608212	Les Limestone	Harcon Barge	Towboat	77	1979	Now Liberty
60	615465	Cheyenne	Indian Marine	Towboat	84	1980	Now Michele Roberts
61	612327	Channel Fueler 10	Channel Fueling Service	Towboat	97	1979	Now Jaime Devall
62	611732	Channel Fueler 9	Channel Fueling Service	Towboat	97	1979	Now Egret
63	613173	Mr. Crosby	Crosby Marine Service	Towboat	53	1979	Now Mr. G
64	615684	Harriet Toups	Toups Marine	Towboat	83	1979	Now TAK I
65	622809	Claude J. Toups, Sr.	Toups Towing	Towboat	83	1980	Now River Docks I
66	606904	Matador IV	Koch Service Co.	Towboat	57	1979	Now Hunter A Settoon
	612983	Martha B. Barrois	Miller-Barrois Towing	Towboat	53	1979	Now M/V Miss Addi
68	614286	Anne Marie	J. F. Brennan Co.	Towboat	55	1979	Active
69	610520	Marie B. Naquin	C. & S. Towing	Towboat	133	1979	Now Paige Gertrude
70	611668	Annette Pizani	Lamans Towing	Towboat	96	1979	Now CSS Palmetto State
71	612750	Betty	Republic Towing	Towboat	92	1981	Now Vicki Lynn
72	607830	Mrs R	Richardson Construction	Towboat	57	1979	Now Brown Water VI
73	615683	Larry J. Griffin	Crosby & Griffin	Towboat	83	1979	Now Discovery
76	609653	Shawnee	Indian Marine	Towboat	110	1979	Active
	615166	Buck Reeves	Reeves Enterprises	Towboat	131	1979	Now Sue Ellen
	618635	Alamo Sun	Alamo Barge Lines	Towboat	131	1980	Now Ava Hays
82	617386	Pony Express	Canal Freight Lines	Towboat	111	1980	Now Jeanne Mae
82	620456	Miss Vicky	Kirby Inland	Towboat	64	1980	Now Hondo
83	614581	Channel Fueler	Channel Fueling Service	Towboat	57	1979	Now Brant
84	627187	Augustine T. Barrois	Barrois Bros. Towing	Towboat	97	1980	Now Drew Devall
	621020	Timmy Shane	St. Pierre & Sons	Towboat	83	1980	Now Mr Lester
86	620551	Cajun III	Stagg Marine	Towboat	83	1980	Active
87	621265	Sand Dollar	Sand Dollar Marine	Towboat	137	1980	Now Mr Farrel
	622808	Miss Bern	Kenny Marine Towing	Towboat	137	1980	Now Michael D
	624049	Miss Bert	General Electric	Towboat	85	1980	Now HR Otter
90	627224	Sand Piper	Sand Dollar Marine	Towboat	137	1980	Now Saint Crispin
91	628324	Matador X	Matador Service Co.	Towboat	131	1980	Now Al Middleton
92	625116	Baby Tom	Mire Marine Services	Towboat	52	1980	Now Captain Mac
93	618663	Webb Crosby	Crosby Marine Service	Towboat	83	1980	Active
94	624234	Uncle Nu	Horace Savoie Towing	Towboat	97	1980	Active
95	628797	Miss Sandy	Delta Towing	Towboat	83	1980	Now Delta Owl
96	630290	Jake Huffty	Deloach Marine	Towboat	137	1980	Active
97	625407	Susan	Republic Towing	Towboat	131	1980	Now Susan
98	629523	Sally	Republic Towing	Towboat	131	1980	Now Sonora
99	624878	Melissa Badeaux	Badeaux Marine	Towboat	89	1980	Now Tristen
100	625663	Cajun Power	Cajun Towing	Towboat	83	1980	Now Lynn R
103	625971	Jean D. Edwards	Barge Transport Co.	Towboat	81	1980	Now Nicholas
105	623250	Mr. Chuck	Chester Smith Boat Rentals	Towboat	131	1980	Now Barbara B
106	622231	Gray Hawk	Hawk Towing	Towboat	83	1980	Now Lake Eagle
107	630572	Miss Norma	JNT Fleet	Towboat	129	1981	Now Jo Ann Edwards
108	641534	Sarah Reed		Towboat	137	1981	Active
109	626166	Clarence G.	G. & B. Marine	Towboat	83	1980	Now Delta Parrot
110	624933	Vinton Crosby	Crosby Marine Service	Towboat	57	1980	Active
	626510	Capt. Ben	St. Pierre & Sons	Towboat	129	1980	Now Skatcat
	629287	Alamo Pride	Alamo Barge Lines	Towboat	131	1980	Now Pride
	631535	Todd G	Todd G LLC	Towboat	104	1981	Active
113	628399	Judy Gail	Cas-Bur Towing	Towboat	57	1980	Now Molly G. Settoon
114	632992	Marion K. Jackson	J. Jackson Towing	Towboat	129	1981	Now IMT Emerald
115	634367	Mr Shep	MBJ Corp.	Towboat	129	1981	Now Penrose
116	631327	Claudia Foster	Watson Marine	Towboat	131	1981	Now Stacy Dianne
117	637713	Miss Joan		Towboat	82	1980	Now Ms Frances
118	628798	Mama Tom	Mire Marine Services	Towboat	98	1980	Now Marie M. Morgan
119	629017	Channel Fueler 12	Channel Fueling Service	Towboat	97	1980	Now Warren McKinney
120	631371	Brandy Falgout	Watson Marine	Towboat	144	1981	Now Louisiana Sun
121	631368	Matador VIII	Koch Service Co.	Towboat	57	1981	Now Cathy M. Settoon
122	629861	Channel Fueler 14	Channel Fueling Service	Towboat	104	1980	Now Flicker
123	629862	Channel Fueler 15	Channel Fueling Service	Towboat	57	1980	Now Canadian
124	632405	Jill	Republic Towing	Towboat	131	1981	Now Palo Duro
125	632638	Capt. Trace	St. Pierre & Sons	Towboat	129	1981	Now CSS Arkansas
126	641949	Alamo II		Towboat	67	1981	Active
127	633411	Sand Storm	Sand Dollar Marine	Towboat	96	1981	Now Mark K
128	631486	Zammer	Zammer Marine Towing	Towboat	138	1981	Now Big Daddy
	633854	Diamond Annie	Diamond Tow, Inc.	Towboat	57	1981	Active
	634310	Gabe II	Alberici Construction	Towboat	104	1981	Now M/V Ken Tubbs
	634736	Mister Mac		Towboat	144	1981	Now Lil Mike Settoon
131	632941	Silver Hawk	Hawk Towing	Towboat	57	1981	Now Kurt Crosby
132	635888	Terah	Unique Towing	Towboat	129	1981	Now El Sol de Caribe
133	635282	Capt. Jimmy D	LL&D Towing	Towboat	137	1981	Now Louisiana Legend
134	636814	Capt. Frank L	LL&D Towing	Towboat	137	1981	Now Southern Star
135	636815	Capt. Carl L	LL&D Towing	Towboat	96	1981	Now Michelle Ann
139	639580	Janice Carol	Capitol Towing	Towboat	131	1981	Active
140	641329	John Clayton	Capitol Towing	Towboat	131	1981	Active
	638556	Miss Hattie	Kenny Marine Towing	Towboat	129	1981	Now Tommy Andrew
143	637374	Big Sallee	Deloach Marine	Towboat	129	1981	Now Ted W. Ewing
144	641507	HDF I		Towboat	104	1981	Active
145	642813	Miss Sindy	JNT Fleet	Towboat	129	1981	Now C. McVea Jr.
146	643702	Meaghan Beth	Bud's Boat Rental	Towboat	81	1981	Now Miss Lois
147	643911	Petro Pete	Touchard Marine	Towboat	68	1982	Now Harbor Captain
148	643631	Mr. Rusty	Mr. Rusty, Inc.	Towboat	81	1981	Now Mr Camden
150	656017	Capt. Dean	Dean Towing	Towboat	192	1983	Now Bubba Gates
151	646153	Bengal Brave	Bengal Marine	Towboat	94	1982	Now Miss Amanda
152	647615	Lucille Brooks	Capitol Towing	Towboat	144	1982	Active
153	648743	Columbia	Dresser Industries	Towboat	129	1982	Active
Built by Albert Ortis Boatbuilding
	563426	OU-311	Williams Construction	Towboat	92	1975	Active
15	569765	Toro	Toro Marine	Towboat	94	1975	Now Stevie Ann
16	570843	Creole Mama	Hollywood Marine	Towboat	104	1976	Active
17	574886	Scotty Eymard	Eymard Towing	Towboat	74	1976	Now Mr. Joe
18	577294	Betsy Ross	TRS Boat Co.	Towboat	111	1976	Active
20	580267	Sophie Rose	Machovec's Marine Supply	Towboat	110	1977	Now George J. Harrison
21	584078	Robert W. Steele	Wisconsin Barge Line	Towboat	110	1977	Now Ben R. Johnson
22	587883	Gene Barnett	Point Landing, Inc.	Towboat	146	1977	Now Wendy C
23	590241	Roslyn Eckstein	Eckstein Towing	Towboat	111	1978	Now Andrew J
25	596468	Randy Eckstein	Eckstein Towing	Towboat	146	1978	Now Kristin Alexis
27	600831	Lance B. Crochet	Crochet Boat Co.	Towboat	124	1978	Now Troy Jacob
28	603786	Louis Ekinia	Point Landing, Inc.	Towboat	146	1979	Now Rose M
29	605366	Kathryn Eckstein	Eckstein Towing	Towboat	143	1979	Now Miss Roslyn
30	609371	Ray A	Eckstein Towing	Towboat	160	1979	Now Lauren Elizabeth
31	611055	The Duke	Sun Belt Towing	Towboat	132	1979	Active
32	614387	National Know-How	National Marine Service	Towboat	162	1979	Now Glenn F. Zeringue
33	614147	Alfred Mora	Mid-Coast Barge Corp.	Towboat	100	1979	Now Touchstone Energy
35	615383	Kathy DeTrafford	Sadhen, Inc.	Towboat	102	1979	Now Captain Chad
36	617324	A. A. Mora	Mid-Coast Barge Corp.	Towboat	77	1980	Now M/V Dixie
	619667	Miss Rosie	Two L Towing	Towboat	162	1980	Now Dale Robbins
	621096	Lady Myrna	St. Mary's Towing	Towboat	162	1980	Now Danni Sue
38	623859	National Leader	National Marine Service	Towboat	162	1980	Now Burns Johnson Jr.
40	624582	National Mission	National Marine Service	Towboat	162	1980	Now Del Wilkins
41	625777	National Navigator	National Marine Service	Towboat	162	1980	Now Martin J. Pellegrin
42	628784	Caroline Neher		Towboat	162	1980	Now Kendall Alyse
43	642933	Fuel Hustler	Petroleum Products	Towboat	95	1980	Now Bill
44	631130	Harry Brindell	Federal Barge Lines	Towboat	162	1981	Active
45	629795	Spooky	Sunbelt Marine	Towboat	124	1980	Now Glenna M
46	632942	National IV	National Tugs	Towboat	178	1981	Now Agamemnon
47	634990	Miss Jane	Sadhen, Inc.	Towboat	162	1981	Now Seth D
48	637538	Morgan 5	Morgan Marine Service	Towboat	162	1982	Now Sabinal
49	638714	Capt. H. Colle	Colle Towing	Towboat	124	1981	Now Trey Paul
50	638074	Charles D II	D. & G. Boat Rentals	Towboat	162	1981	Now Gene Huffty
51	637607	Lady Judy	St. Mary's Towing	Towboat	83	1981	Now Miss Kayci
52	642846	Tracey Gambarella	G. & B. Marine	Towboat	83	1981	Now Delta Robin
53	643777	Joyce Loupe	L. & T. Marine	Towboat	162	1982	Now Tommy
10	644001	Amdray-1		Barge	293	1981	Now Bulk 6
11	645660	Chabert I		Barge	293	1982	Now MOP-11
14	647390	American	Mobro Marine	Towboat	182	1982	Active

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