Reply #75: I was a Lykes Brothers Steamship Company seaman [View All]

[Freedomfried]

Sailed with them from the mid 70's till till 2000.
I rode their ships out of Houston all over the world. Our home port for cargo, maintenance and payoff was always "NOLA".
We used to dock down on the Nashville Ave. Wharf, all the local stevedores would take over the unloading.
We'd stay out of their way till lunch, than we would duck and dodge our way across the warehouse, over the train tracks, climb the levee and go down and up a couple of blocks for a Po' Boy at Frankie and Johnny's.

Headed down to the French Quarter every night.