Arguing that Algiers Point is fighting for its life after truncated ferry hours have slashed tourist traffic and made the work commute difficult, residents implored Regional Transit Authority commissioners Monday to take over the service and restore it fully -- and right away. In a crowded New Orleans City Council chambers, many residents, wearing shirts saying, "Save the ferry'' and "Get to the Point'' appealed to the agency's board of commissioners to impose fares and return the boats to an 18-hour schedule.
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