The Crescent City Connection Division of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development operated the ferry on weekdays from 06:00 to 20:45.

The Gretna ferry's east bank landing temporarily shifted from Jackson Avenue to Canal Street, carrying only pedestrians and bicycles.

[3] As noted above, the French America Line (FAL) intended to use the former Gretna Ferry Terminal as the home for its flagship riverboat.

A widespread avalanche of press notices announced this development and generated an almost immediate response from prospective customers.

In 2016, FAL purchased the ship from the U.S. Maritime Administration, and brought it to Louisiana for a complete refit in a drydock, then renamed it, with the intent of cruising the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.