Businelle Towing

Businelle Towing Businelle Towing is a family owned and operated company in south Louisiana,m. Our main job is lock assist at the Bayou Sorrel Locks.

The Theresa B went back to work Wednesday after completing the repairs and upgrades to her bow! Along with passing both ...
08/31/2025

The Theresa B went back to work Wednesday after completing the repairs and upgrades to her bow! Along with passing both her 1 year topside and 5 year hull USCG Sub M inspections! Great job to everyone involved!

Progress continues to be made on the Theresa B drydocking. We passed our 5 year USCG drydock inspection with ZERO issues...
08/23/2025

Progress continues to be made on the Theresa B drydocking. We passed our 5 year USCG drydock inspection with ZERO issues! A huge congrats to the entire Businelle crew!
The front end repairs are coming along nicely and any bad metal was replaced and bracing has been added!

The Richard B crew is doing a great job as well keeping traffic moving through the locks. A huge thank you to those working hard to keep things moving!

5 year USCG drydock inspection and maintenance work has started on the Theresa B! All tanks/voids have been cleaned and ...
08/13/2025

5 year USCG drydock inspection and maintenance work has started on the Theresa B! All tanks/voids have been cleaned and she is ready for drydocking! That will take place in the coming days.
Along with the USCG inspection we are taking care of some much needed work during the downtime. This includes changing towknee bumpers, corner bumpers, and extending both bow corners down and adding lower bumpers to help protect the boat while building tow!

Was definetly a cold few days here at Businelle!
01/23/2025

Was definetly a cold few days here at Businelle!

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Richard J. Businelle. Richard was the face of our sister compan...
10/06/2024

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Richard J. Businelle.
Richard was the face of our sister company, Pelican Shipyard, for the last 40-plus years. He is also the namesake of our vessel Richard B.
He was irreplaceable in his knowledge of the construction of towing vessels and was a teacher to many of us. From his early years as a pilot on the M/V Kathleen to his eventual (and most-fitting) position as President of Pelican Shipyard, he understood the workings of towing vessels as not many do. He may have carried the title of “President”, but by no means was he going to be confined to an office. Until the day he retired he worked tirelessly, climbing in and out of towboats, getting the job done and teaching a thing or two along the way. His work ethic was simply unmatched.
He was family, friend, counselor, teacher, mentor, and most importantly he was Dad.
He will be greatly missed by all of us here at Businelle Towing.

The Richard B recently had their 5 year Subchapter M hull inspection and their yearly Subchapter M inspection by the USC...
05/07/2024

The Richard B recently had their 5 year Subchapter M hull inspection and their yearly Subchapter M inspection by the USCG and BOTH had ZERO deficiencies! Great job to both the shoreside and all crew members involved! Keep up the great work!

New hull paint on the Richard B! Going back in the water soon and will back to work shortly!
04/29/2024

New hull paint on the Richard B! Going back in the water soon and will back to work shortly!

While shut down from the Port Allen Locks and the 5 year subchapter m drydock inspection on the Richard B we figured it ...
04/23/2024

While shut down from the Port Allen Locks and the 5 year subchapter m drydock inspection on the Richard B we figured it would be a great time to get all the voids sandblasted and painted and they came out GREAT!

Address

28805 Intracoastal Road
Plaquemine, LA
70764

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 3pm
Tuesday 7am - 3pm
Wednesday 7am - 3pm
Thursday 7am - 3pm
Friday 7am - 3pm

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+12256590001

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