Algiers ferry - huh?

So I figured it was appropriate to bump this old thread in light of current circumstances. I moved back to NOLA(Algiers, specifically) about a month ago to find the ferry service suspended. The new boats they paid for can't pass inspection and the old boats have fallen into disrepair. No one seems to have any answers and the only people who seem to care are westbankers that used the ferry to get downtown and the businesses in The Point. I feel like there's something we aren't being told. As does this guy https://www.nola.com/news/article_15b656d2-0d58-11ea-83e8-4b76b5cda8e4.html

And, yes, before anyone says it, this is my "Welcome back to New Orleans" moment.