PLAQUEMINE — The Plaquemine/Sunshine ferry in Iberville Parish will have a modified service schedule starting Monday.

The Department of Transportation and Development said that due to winter weather, including several inches of potential snowfall, ferry service will begin at 6 a.m. instead of the normal 4:30 a.m.

An additional ferry will remain in operation 24 hours a day until the end of icing conditions. Once conditions improve, normal ferry service will resume, DOTD said.

The ferry temporarily running 24 hours a day will allow emergency personnel and public works officials access to both sides of the Mississippi River, officials said.

For more information about the cold weather, click here for WBRZ's Storm Station forecast.