Martin says all bodies have been recovered, and investigators are working to notify the men's families. He did not know whether they were local.
It happened about 60 miles southwest of New Orleans on the Falgout Canal between Theriot and Dulac. The barge was being used to stablilize the bank.
Ernie Bennett, who is on the board of the Houma Oilman's Invitational Fishing Tournament, says the men were entered in the tournament that begins Friday.
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