PRAIRIEVILLE, La. (Louisiana First) – Labor Day is one of the busiest days of the year for boaters, and authorities are urging caution as people take to the water. Folks enjoying Labor Day boating and fishing trips were out in full force at Fred's on the River in Prairieville. Walker resident Tabitha Jones says she loves to fish near this spot and is here with her mother, enjoying the great weather this holiday. "All the kids and things like that had their life jackets on, and everybody was friendly, and with the boat traffic courtesy and stuff, everybody was doing really well. It is so peaceful here. You have people going up and down the channel, on jet skis, and different kinds of boats, and everybody's so sweet and they wave, and everybody's playing music, it's just so peaceful out here

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