Both of the men who died were from Louisiana; a 45-year old from Abbeville and a 41-year-old from Houma, authorities said.

Preliminary reports show the explosion happened a little after 7:00 a.m. aboard the commercial work boat, shortly after it was refueled while docked along Taylor's Bayou at the J.D. Murphree boat ...

Types of non-pleasure commercial vessels include, but are not limited to, small passenger boats, work boats, and human-powered boats such as canoes and kayaks, landing crafts, and aluminum hull boats.