( CNN ) -- Five people were killed when their boat struck a barge in southern Louisiana , the Terrebonne Parish sheriff said Thursday . The accident occurred Wednesday night in the Falgout Canal in Dularge , Louisiana , Sheriff Vernon Bourgeois said . The bodies were not discovered until Thursday morning , when people began arriving on the barge for work and saw the boat and one body , Bourgeois said . The barge is being used to repair damage to the canal from past hurricanes . The victims ' damaged boat was partially submerged under the barge , he said . The barge was slightly damaged , he said . The victims were last seen about 10 p.m. Wednesday leaving the Dulac , Louisiana-area en route to Bayou Dularge , the sheriff 's office said . The victims were identified as : Michael J. Carrere , 43 , of the Bayou Blue area , Louisiana ; Carey Meche , 52 , of Metairie , Louisiana ; Lawrence Flak , 54 , of Conroe , Texas ; Rene Gauthier , 59 , of Houston , Texas ; and William Voss , 49 , of Katy , Texas . They were entered in a fishing tournament that begins Friday , the sheriff said . Additional details were not immediately available . The accident occurred about 75 miles southwest of New Orleans .
5 killed after boat hits barge Wednesday night in Falgout Canal in Louisiana . Bodies discovered Thursday morning by people arriving on barge for work . Victims ' boat was partially submerged under the barge ; barge was slightly damaged . Victims last seen Wednesday night leaving Dulac , Louisiana-area for Bayou Dularge .