Allen Lottinger
Deepening Mississippi should bring business
Port business in the State of Louisiana should take a big increase in the future with the planned deepening of the Mississippi River south of Baton Rouge to the Gulf of Mexico […]
Mississippi River
News
Autopsy identifies body pulled out of river as woman reported missing
An autopsy has confirmed the body found Sunday in the Mississippi River is Larrielles Ross of Vicksburg, Miss. reported missing from a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers barge.
News
Missing Mississippi woman’s body may have been recovered
A body found in the Mississippi River around 6:57 a.m. today (Nov. 6) is believed to be a woman reported missing Nov. 2.
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Allen Lottinger
Mississippi may offer river cruises
There may be good news ahead for the tourism business in southeast Louisiana and along the Mississippi River as the luxury river liner, Viking River Cruises, makes New Orleans the home port for its first North American cruises extending all the way up to Minnesota. […]
Allen Lottinger
Improvements coming in river bank projects
East and west banks of the Mississippi River will be getting a tremendous amount of improvements in St. Charles Parish in the months ahead, according to the St. Charles Parish goverment. […]
News
No plans to open Bonnet Carre Spillway despite rising Mississippi
The river is rising in the Crescent City, at least until the end of the month. […]
News
River cruises will increase tourism here
Colorful cruise ships such as those that have plied European waters for many years are expected to soon be travelling waters of the Mississippi River right between the east and west banks of St. Charles Parish. […]
Crime
New leads sought years after naked body dumped by river
The discovery of a naked woman who was murdered and dumped on the banks of the Mississippi River in Destrehan 13 years ago is getting another look by the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office. […]
Government
Drinking water safe despite river oil spill
The St. Charles Parish water intakes on the Mississippi River were temporarily shut off last weekend as a precaution after an oil spill in Vacherie threatened to pollute drinking water downstream. […]