As they trudged through the Arkansas swamps, they lugged chains to measure their progress, marking their passage at half-mile intervals ... An 1863 map shows the Mississippi River from its ...

The Coast Guard continues to respond to multiple barge groundings due to low water levels in the Lower Mississippi River. There are reports of barge groundings Tuesday near Stack Island, Mississippi, ...

Due to the safety hazard, the Captain of Port temprarily closed the Lower Mississippi River Waterway from mile marker 108 to 111 above Head of Passes. At 3 p.m. on Monday, the Coast Guard reported ...