(NEXSTAR) — The Steamboat Natchez offers an authentic ... views of the sun setting over the Mississippi. During a tour, ...

The Steamboat Natchez offers a paddle-wheel boat experience on the Mississippi River. Departing from the French Quarter in ...

and helped firefighters understand the boat's layout. The owners of the Natchez claim it’s the only steam-powered excursion riverboat remaining on the Mississippi. Others just look like steamers.

Known as Coquille (“little shell”) or “Cokie” in the 1770s, this area had attracted settlers engaged in boat building ... the Mississippi communities of Knoxville and Natchez.

Natchez police say a tow boat was going south pushing 17 barges when one of the vessels got loose. Loaded with grain, the lone barge ran into the bridge.

The powerful current of the Mississippi River rushes past Natchez Under the Hill area with its waters lapping over a section of the street. Nearby, businesses remain open across from the docked ...

(Photo by Amy Bentley) The garden party at Linden was a charming introduction to Natchez, a town of about 14,000 people located on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River. After chatting over ...

The Steamboat Natchez offers an authentic glimpse into New Orleans’ rich maritime heritage, cruising along the mighty Mississippi River.