A Frenchman visiting the Mississippi River near what would become New Orleans writes, "This last summer I examined better than I had yet done all the lands in the vicinity of this river.

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The Batture site is seen along the Mississippi River near Audubon Park in New Orleans on Monday, October 14, 2024. (Staff photo by Brett Duke, The Times-Picayune) But as they navigate a lengthy ...

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 28. -- The greatest apprehension is beginning to be expressed over the high-water situation. Not in years has the river at such an early date reached the stage as the gauge now ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The water level in the Mississippi River has grown to 11 feet, forcing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to activate a plan to combat problem areas that may develop.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Dozens of loaded ships are still moving up and down the Mississippi River in New Orleans on ... Massive ...

The fastest trip, however, ever made for such a long distance on the Mississippi, was the one made by the famous steamboat J.M. White, in 1840, from New-Orleans to St. Louis, 1,200 miles.

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A Minnesota Boat Club eight-man scull plies the waters of the Mississippi ... In New Orleans, that rises to 600,000 cubic feet per second. While mere inches at the headwaters, the river’s ...

Straddling the Mississippi River in southern Louisiana, New Orleans is a relatively small city home to numerous diverse neighborhoods. Though the city's lively districts took a significant hit ...

Andrew Crane is a sports digital reporter and producer for the New York Post, writing about anything — and everything — from football and baseball to hockey and basketball.