Named for Granderson Winfrey Hill, of Alexandria, Mo., this handsome sternwheeler was constructed in 1909 by the Howard Shipyard at Jeffersonville, Ind.; the contract cost was $28,850. Built… Read More
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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and Keh-Yen Lin, executive vice president of Taiwan-based Formosa Petrochemical Corporation, announced April 23 Formosa’s plans to build a $9.4 billion chemical manufacturing complex… Read More
Built at cost of $65,000 by the Pittsburgh firm of James Rees & Sons, the Chickasaw underwent its initial inspection on October 29, 1883. The wooden hull measured 185… Read More
Demonstration project in 2016 showed that agitating the channel could produce adequate depths for navigation. (File photo by Frank McCormack) The Port of Morgan City, located at the… Read More
Morgan Line steamships at the Algiers landing prior to 1895. More than 100 years ago, there was a waterways transportation company that brought innovations in freight- and… Read More
Capt. Bill Beacom Capt. Bill Beacom was inducted into the River Rat Hall of Fame in August 2007, but at age 77, he is not slowing down. Read More
Built at Stillwater, Minn., for Capt. John Kent in 1897, the sternwheeler Gracie Kent was constructed by George Muller on a wooden hull measuring 111 feet in length by… Read More
As the war of words and actions over tariffs heats up between the U.S. and China, mayors of Mississippi River towns are warning of potentially severe impacts to river… Read More
The National WWII Museum broke ground March 28 on what museum officials believe will become an iconic landmark, not only for the museum’s campus, but also for the entire… Read More
Capt. Dusty Otero, Mario Muñoz and Capt. Rusty Otero. The 8th Annual Glenn Otero Golf Tournament benefitting Children’s Hospital-New Orleans was held on March 21. The first tournament… Read More
