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When Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville founded “La Nouvelle-Orléans” in the spring of 1718—traditionally, it was May 7, 1718—he no doubt spent days sailing up the Mississippi River,… Read More

Hurricane Isaias was nearing major hurricane strength the morning of October 9 and was expected to make landfall on the northern Gulf Coast later in the day or early… Read More

The last session of the day on October 1 during the American Association of Port Authorities convention in New Orleans saw the executive directors of five ports on the… Read More

Waterway and infrastructure development in Louisiana was the focus of a key panel discussion September 29 at the annual conference of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA). Read More

Federal port infrastructure funding and a new Water Resources Development Act remain top priorities for the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) as Congress approaches the end of… Read More

In March 2019, with the Mississippi River above flood stage at Baton Rouge for what would become 211 consecutive days, Bill Frederick — liaison between the U.S. Army Corps… Read More

American Cruise Lines announced two upcoming riverboats: the American Beauty, scheduled to launch on the Mississippi River and Gulf Coast in September 2028, and the American Rhapsody, debuting on… Read More