The extreme drought impacting the Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee river valleys continues to translate into troublesome low water conditions—and in some places record lows—on the Western Rivers, with draft restrictions… Read More
Richard Brontoli
With the Lower Mississippi River languishing at around 3 feet at the Carrollton Gage and with salt water creeping up from the Gulf of Mexico, the New Orleans Engineer District… Read More
Col. Stephen Murphy, commander of the New Orleans Engineer District, officially announced June 8 his decision to push the pending closure of Old River Lock to August 30, two weeks… Read More
The Red River Valley Association has announced its board has rescheduled the organization’s annual convention from February to June 2 and 3. As in years past, the convention will be… Read More
Commercial navigation is moving again through the John H. Overton Lock—also called Lock 2—on the Red River located at Mile 40.8 near Alexandria, La., following a two-month closure for dewatering,… Read More
It’s been almost two years since many high water marks were set in March 2016 along much of the Red River in Louisiana. The J. Bennett Johnston Waterway, which includes… Read More
The Red River Valley Association, along with the Red River Waterway Commission, is urging navigation stakeholders on the J. Bennett Johnston Waterway—the commercially navigable reach of the Red River that… Read More
