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Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 13, 2022
$250M USACE Project Deepens Mississippi from Baton Rouge to Gulf of Mexico
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed the first part of a project to deepen the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge to the Gulf of Mexico, opening the way for larger vessels from the widened Panama Canal to travel as far north as Baton Rouge....
Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 29, 2021
One-of-a-Kind Vessel Vital to Fix Mississippi River Erosion
The lower Mississippi River is a habitual wanderer. With its water flowing into the Gulf of Mexico at a rate of between 200,000 and 700,000 cu. ft. per second, the powerful river constantly erodes its banks....
Associated Press - Wed August 22, 2018
Dredging of Mississippi River Gets Critical Endorsement
BATON ROUGE, LA. - A plan to deepen the main channel of the Mississippi River to 50 ft. from a Louisiana city to the Gulf of Mexico has won a critical endorsement from the Army Corps of Engineers. James Dalton, the corp's civil works director, concluded the increase from Baton Rouge to the Gulf will result in annual benefits of upward of $100 million to the nation's economy, compared to average annual costs of $17.7 million....
Thu December 15, 2016
DOT Digs Deep in the Mighty Miss.
The Mississippi River should be dredged to let three southeast Louisiana ports accept the enormous cargo ships built to take advantage of the Panama Canal's expansion, the Army Corps of Engineers says....
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