Mississippi River

Although the Mississippi flooding is no where near finished, the economic blow to the region is already very high. Besides the loss to personal and commercial properties, over 100,000 acres of farmlands were flooded on the weekend and grain elevators all along the river are knee deep. The trade commerce that uses the river as […]

The Mississippi River continues to flood, displacing people throughout the Delta region. Some are calling the flooding “the slow motion disaster of 2011” and many are moving to temporary headlines.

Flooding on the Mississippi River could cost the U.S. economy millions. The Mississippi River is a major highway of commerce, but the recent flooding has forced the Coast Guard to carefully monitor barge traffic. On a 15-mile stretch of the river, barges can only pass one at a time and at the slowest speed possible. […]

Vicksburg, Mississippi is bracing itself for flooding even after the Army Corps opened spillways and demolished levees upriver. Meanwhile, 15 miles of the Mississippi has been closed near Natchez and more ports might have to be closed for fear of flood danger.