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The Renowned Rob’t. E. Lee The famed steamer Rob’t. E. Lee below St. Louis on the morning of July 4, 1870, nearing its victorious conclusion of the race with the Natchez. This is the only known image taken during the race. (Keith Norrington collection)

The famed steamer Rob’t. E. Lee below St. Louis on the morning of July 4, 1870, nearing its victorious conclusion of the race with the Natchez. This is the only known image taken during the race. (Keith Norrington collection)

The Renowned Rob’t. E. Lee

March 2, 2020

The Rob’t. E. Lee was built at New Albany, Ind., in 1866, at what was known as the lower yard of Dewitt Hill. A wooden-hulled sidewheeler measuring 285 feet in… Read More

Crew Safe After Towing Vessel Burns On Lower Miss

February 28, 2020

The U.S. Coast Guard has confirmed that the mv. City of Cleveland caught fire at about 4:15 p.m. February 26 near Mile 349 on the Lower Mississippi River, south of… Read More

Woman Swims Across Mississippi River At New Orleans

June 14, 2019

With the Mississippi River stuck on high, mariners in the New Orleans area have been on high alert since November. The river has put a strain on engines, tow lines,… Read More

Mardi Gras On The Mississippi The packets J.E. Trudeau (left) and Parlor City at New Orleans for the 1900 Mardi Gras.

Mardi Gras On The Mississippi

March 1, 2019

Laissez les bon temps rouler! Let the good times roll! With Mardi Gras being celebrated in New Orleans tomorrow (March 5) you can be sure that a festive atmosphere pervades… Read More

President Signs Bill Granting Exemption To Delta Queen The steamer Delta Queen has been moored in Houma, La., since 2015, awaiting renewal of its exemption. (WJ file photo by Frank McCormack)

The steamer Delta Queen has been moored in Houma, La., since 2015, awaiting renewal of its exemption. (WJ file photo by Frank McCormack)

President Signs Bill Granting Exemption To Delta Queen

December 7, 2018

December 4, 2018, will go down as one of the most significant dates ever for the 91-year-old Delta Queen Steamboat. That’s the date President Donald Trump signed into law the… Read More

Maritime Legend Bill Bergeron Receives Bertel Award Bill Bergeron addresses the crowd gathered for the C. Alvin Bertel Award luncheon from his room at Ochsner Medical Center. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Bill Bergeron addresses the crowd gathered for the C. Alvin Bertel Award luncheon from his room at Ochsner Medical Center. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Maritime Legend Bill Bergeron Receives Bertel Award

July 27, 2018

Friends and family gathered July 25 at the InterContinental New Orleans Hotel to celebrate the 2018 recipient of the C. Alvin Bertel Award: William T. “Bill” Bergeron, renowned ship and… Read More

Bergeron To Receive 2018 C. Alvin Bertel Award From New Orleans World Trade Center

July 13, 2018

Later this month, the World Trade Center of New Orleans will present its annual C. Alvin Bertel Award to William T. “Bill” Bergeron, CEO of Bergeron Resources LLC & Affiliated… Read More

Army Vehicles Move By Barge Pushed by the mv. Graestone Express with assist from the mv. Lewis Reed, the flotilla goes under the Highway 68 Bridge on the Cumberland River.

Pushed by the mv. Graestone Express with assist from the mv. Lewis Reed, the flotilla goes under the Highway 68 Bridge on the Cumberland River.

Army Vehicles Move By Barge

February 26, 2018

A total of 780 military vehicles on 30 barges pushed by two towboats and an assist boat departed Fort Campbell, located at Clarksville, Tenn., February 12. The assortment of trucks… Read More

Model Boat Builder Carries On Family Tradition

January 8, 2018

John Hand is a second-generation model boat builder. He learned the hobby from his father, Richard, who began building paddlewheeler models once he returned home from Vietnam in 1970. Read More