A Frenchman visiting the Mississippi River near what would become New Orleans writes, "This last summer I examined better than I had yet done all the lands in the vicinity of this river.

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The Port of New Orleans announced Thursday that it set a new record for cruise passengers in the month of March. The port ...

Community members gathered to share their memories of the old Lincoln Beach which has been closed for 60 years.

NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday that the Mississippi River has risen above 11 feet in New Orleans, prompting the corps to activate Phase 1 of its flood fight procedures.