Passengers swim to safety after Mississippi River ship collision in New Orleans, video shows
Passengers jumped from the cruise ship in life jackets and swam to safety. Watch the video here.
‘A miracle on the Mississippi.’ All passengers accounted for in New Orleans cruise ship crash
In what Mayor Helena Moreno said "truly is a miracle on the Mississippi," all passengers and crew of the American Heritage cruise ship were accounted for following the horrific crash
Baton Rouge man caught with largest fentanyl laboratory in the South, Sheriff’s Office says
The DEA said this is the largest domestic fentanyl synthesizing laboratory discovered to date within the New Orleans Field Division, which encompasses Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas and Mississippi.
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Where was tanker coming from, going when it crashed into NOLA cruise ship? Here’s what we know.
A longtime river pilot from the New Orleans-Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots Association (NOBRA) was on board when the vessel crashed, a river pilot source with direct knowledge of the situation confirmed to The Times-Picayune | The Advocate.
FAA issues a nationwide ground stop for ‘reasons of safety’
Flights are halted at airports across the United States due to unspecified ‘extraordinary circumstances,’ FAA says.
New Orleans boat collision: How deep is the Mississippi River at crash site?
Multiple agencies are responding to a boat crash in the Mississippi River.
FAA halts flights at airports across the U.S. due to unspecified ‘extraordinary circumstances’
“The FAA issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports following a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a post to X.
FAA says flights are halted at US airports due to unspecified ‘extraordinary circumstances’
The Federal Aviation Administration has grounded all flights nationwide. The FAA notice on Friday afternoon said the ground stop was being imposed “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety.”
Current Mississippi river water temperature could lead to hypothermia as rescues continue
River water temperatures are cold that could cause hypothermia