FWIW I found this...

^Hurricane Katrina closes lower Mississippi to barges<

By Tim Mclaughlin

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

(KRT) - ST. LOUIS - The lower Mississippi River remained closed Monday after Hurricane Katrina tossed empty barges, destroyed navigation markers and possibly re-channeled parts of the waterway, the Coast Guard and a river industry group reported.

It may take barge operators and the Coast Guard several days to several weeks to determine the brunt of the storm's damage. The Mississippi River plays a vital role in America's export economy because farmers rely on the waterway as a cheap source of transportation to ship their goods to New Orleans. That besieged city serves as a jumping-off point for overseas shipments. Fortunately, peak grain shipments don't begin until October.

EXCERPT...Wasn't sure and didn't have time to check if this is on "The List"...the rest is here... St Louis Dispatch

prisoner6

Thanks for the report.

Here is the URL you want - it seems to be down right now (which it should not be - so they may just be updating it right now)

www.mvn.usace.army.mil/

It won't take them long to clear it up - they know how important the waterway is. Hubby says he expects the USACE to start asking people in other USACE districts to go down and work in the area. He says he will go as soon as they put word out they are looking for people and that notice could be as early as today.