This issue includes articles from our Arkansas congressional delegation. Please see those articles from Arkansas’ two United States senators: John Boozman and Tom Cotton and U.S. Congressman Bruce Westerman, representing Arkansas’ 4th Congressional District.

We briefly discuss river tonnage, dredging, current ORVA highlights, some interesting tidbits of information concerning Hot Springs, and other historical articles from the Ouachita River Basin. We had the opportunity to discuss the Ouachita River with one of our senior river captains. It is our great pleasure to introduce Capt Matt Hall to our readers, although Matt is no stranger to ORVA or to many of our membership. We hope you will find this newsletter both interesting and informative.