Spring is here! With it, the annual rainfall we missed during the long, hot summer period (which lasted well into December) has finally arrived! And with it, comes high water. It’s a never- ending cycle: low water followed by high water with a brief dredging period sandwiched in between. The dredging season will be short and, unfortunately, we’ll only see dredging operations in Louisiana. We still have a mussel issue, due to a request for a more in-depth study of several threatened and endangered species of mussel on the Ouachita above the state line. Apparently, they’re homesteading on the Ouachita River in that location. It’s highly doubtful we will see any resolution on the mussel issue in time for any dredging operations this season. Needless to say, without dredging, we can’t begin to seriously talk about shipping on the river and the economic development that is associated with the waterway.

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