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River reaches historic levels

Dredging by the U.S. Corps of Engineers has been occurring for a few weeks as the Mississippi River continues to fall, creating operational problems for barges coming into the Lake Providence Port. Port officials say that this is the fourth year in a row that the river has dropped to historic levels, creating headaches and high costs for farmers, elevators, and barge operators. East Carroll Parish depends on the river to export the majority of its crops.

The congestion at the Lake Providence Port is almost over, says Winn Nettles, deputy director of the Lake Providence Port Commission.

In the past week, farm trucks have lined Highway 65 South in both t…