July 2, 2016
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard has closed the Mississippi River from mile marker 194 to mile marker 190 near the entrance of the Chain of the Rocks Canal, Saturday.
A barge is reportedly aground at mile marker 194.
The river is closed to all vessels during lightering operations.
For more information on the closure, contact Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi River on VHF-FM Channel 16.