I left New Orleans in November 1987 after attending law school at Tulane and practicing law in the Big Easy for four years. There were no cruise ships based in or visiting New Orleans back then. The closest thing was the Natchez riverboat which would paddle around the muddy Mississippi for a few hours.
This
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s holiday is a time to reflect on Reverend King’s legacy and stories of overcoming racial hatred and injustice.
As Dr. King organized and led marches for equal rights in the South, he was fighting prejudice against black Americans which had lasted generations.
Over the course of the 100 years before
Multiple news sources are reporting that a passenger from a Norwegian Cruise Line cruise ship went overboard in the Mississippi River last night.
The Norwegian Spirit had sailed for approximately three hours from New Orleans when the passenger went into the river around 8:00 p.m.
A rescue boat was deployed from the NCL cruise ship. The passenger was rescued and returned back to
