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Port Eads is a populated place [1] at the southern tip of the Mississippi River, also known as South Pass, in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. It was designated as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1982.
The Port of South Louisiana handles the largest amount of shipping, in tonnage, of all U.S. ports. The Port of South Louisiana (French: Port de la Louisiane du Sud) extends 54 miles (87 km) along the Mississippi River between New Orleans, Louisiana and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, centering approximately at LaPlace, Louisiana, which serves as the Port's headquarters location.
The Mississippi River [b] is the primary river of the largest drainage basin in the United States. [c] [15] [16] From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it flows generally south for 2,340 miles (3,766 km) [16] to the Mississippi River Delta in the Gulf of Mexico.
Port Allen is a city in, and the parish seat of, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States. [2] Located on the west bank of the Mississippi River , it is bordered by Interstate 10 and US Highway 190 .
The port is located on the Mississippi River, about 100 miles upriver from the Gulf of Mexico. [2] It is a diverse general cargo port, handling containerized cargo such as plastic resins, food products, consumer merchandise; and breakbulk cargo such as steel, metals, rubber, wood, and paper.
The Mississippi River System, also referred to as the Western Rivers, is a mostly riverine network of the United States which includes the Mississippi River and connecting waterways. The Mississippi River is the largest drainage basin in the United States. [3] In the United States, the Mississippi drains about 41% of the country's rivers. [4]
Port Gibson is a city and the county seat of Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,567 at the 2010 census . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is bordered on the west by the Mississippi River .
Included in this category are populated places and ghost towns in Mississippi which are located directly on the Mississippi River, or were historically located directly on the Mississippi River but are now located a distance from the river due to changes in the river's course.