Mouth of the Mississippi

Well, it used to be the mouth of the Mississippi. We take the fascinating drive south from New Orleans through the swamp and marsh country of the Mississippi delta. Amazing engineering, that only the US is capable of, as man battles nature in this harsh environment. Rain, tides, floods and hurricanes - the area is more water than land and the water is hell-bent on taking it over. We get to the end of the road at Grand Isle, where the Mississippi used to flow into the Gulf. Now it’s about 50kms to the East, and the Corps of Engineers is doing its best to keep it there. As with Cape San Blas, hurricanes have removed most of the trees from the island and there is evidence everywhere of the impact on infrastructure.Read more