Group photo at Longwood, winter 2000. Back row , L to R: Jessica Weigand, Jason Caccamo, Trissi Bowlin, Kristen McGuire, Christina Seelaus; Middle row, L to R: James Johnson, Ericka Wells, Daniel Horton, Jacqueline O'Connor, Matthew Holland, Kelly Taus; Front row, L to R: Michael Murphy, Sarah Rowan, Glenda Weitz, Aaron Landry (missing Ryan Maher, Elizabeth Flynn, Natalie Praetorius, Brian Vizzone)

Scenes from our visit to Coles Creek, Mississippi.

Vicksburg National Battlefield: L, The Illinois Monument; Middle, Fort Hill; R, view from Fort Hill to National cemetery and Mississippi River floodplain.

Saturday evening at Poverty Point. Lto R: State Senator Robert Barham (D-Oak Ridge) addresses class; Dr. Kidder presents Senator Barham (a rabid LSU fan) with a Tulane t-shirt; far right: evening entertainment.

Sunday morning. Mound B at Poverty Point; Billy Guthrie of Panola Plantation discussing farming practices; Michael Murphy, Sarah Rowan, and Hank Bart talking to Billy Guthrie; Lake St. Joseph, Tensas Parish, a relict channel of the Mississippi River.

Our visit to Old River Control Structure, Simmsport, Louisiana.

Sunday Monday morning at Rosewood, Simmsport, Avoyeles Parish. Breakfast; Rosewood; discussing rice farming with Robert Thevis.

Crossing the Mississippi River on the St. Francisville ferry.

The Mississippi River, February, 2000. The river is lower than it has been in decades.