The 13th annual Red River Valley Association met Thursday in Texarkana to discuss the possibility of getting the Red River ready to be commercially traveled.

About 70 RRVA officials, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other interested parties convened at the La Crosse Hotel In Texarkana, Ark., discussing their ideas and plans.

“Using waterways like the Red River is efficient: one barge equals 60 18-wheelers or 15 rail cars; it’s environmentally friendly putting out less pollution; it’s safe and has what I call ‘big shoulders’—it can move things like rockets or nuclear r...

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