Photos: The Mighty Mississippi sits high in Baton Rouge Tuesday afternoon
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Hilary Scheinuk
Senior Staff Photojournalist
The Mississippi River sits at 42.1 feet as of 2:00pm CDT on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, seen from the Mississippi River Levee in Baton Rouge, La. Flood stage is 35 feet.
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People walk atop the Mississippi River Levee near Florida Street downtown as The Mississippi River sits at 42.1 feet as of 2:00pm CDT on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Baton Rouge, La. Flood stage is 35 feet.
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The Mississippi River sits at 42.1 feet as of 2:00pm CDT on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, seen from the Mississippi River Levee in Baton Rouge, La. Flood stage is 35 feet.
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A City of Port Allen vehicle patrols the Mississippi River Levee as the Mississippi River sits at 42.1 feet as of 2:00pm CDT on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, seen from the Mississippi River Levee Old Ferry Landing in Port Allen, La. Flood stage is 35 feet.
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The Southern Belle towing vessel pushes a trio of barges north as the Mississippi River sits at 42.1 feet as of 2:00pm CDT on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, seen from the Mississippi River Levee Old Ferry Landing in Port Allen, La. Flood stage is 35 feet.
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A pair of Black-bellied whistling ducks forage through debris pushed along the bank of the Mississippi River at the Old Ferry Landing, Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Port Allen, La.
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The pedestrian bridge for the old Belle of Baton Rouge Casino is seen sunken into the water as the Mississippi River sits at 42.1 feet as of 2:00pm CDT on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, seen from the Mississippi River Levee Old Ferry Landing in Port Allen, La. Flood stage is 35 feet.
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A towing vessel heads south as the Mississippi River sits at 42.1 feet as of 2:00pm CDT on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, seen from the Mississippi River Levee Old Ferry Landing in Port Allen, La. Flood stage is 35 feet.
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A DPS Police Officer patrols the Mississippi River Levee by bicycle as the Mississippi River sits at 42.1 feet as of 2:00pm CDT on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, seen from downtown Baton Rouge, La. Flood stage is 35 feet.
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The Mississippi River sits at 42.1 feet as of 2:00pm CDT on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, seen from the Mississippi River Levee Old Ferry Landing in Port Allen, La. Flood stage is 35 feet.
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A pair of pedestrians look south as The Mississippi River sits at 42.1 feet as of 2:00pm CDT on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, seen from the Mississippi River Levee in Baton Rouge, La. Flood stage is 35 feet.
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A DPS Police Officer patrols the Mississippi River Levee by bicycle as the Mississippi River sits at 42.1 feet as of 2:00pm CDT on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, seen from downtown Baton Rouge, La. Flood stage is 35 feet.
Hilary Scheinuk
Senior Staff Photojournalist