FRANKFORT, Ky. — Several companies that operate barges on the drought-stricken Mississippi River have asked Gov. Steve Beshear to intervene by calling for a presidential disaster declaration.
Barge companies plead for help on Mississippi River
Wednesday, December 26, 2012 | 9:43 a.m. CST
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