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The first of two phases of a project to dredge the Mississippi River Ship Channel is now complete.
The Army Corps of Engineers dredged the channel to the Port of New Orleans.
The channel now has a maximum draft of 50 feet, allowing navigation by larger ships.
The Ship Channel accesses four of the nation's 15 largest ports: New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Plaquemines and South Louisiana.
The state is putting up about a third of the project's $250 million cost.
The second phase extends north of the Huey P. Long Bridge.
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