Historic ice in forecast. How bad was the 1994 ice storm in Mississippi?

A historic ice storm in 1994 froze the Mississippi Delta and left 750,000 without power for days. Here's what we know about that storm, why it was so brutal ...
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Delta disaster: Farmers so broke they may let crops rot in the fields

The Mississippi Delta, long marketed as one of the most fertile stretches of farmland in America, is now a place where growers are running the numbers and wondering if it is cheaper to walk away from ...
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

Worlds collide: how the Mississippi Delta could transform U.S. agriculture

WWF’s Next California project shows how the Mississippi Delta could diversify U.S. agriculture and boost specialty crop production.
The Clarion-Ledger

Ralph Eubanks serves up a meditation on the Mississippi Delta

Ralph Eubanks' book "When It’s Darkness on the Delta" is a personal meditation on the region's complex issues. The book questions whether blues tourism is a new economic foundation or a form of ...