MISSOURI, USA — Two fish, both mammoths for their species, were reeled in from the depths of Missouri's waters in 2024, crowning two anglers as world record holders. Both were caught in March, just two days apart, in different areas of the state, but hold unique stories that now hold international significance.

For most, it’s hard to imagine paddling the entire length of the Mississippi River, from its headwaters at Minnesota’s Lake Itasca all the way through the heartland of

Louisiana secured the bill’s largest project authorization, for St. Tammany Flood Risk Management. New Orleans scored authorization for a study about salt water in the river.