Larry R. Daily of New Orleans, vice president of Canal Barge Co., is general chairman of the 1994 NWC convention. An opening reception will be held at the Inter- Continental Hotel on Wednesday ...

The original canal was only 4 feet deep and 40 feet wide. The Barge Canal in 1918 was 12 feet deep and 120 feet wide. “Clinton’s Ditch” had 83 locks, while the Barge Canal only had 35 ...

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — A roof collapse at a popular Dominican Republic nightclub has left at least 221 people dead. Update 2:43 p.m. ET, April 10: Officials now say 221 people died ...

At least 79 people were killed and 160 were injured early Tuesday when the roof of the Jet Set nightclub in the Dominican Republic capital of Santo Domingo collapsed during a merengue concert.

LYONS — The public is invited to a Lyons Heritage Society program at 6 p.m. April 14 about the building of the Barge Canal in the Wayne County community. To celebrate the Erie Canal Bicentennial ...

Terrifying new video shows the moment the roof of a packed Dominican Republic nightclub suddenly collapsed, killing at least 113 people — including World Series baseball champ Octavio Dotel ...

Merengue singer Rubby Pérez, who had been performing at a doomed nightclub in the Dominican Republic when its roof collapsed, was among the 98 people declared dead. He was 69 years old.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The roof of an iconic nightclub in the Dominican capital collapsed during a merengue concert, killing at least 124 people and injuring hundreds more. Politicians ...

The death toll continues to rise following the roof collapse of a Dominican Republic nightclub. And among the at least 113 people who died after the tragic incident at the Jet Set Club in Santo ...

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The Dominican Republic National Police confirmed 79 people were killed at the Jet Set nightclub as of Tuesday night Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The ...

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