The authentic Paddlewheeler Creole Queen is powered by a 24-foot diameter paddlewheel and provides day and night cruises on the Mississippi River showcasing beautiful views of the Crescent City.

With its decidedly French flair, New Orleans is Louisiana’s top destination. The French explorers landed in the area in 1718, ...

But as New Orleans celebrates its tricentennial next year, two more riverboats -- both former casinos slated for extensive renovations -- will begin operating near the French Quarter.

Tourists take pictures from the Creole Queen paddle boat on the Mississippi River as seen from the French Quarter looking towards Algiers on the West Bank in New Orleans, La. Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017.

THIS MORNING AND WITH FAMILY. RANDI: SUCH A SHOCKING TURN OF EVENTS. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL SITE -- A LIVE LOOK AT THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AS THE CREOLE QUEEN IS CRUISING THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI ONCE ...

For years, every time I heard Tina Turner or Creedence Clearwater Revival belt out "Proud Mary" and "rolling on the river," I pictured myself on a steamboat plying the mighty Mississippi. My dream ...

I recently spent a week on the American Queen Steamboat Company’s American Duchess, originally built as a casino riverboat in 1995, then elegantly refurbished in 2017 to accommodate 166 passengers.

My recent weeklong Mississippi River cruise on the American Queen took me back through history on the last overnight steam paddlewheeler plying the muddy waters between New Orleans and Memphis ...

The Riverboat Louis Armstrong was commissioned Saturday in New Orleans after spending over 20 years in Indiana, where it was named the Tropicana Riverboat. At 310 feet long, 70 feet wide and four ...