Friday, January 26, 2024 Business What happened to the saltwater wedge in the Mississippi River? By Dillon Lowe - January 26, 2024 FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailPrint (iStock) The intrusion of salt water upstream into the Mississippi River is no longer a threat to southeast Louisiana’s municipal drinking water supplies, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Thurs… Already an INSIDER? Sign in.