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A shrinking Mississippi exposed a sunken historic boat. Then thieves and vandals struck.

Por: The Advocate Entertainment October 26, 2022

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State archeologist Chip McGimsey welcomes visitors to the wreck of the Brookhill, which sank in a hurricane in 1915 and has been revealed by the Mississippi's low waters in downtown Baton Rouge. However, he doesn't welcome a few bad apples coming along to spoil the fun for everyone. Not only is the shipwreck's vandalism, theft and destruction not to McGimsey's liking, it's also against the law. At least one individual... + full article



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