HOUSTON, May 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Kirby Corporation ("Kirby") (NYSE: KEX) announced today that the current high water and flooding issues on the Mississippi River System may have a greater impact on the 2011 second quarter results than originally anticipated.

By Melissa McEver, Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, Texas Mar. 28--When federal officials divvy up funds to maintain Texas' shipping channels and its intracoastal waterway, the small fishing village of Port Mansfield is inevitably last in line.

By JAY REEVES, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ORANGE BEACH, Ala. The newest, multibillion-dollar wave of construction on the northern Gulf Coast is along the piney banks of a manmade ditch, protected from the twin threats of storms and high land prices.

ARANSAS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Texas _ "That's a once in a lifetime experience," said Rick Tinnin.

By Jay Reeves Associated Press ORANGE BEACH, Ala. -- The newest, multibillion-dollar wave of construction on the northern Gulf Coast is along the piney banks of a man-made ditch, protected from the twin threats of storms and high land prices.