The story of the Tarascon Brothers, Louis and John, began as one of dreams, entrepreneurship, and commercial success. It ended in failure, financial ruin, and personal tragedy.
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The “Less than Great” Flood of 2025
The site of the city of Louisville is located on low and undulating ground with downtown Louisville surrounded on three sides by the Ohio River. Throughout the city’s history, water has risen above flood stage on the average of once every seven years. The lowest residential areas, Portland, Shippingport, West Louisville and the Point have suffered many minor floods. Approximately every fifty years the city has been invaded by major flooding.
Bardstown Woman Recalls Tragedy and Triumph Living on Shippingport
Read the story of 80-year-old Linda Kramer, who sat down with the Portland Anchor to discuss her memories growing up on Louisville’s historic Shippingport Island during its waning days of the 1950s.