NEW ORLEANS, La. (Mar. 16, 2004)--Rear Adm. Robert Duncan, U.S. Coast Guard Eighth District commander, speaks to members of the press before the opening session of the 2004 Inland Waterways Conference in New Orleans March 16. Sitting with Duncan is Brig. Gen. Donald Riley, commander of the U.S Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi River Division and Mark Knoy, president of MEMCO Barge Line. USCG photo by PA3 Jonathan McCool