re: Could you swim across the Mississippi River?

Been a while since I’ve heard the story, but my dad’s buddy said The two of them and another guy did it in the early 70s. Jumped in around algiers point and made it across somewhere around Mereaux where they were warmly greeted by a few St Bernard deputies and other various LEOs. Didn’t go to jail but they were held up a long time and thought they were in deep shite.

My dads a pretty reserved guy but apparently had a daredevil streak in his younger days. He’s never copped to this one, but now that we’re all grown & not quite as impressionable, I’ll ask him for more details next time we talk.