The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing for the Mississippi River to reach some of its highest water levels in recent years in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. According to forecasts ...

The rising Mississippi River has prompted the Army Corps of Engineers and local officials to increase precautionary measures along levees from Baton Rouge to Venice, but it remains unclear if the ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts a test opening of the Bonnet Carré Spillway near LaPlace on Monday, April 21, 2025. The Mississippi River reached its highest level of the spring season ...

A Baton Rouge, Louisiana, resident hunting for artifacts in the Mississippi River was amazed to find the wreck of a 19th-century ship in the drought-stricken waterway, CNN affiliate WBRZ reports.

These eight Baton Rouge-area restaurants are situated along the Mississippi. Not all of these restaurants offer an expansive view of Ole Man River, but the river is quite near. Taking a few ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The site of the new Mississippi River Bridge won’t be selected until mid-2025, according to state transportation officials. The Capital Area Road and Bridge ...

NEW ORLEANS — With the Mississippi River expected to rise above 15 feet ... Phase II flood fight procedures along levees from Baton Rouge to Venice, officials announced. According to a press ...

Drivers sit in traffic on northbound LA 1 headed toward the Interstate 10 Mississippi River Bridge and Baton Rouge, Wednesday, May 17, 2023, in Port Allen, La. STAFF PHOTO BY HILARY SCHEINUK Facebook ...

Levels will begin falling shortly after. The Mississippi River at Baton Rouge is currently in the moderate stage at 39.24 feet. It is expected to reach major flood stage, over 40 feet, by Thursday.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A group of barges got off course on the Mississippi River Monday morning, with the front of one of the barges coming in contact with the levee. It happened near Skip ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - There is a different type of shrimp that’s caught in the Mississippi River below Baton Rouge. Trapping these freshwater shrimp is a family tradition that goes back ...