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 ...

Environmentalists have come out against a potential bridge corridor that would bisect and partially destroy a primeval ...

The Mississippi River reached its highest level of the spring season in Baton Rouge on Thursday ... Southeast Louisiana from floodwaters. New Orleans’ stretch of the river is expected to ...

The rising Mississippi River has prompted the Army Corps of Engineers and local officials to increase precautionary measures along levees from Baton Rouge ... gauge in New Orleans on Tuesday ...

This is the Mississippi River level forecast for New Orleans as of 10am Monday ... Threat level: Baton Rouge is forecast to reach major flood stage this week when the river crests Thursday ...

NEW ORLEANS — With the Mississippi River expected to rise above 15 feet at the Carrollton Gage on Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has activated Phase II flood fight procedures along ...

Many in the community feel that the Red Stick hasn’t done enough to capitalize on its status as a riverfront city.

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Most of the year, less than 10% of the river’s sediment reaches the critical Bird’s Foot Delta, according to scientists.

An influx of salt water in the Mississippi River ... began building a sill across the river bed in Myrtle Grove, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of New Orleans. The sill is meant to slow ...