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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

BATON ROUGE — Outside the Celtic Media Centre, which has become a shelter for thousands left homeless by the historic Baton Rouge flooding this weekend, the smell of barbecue drew the displaced ...

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 ...

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 ...