High water levels for the Mississippi River in New Orleans spurred increased levee inspections from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, its New Orleans District announced Monday, Feb. 24. The river ...

Mississippi River levels are rising in New Orleans, and restrictions are in effect to prevent damage to the earthen levee system that protects the region. Why it matters: The river is expected to ...

NEW ORLEANS — Ducks have taken roost ... For now, the underwater levee will remain in place until the Mississippi River has enough flow to eventually wash it away.

Monday, an 11-foot alligator created quite a spectacle swimming along the levee in Old ... downriver. The Mississippi River is now expected to crest at 16.9 feet in New Orleans beginning on ...

As drought tightens its grip in the Central US and water levels on the Mississippi ... in New Orleans. Anywhere from 15 to 25 miles downstream from the toe, water at the surface of the river ...

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 ... stretch of the levee just checking for ...

The Mississippi River has been on the ... the Bonnet Carre Spillway seems unlikely so far. The river has risen to over 11 feet at New Orleans' Carrolton gauge, which translates roughly to 11 ...

Officials now predict the wedge could reach a New Orleans area drinking ... and closing breaches in the river levee caused by erosion – which he argues slows the Mississippi’s flow and allows ...

When Katrina makes landfall in Louisiana, it pushes a 14-to-17-foot surge of seawater up the Mississippi River as well ... failure of the levee walls seals New Orleans' fate.

NEW ORLEANS — Monday, an 11-foot alligator created quite a spectacle swimming along the levee in Old Jefferson ... experiencing on the Lower Mississippi, rising river levels flood the batture ...