The Mississippi will always have its own way; no engineering skill can persuade it to do otherwise,” Mark Twain wrote in the ...

As part of a global event, local dancers are telling the story of Baton Rouge's water through dance to raise awareness about ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing for the Mississippi River to reach some of its highest water levels in recent ...

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 ...