If you’re going swimming in any of Mississippi’s lakes or rivers, you may have a few uninvited guests. Find out which lakes & rivers are snake hotspots & how to recognize venomous species safely.

The Mississippi River tops a new list of America's most endangered rivers, in part because federal officials propose shifting ...

Royal Street feels like a movie set that somehow escaped Hollywood and decided to put down roots in Louisiana – except everything here is authentically, wonderfully real. The town’s origins date back ...

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has expanded a water contact advisory for a portion of the Pearl River following a significant sewer line ...

Just off the coast of Louisiana and Texas where the Mississippi River empties, the ocean is dying. The cyclical event known as the dead zone occurs every year, but scientists predict that this ...

When someone asks you what the longest river in the United States is, you might immediately think of the Mississippi River.

Donated by: Ames Construction in cooperation with Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) Original Location: Over Mississippi River between La Crosse, WI, and Dresbach, MN Opened in: October ...