An active weather pattern has led to some increases in water levels along the Mississippi River. National Weather Service ...

A first-of-its-kind project seeking to restore river ecosystems along 39 miles of the Lower Mississippi River has federal ...

Louisiana has lost 2,000 square miles of coastal wetlands since the 1930s. A Baton Rouge Magnet High student is studying the ...

A gar, a fish native to the Mississippi River, swims in an aquarium at the Tunica Riverpark and Museum in Tunica, Mississippi ...

For the third consecutive year, historically low water levels on the lower Mississippi River are impacting the supply chain. While it isn’t translating into lost export business for the U.S., it ...

Other approved flood control projects will be funded along the lower Mississippi River and its tributaries, including the Ouachita River in Louisiana. Several counties in Mississippi will also ...

The 2025 season kicks off February 21 on the American Serenade, which will be embarking on the 9-day “Lower Mississippi River Cruise” itinerary from New Orleans to Memphis. New for this season, ...

Freight ships make their way north along the lower Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, on June 7, 2024. The law authorizes a large-scale study of flooding on the Upper Mississippi ...

Flood control along the Mississippi River is a central piece of a newly passed federal law — work that advocates believe is critical as the river basin sees more frequent and severe extreme ...