Researchers say drought, sea level rise, severe storms and dredging are partly to blame for the increased in frequency and ...

A barge breakaway and sinking temporarily closed part of the Mississippi River near New Orleans after a vessel collision ...

The Mississippi River reached its highest level of the spring season in Baton Rouge on Thursday, confirming forecasts of ...

Officials are inspecting the levees daily in New Orleans metro as the Mississippi River continues to rise. Why it matters: ...

The Coast Guard says high river levels contributed to a vessel collision on the Mississippi River near New Orleans, causing ...

Katrina makes landfall in Louisiana at 6:10 a.m., but the flooding of residential areas in greater New Orleans actually ... the levees fronting the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet.

The U.S. Coast Guard responded to the incident, which comes during a period of elevated river levels "contributing to ...

On Monday, the Mississippi River measured just below flood stage, which is 17 feet above sea level at the Carrollton gauge in ...

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 ...

April 9: French explorer Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, and a small party arrive at the mouth of the Mississippi River ... Spain taking possession of New Orleans from France.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers does not expect to open the Bonnet Carré Spillway as the Mississippi ... New Orleans Corps spokesperson Matt Roe said Tuesday that internal estimates of the ...

AND BREAKING NEWS FROM THE BYWATER THE BODY PULLED FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IS CONFIRMED TO BE ONE OF THE CHILDREN WHO WENT MISSING IN THE WATER NINE DAYSGO A 15 YEARLD O KEVIN PULLS BODY WAS ...