New research shows that typically, less than 10% of land-building alluvium reaches the Bird’s Foot Delta region, the ...

The Amite River Basin Commission, a Baton Rouge regional agency most tied to the long-running Comite River Diversion Canal, ...

The rain in early April turned into runoff and flowed for days, into the upper portion of the lower Mississippi River Basin and its tributaries ... the river swelled along with it, causing ...

Levees were breached along ... the Mississippi for months, and this year’s harvests may be hampered due to widespread rain-related delays in planting. Flooding has always been a part of life in the ...

The Mississippi’s place at the top comes as communities along ... levees for problems. On Monday, the new Bayou Chene floodgate was closed for the first time due to high water to protect several ...

The Amite River Basin Commission is proposing to preserve this 4,265-acre region of lowland swamp in South Baton Rouge for ...

an 11-foot alligator created quite a spectacle swimming along the levee in Old Jefferson. During high-water events like we're currently experiencing on the Lower Mississippi, rising river levels ...

As the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion flounders amid politics, some scientists say that doubts about its effectiveness can ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A group of barges got off course on the Mississippi River Monday morning, with the front of one of the barges coming in contact with the levee. It happened near Skip ...

There are multiple ceremonies and other events set to take place in the Baton Rouge area and across Louisiana for Memorial Day 2025. The Jambalaya Capitol of the World is holding its 58th Annual ...

Shell and Gardner said they couldn't rule out bull sharks' ability to traverse into the upper Mississippi River basin, noting that ... behavior such as swimming along the bottom during the daytime.

Constructed of 4-foot high concrete sections, the Hammond Levee Tieback was built along portions of 172nd ... the Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission provided the remaining 25 ...