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

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

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

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

In May 1949, 11 inches of rain fell on Fort Worth in nine hours, turning the Trinity River into a 14-block-wide body of water ...

The Mississippi River crested in New Orleans ... manages the river’s plumbing system of levees, floodways and reservoirs built to prevent major flood disasters. Occasionally, the Army Corps ...

That’s the total cost of the 2019 floods to 11 states along the Mississippi River main stem corridor ... public infrastructure such as roads, dams and levees; homes; businesses; and vehicles.

The Mississippi River rises to flood stage surrounding a highway outside ... In Louisiana, the Army Corps is patrolling New Orleans levees for problems. On Monday, the new Bayou Chene floodgate ...

The Mississippi ... river gauges in the capital city recorded the river’s crest at just over 42.2 feet. Although the National Weather Prediction Service classifies the swell as “major flooding ...

MILLION DOLLARS IS GOING TOWARDS PUMPS FOR THE "YAZOO BACKWATER AREA WATER MANAGEMENT PROJECT". SEN. CINDY HYDE-SMITH SAYS ...

The Mississippi River was up to 80 miles wide in some areas of the floodplain due to over 140 breaches in levees. At least 246 people were killed in the flood and from 600,000 to 750,000 were ...

During Katrina, the intersection of the Intracoastal Waterway and the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet acted like a giant “V” to funnel storm surge into New Orleans East and St. Bernard Parish.