Sand, silt and clay is essential to rebuilding — or, at this point, maintaining — the fragile coastline that has been ...

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, ...

It’s a small part in a big movie, but for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, their scene in “Sinners” is a huge deal.

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

There are a number of snake species you might encounter in the Ohio River, depending on where you are exploring.

The state plans to build a barrier to keep out the carp, but first it has to deal with the legacy of pollution at the ...

Hundreds of people packed inside a local auditorium Thursday to see the hit film “ Sinners,” set in their community and ...

Last week, Illinois officials took possession of a 50-acre stretch of riverbed in the Des Plaines River near Joliet. The move ...

New research shows that typically, less than 10% of land-building alluvium reaches the Bird’s Foot Delta region, the southernmost reach of the river, where it meets the Gulf.

Only 40 miles separate voracious Asian carp from the Great Lakes. To stop them, Illinois must reckon with its legacy of coal ...

The Amite River Basin Commission recently outlined 13 major ... pump system to send high water in Spanish Lake to Mississippi River. West Shore Levee connector: $104 million, partially funded ...