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

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: ...

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

The Mississippi River Trail, meanwhile, ties it all together, a ribbon of asphalt that mirrors the river’s flow. Weather plays a role too. Spring in New Orleans means mild days—highs around 75 ...

The Corps of Engineers ran a test of the Bonnet Carre Spillway on Monday in preparation for the possibility it will have to ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing for the Mississippi River to reach some of its highest water levels in recent ...

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

The Mississippi ... Midwest have caused the river to swell, and those waters are making their way to Louisiana. Projections are showing the river cresting in New Orleans around April 25, lasting ...

NEW ORLEANS — High river levels caused six barges to break loose, one barge to sink, and halted river traffic near New Orleans Sunday night, U.S. Coast Guard officials said. There were no ...

A New Orleans family is trying every avenue to track down a dock worker who went missing on the river more than one week ago. We're told 42-year-old Darius Clement was last seen at work on a barge.