Two vessels collided on the Mississippi River near Harahan Sunday evening, resulting in a sunken barge and temporary closures to river traffic as officials assessed the damage. The U.S. Coast Guard ...

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 reported ...

State regulators warn Atalco refinery after river water tests show deadly toxicity to aquatic life near Gramercy, Louisiana.

New Orleans-based Bisso Towboat Co., a fifth-generation family-owned business that services ocean-going vessels along the Mississippi River, has been purchased by Connecticut-based Moran Towing Corp., ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers does not expect to open the Bonnet Carré Spillway as the Mississippi River is no longer expected to crest at a level that would require water to be diverted into Lake ...

Monday, 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 ...

NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conducting a test opening of the Bonnet Carré Spillway in Norco as the Mississippi River approaches levels that could trigger a full operation for the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The Mississippi River ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has activated the second phase of its flood fight plan for the Mississippi River. USACE officials said Phase II was activated Tuesday as the river ...

Join us for a seven-day, all-inclusive luxury cruise on the Viking Mississippi, traveling from New Orleans, Louisiana to Memphis, Tennessee. This video features a complete tour of the Viking ...