From New Orleans to Morgan City, Louisiana is stepping up levee patrols and flood control efforts as the Mississippi River continues to rise.

It will take days for major floodwaters to work their way south through the Mississippi. Flooding will persist through April.

Fifth Louisiana Levee District President Reynold Minsky said he already has triggered the flood fight as Mississippi River ...

Which parts of Louisiana be underwater in 25 years? This map gives a sobering look at what rising seas could mean for our coast.

which severely inundated Louisiana communities. It has been opened 15 times, including twice in 2019 due to heavy rains that year in the Ohio and Mississippi river valleys. The river rises in the ...