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

A Louisiana river town near Baton Rouge offers a quiet escape with Southern charm, where exploring unique shops allows you to ...

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

From the site of the nation's largest slave revolt, the Banner sisters continue a legacy of environmental and cultural resistance.

The Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative ... recover and restore infrastructure," said Constant, mayor of Gretna, Louisiana. Chad Berginnis, the Association of State Floodplain Managers ...

The Mississippi River is expected to reach flood stage in Louisiana for the first time since 2019, prompting flood-fight measures. The rising river levels, caused by heavy rains in the Ohio Valley ...

The river could stay above 50 feet for about two weeks, Lower Mississippi ... to Louisiana. Some of those projects helped absorb floodwaters — and risk — during this event, he said. Cities ...

A conservation organization has named the Mississippi River as the most endangered river in the country. Every year, the advocacy group American Rivers publishes a list of the 10 U.S. rivers it ...

The break, known as Neptune Pass, has grown so large it is comparable to the 10th-largest river in North America and the ...