Amtrak is planning a new route between Mobile, Ala., and New Orleans, La., twice daily called "Mardi Gras Service." ...

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

The Bonnet Carre Spillway has been opened more than a dozen times since it was constructed nearly 100 years ago, but the ...

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

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

It's hard to imagine where New Orleans would be today without the spillway. But despite all the good it has done, many in ...

In the early hours of April 27, 1865, mere days after the end of the Civil War, the Sultana burst into flames along the ...

Coastal advocates and agencies are keeping a close eye on the Mississippi River because major flooding can kill or damage ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers test opening the Bonnet Carré Spillway in Norco, La., as the Mississippi River nears flood ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin daily levee patrols from Baton Rouge to Venice as the Mississippi River is ...

New Orleanians beat the sweltering summer heat with creative fitness solutions from dawn river runs to second-line dance ...