Signed into law Jan. 4, this year’s package includes studies on increased flooding in the upper basin, flood mitigation ...

Flood control along the Mississippi River is a central piece of a newly passed federal law — work that advocates believe is ...

Flood control along the Mississippi River is a central piece of a newly passed federal law — work that advocates believe is critical.

Mississippi and Louisiana. Its 1.2 million square mile drainage basin includes 32 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces, with its many tributaries draining water into the main river stem.

After the great Mississippi River flood of 1927 occurred, the U.S. government leveed the whole river. This levee work cut off the natural tributaries of Bayous Lafourche and Baritaria, near New ...

American Cruise Lines is sharing new details about its 2025 season on the Mississippi River. Throughout this year, the company will have five riverboats offering more than 12 itineraries on the ...

Other approved flood control projects will be funded along the lower Mississippi River and its tributaries, including the Ouachita River in Louisiana. Several counties in Mississippi will also receive ...

Flood control along the Mississippi River is a central piece of a newly passed federal law — work that advocates believe is ...

American Cruise Lines' Mississippi season officially opens on February 21st aboard the award-winning American Serenade, sailing American's classic 9-Day Lower Mississippi River Cruise from New Orleans ...

which includes the Mississippi River from its headwaters to where it meets the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois, as well as the Illinois River and portions of some smaller tributaries. The upper ...