Officials are inspecting the levees daily in New Orleans metro as the Mississippi River continues to rise. Why it matters: ...

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

A New Orleans family is trying every avenue to track down a dock worker who went missing on the river more than one week ago.

The Mississippi River reached its highest level of the spring season in Baton Rouge on Thursday, confirming forecasts of ...

The U.S. Coast Guard responded to the incident, which comes during a period of elevated river levels "contributing to ...

The predicted flow rate of the Mississippi River is just below the threshold for a partial opening of the Bonnet Carré ...

The Coast Guard says high river levels contributed to a vessel collision on the Mississippi River near New Orleans, causing ...

The United States Coast Guard is investigating a vessel collision on the Lower Mississippi River that sunk a barge.

Just last week, the Army Corps of Engineers conducted a test opening of the spillway in Norco, about 33 miles upriver from ...

A barge breakaway and sinking temporarily closed part of the Mississippi River near New Orleans after a vessel collision ...

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

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) will celebrate its ninth annual Maritime Month May 1-31 and National Maritime Day on May ...