High river levels caused six barges to break loose, one barge to sink, and halted river traffic near New Orleans Sunday night ...

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

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 ...

At least one Mississippi official believes the Army Corps is being more cautious with spillway openings because of past ...

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

The Coast Guard is responding to a vessel collision that caused a barge to break away and another to sink on the Lower Mississippi River Sunday night. The incident happened near New Orleans around ...

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

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

Mississippi’s productive oyster beds were decimated, as was the brown shrimp population. Dolphins and sea turtles died in record numbers. Algae blooms from the fertilizer-laden river water closed the ...

When deciding names for its trains, Amtrak has a tendency to choose ones that are regionally-focused, as proven by the titles ...

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