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

The Corps has not yet announced whether the agency will open the spillway, and says they are monitoring the forecast before ...

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

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 ...

Runoff from that rain is just now surging through the lowest portion of the Mississippi River and will lead to moderate to high flood levels in some areas, including Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing for the Mississippi River to reach some of its highest water levels in recent years in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. According to forecasts ...

WDSU FIRST WARNING WEATHER YOU’RE GOING TO SEE THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI BEHIND ME RIGHT HERE. AND ACTUALLY, THAT RIVER MILE MARKER RIGHT THERE. IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, I’VE BEEN WALKING UP RIGHT ...

“A Winona woman has been charged in connection with the death of a newborn baby found dead in the Mississippi River more than 13 years ago," the Winona County Sheriff's Office confirmed in a ...

The Bayou Chene Floodgate was closed preemptively to protect Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes from rising Mississippi River levels. The floodgate closure is expected to last until mid-May ...

McKellar Lake acts as a collection point for debris that would otherwise flow into the Mississippi River and possibly the Atlantic Ocean. College students spending spring break by a body of water ...