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

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

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 Mississippi River is cresting earlier and slightly lower than expected, with no immediate plans to open the Bonnet Carré ...

On Monday, the Mississippi River measured just below flood stage, which is 17 feet above sea level at the Carrollton gauge in ...

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

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

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

Following the collision, six barges broke free and began drifting down river while one barge loaded with Urea sank. Assist ...