It’s wild to think that the world’s landmasses are surrounded by ocean water, yet if any of that saltwater intrudes into the landmasses, the consequences are sometimes dire. When this happens, it’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vessels in the Mississippi River work on raising a sill in the Mississippi River near Alliance to reduce the flow of saltwater ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Governor John Bel Edwards has submitted a request to President Joseph Biden for a Federal Emergency Declaration as a result of recent saltwater intrusion in the lower Mississippi ...

As of right now, lower Plaquemines Parish is the only area under a drinking water advisory. Local and state authorities will notify residents if and when their water is affected. In order to remove ...

PORT SULPHUR, LA (WVUE) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin work next Tuesday (Sept. 10) on an underwater sill at Myrtle Grove in Plaquemines Parish. It’s a proactive measure to stop a ...

AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. PLUS, A NEW TIMELINE FROM THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS SHOWS EVEN MORE PROGRESS IN THE SALTWATER WEDGE MOVING UPRIVER. A NEW UPDATE JUST RELEASED TODAY SHOWS THAT BELLE CHASSE ...

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, EVERYONE. FIRST AT TEN, WE CONTINUE OUR COVERAGE OF THE SALTWATER INTRUSION AND THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AS STATE LEADERS CONTINUE TO BE PROACTIVE AND PREPARE. AND NOW A PLAN ...

Army Corps officials pushed back the time frame for when they think salt water moving up the Mississippi River could start causing a problem for the city’s water supply. New Orleans residents bracing ...

BELLE CHASSE, La. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its latest saltwater wedge timeline and the forecast is looking better. The timeline shows when water treatment facilities might be ...

BOOTHVILLE, La. – Just off the Mississippi River in southeast Louisiana, an 18-wheeler trailer filled with white cylinders whirred as workers prepared to turn the machine off for the day. The truck ...

Louisiana officials said Thursday that efforts to slow the push of salt water upstream in the Mississippi River are helping to buy additional weeks before drinking water supplies in and around New ...

New Orleans and other communities in Louisiana are preparing for salt water to invade their drinking water after an extended drought in the Midwest decreased the flow of fresh water to the Mississippi ...