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

The Mississippi River crested in New Orleans this week, capping an anxious period for the engineers and residents who live ...

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

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

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

The first Orthodox Church in the US was established in New Orleans in 1864, built in 1866, by Greek merchants.

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

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

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

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

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