The Mississippi River has claimed countless lives over the years, and it kills indiscriminately, and many of its victims are ...

Saltwater is swiftly pushing its way up the Mississippi River and is expected to contaminate most of the New Orleans public drinking water supply on Oct. 28. President Biden declared a state of ...

US Army Corps of Engineers crews use dredges and pipes to move silt onto an underwater sill along the bottom of the Mississippi River September 22, about 20 miles downriver from New Orleans.

Mississippi River levels are rising in New Orleans, and restrictions are in effect to prevent damage to the earthen levee system that protects the region. Why it matters: The river is expected to ...

With 40 million metric tons of exports from New Orleans traveling down the Mississippi River each year, Boyett says the region is the largest shipping channel in the U.S., which requires a careful ...

A Tulane University study this year found that water losses from the main Mississippi River channel from New Orleans to the Gulf have increased by 25% since 2004 due in part to bank failures.

A saltwater wedge in the Mississippi River is moving toward New Orleans much slower than expected, officials said Thursday. The Army Corps of Engineers previously estimated that New Orleans was ...

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, the river ...

US Army Corps of Engineers crews use dredges and pipes to move silt onto an underwater sill along the bottom of the Mississippi River September 22, about 20 miles downriver from New Orleans.