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

A multistate newspaper company and a large lumber company sued the Mississippi River Commission for relying on private ...

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

At least one Mississippi official believes the Army Corps is being more cautious with spillway openings because of past ...

Mississippi’s productive oyster beds were decimated, as was the brown shrimp population. Dolphins and sea turtles died in ...

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

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

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A barge breakaway and sinking temporarily closed part of the Mississippi River near New Orleans after a vessel collision ...

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

The Coast Guard is responding to a vessel collision that caused a barge to break away and another to sink on the Lower Mississippi River Sunday night. The incident happened near New Orleans around ...

Scattered severe thunderstorms, hail and damaging winds are in store for a large stretch of the country on April 29, ...