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

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

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

High river levels caused six barges to break loose, one barge to sink, and halted river traffic near New Orleans Sunday night ...

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

Amtrak announced a new Mardi Gras service will start in 2025, running from Mobile, Alabama, to New Orleans, Louisiana. See the stops in Mississippi.

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

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

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

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

It's hard to imagine where New Orleans would be today without the spillway. But despite all the good it has done, many in ...

When deciding names for its trains, Amtrak has a tendency to choose ones that are regionally-focused, as proven by the titles ...