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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A vessel collision resulted in a barge breakaway and one sunken barge on the Lower Mississippi River near New Orleans on ...

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

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