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

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

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

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

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

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

Following the collision, six barges broke free and began drifting down river while one barge loaded with Urea sank. Assist ...

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

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

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.