The Mississippi River's rise is prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to test run the Bonnet Carre Spillway. Current ...

The break, known as Neptune Pass, has grown so large it is comparable to the 10th-largest river in North America and the ...

Fifth Louisiana Levee District President Reynold Minsky said he already has triggered the flood fight as Mississippi River ...

After prolonged heavy rainfall upriver, Mississippi River nears flood stage in New Orleans. Corps begins levee checks and ...

Ian Somerhalder has roots in the Bayou of Louisiana and comes from generations of Southern farmers. Somerhalder says he was ...

Periodical cicada Brood XIV will be emerging soon this spring in 12 states. When will cicadas emerge in Louisiana? What kinds ...

The seeds of America's most destructive flood were planted the previous summer, but it shifted into higher gear this week in ...

A mammoth break in the Mississippi River’s banks far south ... indicate the potential for man-made diversions to help restore Louisiana’s coast. Such diversions seek to mimic how south ...

A federal judge has ordered that a Tufts University student from Turkey who was detained by immigration authorities in March ...

The Old Farmer's Almanac released its summer forecast. Mississippi looks hot and dry. Gulf should watch for tropical storm or hurricane.

Its goal is to bring together experts from various fields who can bring solutions to communities in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. "All of our communities across the Gulf Coast struggle ...

CenterPoint announced Tuesday that it has completed the previously announced sale of its natural gas distribution utilities in Louisiana and Mississippi.