As flooding cycles on the Mississippi Delta region, more rounds of heavy rain are on the way and could spark new flooding ...

From New Orleans to Morgan City, Louisiana is stepping up levee patrols and flood control efforts as the Mississippi River continues to rise.

The closure of the 405-foot-long Bayou Chene floodgate is the first time the three-year-old structure has been used due to ...

When you live in Louisiana, unfortunately, the chances are pretty high you're going to deal with flooding more than once. But ...

Louisiana; and Harrisburg, Illinois. Earlier surveys began in 2018 as part of a regional water availability study of the ...

The Mississippi River is expected to reach flood stage in Louisiana for the first time since 2019, prompting flood-fight measures. The rising river levels, caused by heavy rains in the Ohio Valley ...

In 1758, the French ethnographer Antoine-Simon Le Page du Pratz published The History of Louisiana, in which he wrote that the Mississippi River’s name meant “the ancient father of rivers.” ...