The government approved the building up pumps for Mississippi Delta flood control in 1941. More than eight decades later, a ...

Learn about the iconic Mississippi River: its vibrant river history, crucial role among US rivers, diverse ecology, and the era of steamboats that shaped the nation.

KALAMA — A group of Mississippi River shipping industry figures were treated to a tour of the Columbia-Snake river grain export system last week by the Washington Association of Wheat Growers ...

The blues put this town on the tourism map, but Clarksdale has leaned into its musical heritage in recent decades. Here’s how to experience the best of this Mississippi town’s music scene and ...

St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office says around 5:38 p.m. deputies responded to 665 Highway 628 in reference to a possible person dead in the water.

The body of a woman recovered from the Mississippi River near LaPlace has been identified by a family member, according to deputies.

LAPLACE, La. (WVUE) - The body of a woman found in the Mississippi River near LaPlace has been identified by family members. The St. John the Baptist Sheriff’s Office has opened an investigation ...

(The Center Square) – Louisiana officials expressed concern on Monday about a project to build a new Mississippi River Bridge south of Baton Rouge, which will now be delayed another few months ...

(CNN) — On the surface, downtown Clarksdale, Mississippi, looks largely the same as it did decades ago: a collection of historic brick buildings lining wide avenues faded to postcard sepia.

Record flooding, human-made channels and environmental disasters have exacerbated the already harsh effects of climate change in Louisiana's Mississippi Delta, impacting the region's coastal ...