Officials are reviewing an analysis of what happened to develop a plan to repair and reopen, and early results indicate blowing wind was stressing the bridge more than the 2,000-plus vehicles that ...

New research shows that typically, less than 10% of land-building alluvium reaches the Bird’s Foot Delta region, the southernmost reach of the river, where it meets the Gulf.

The speed of the Mississippi's flow changes as water levels rise or fall and where the river widens and narrows, but its surface speed at New Orleans typically moves at about 3 mph, according to ...