Traffic backs up onto the I-10 Mississippi River bridge using the Plaquemine exit, top, as traffic heading south on LA-1 backs up Thursday March 28, 2019, in Baton Rouge, La. ADVOCATE STAFF PHOTO ...

Louisiana residents will have a chance to review 10 proposed locations for a new bridge over the Mississippi River in the Baton Rouge area. The consultant group the state has hired for the project ...

The Mississippi River appeared to hit its crest Tuesday in Baton Rouge after an extended rise following heavy rain up river, reaching the seventh-highest level in recorded history, authorities said.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing for the Mississippi River to reach some of its highest water levels in recent years in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. According to forecasts, the river ...

A Baton Rouge, Louisiana, resident hunting for artifacts in the Mississippi River was amazed to find the wreck of a 19th-century ship in the drought-stricken waterway, CNN affiliate WBRZ reports.

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The site of the new Mississippi River Bridge won’t be selected until mid-2025, according to state transportation officials. The Capital Area Road and Bridge ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A body was reportedly found in the Mississippi River before midnight Monday. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office said the Coast Guard contacted deputies a… ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Baton Rouge Police Department released body camera footage of an officer saving a woman’s life. According to the police, around 11:30 p.m. on May 6, officers ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Officials are easing the fears of Baton Rouge residents who may be concerned about the intrusion of saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico into the Mississippi River.

The Mississippi River reached its highest level of the spring season in Baton Rouge on Thursday, confirming forecasts of above-average flow rates but falling short of triggering a major emergency ...

The Old River Control Structure, an Army Corp of Engineers project built in the early 1960s north of Baton Rouge, keeps most of the Mighty Mississippi River water flowing on down through New ...