A floating buoy that held up the middle of two former casino pedestrian bridges failed Friday afternoon, causing both bridges to partially fall into the Mississippi River.

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has activated the second phase of its flood fight plan for the Mississippi River. USACE officials said Phase II was activated Tuesday as the ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ran a test opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway Monday morning following weeks of rising Mississippi River waters ... whether the agency plans to open the spillway ...

In this April 26, 1865 photo, provided by the Library of Congress, the steamboat Sultana is docked on the Mississippi River ...

The Mississippi River is now the “most endangered” waterway in the United States, a major water advocacy group warns, largely ...

The Mississippi River is the nation’s most endangered river, a national conservation group says, because of federal plans to cut flood relief programs as severe weather threats grow. American ...