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.

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 ...

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 ...

The Mississippi River is expected to reach official flood stage this weekend, and while the levees will hold the water back, the military has begun following flood fighting protocol.

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 ...

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 ...

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. (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.

Below Baton Rouge the chivalry have not been so vigorously in search of their "rights," and in consequence both banks of the river are continued successions of pictures of wealth, quiet ...

The West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office said a partially decomposed body was found around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21 in Addis. In an update, the sheriff’s office identified the body as Kirk ...

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 ...