The Vicksburg National Military Park today stretches over 1800 acres worth of ravines, woods, and fields. The Vicksburg ...

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to make a decision on Louisiana's redrawn congressional districts on Friday, pushing it to be ...

Several sites along the Natchitoches Trace have been labeled as a persistent place, which is to say a place that has been ...

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 flooding can occur even though only one-third to one-half of the rain that fell in prior events is likely to fall. This week, 2-4 inches of rain are forecast over a two- to three-day period.

The Mississippi River Bridge servicing Interstate 10 is seen from Tsunami’s Irene W. Pennington rooftop terrace and sculpture garden, Friday, June 14, 2024, in downtown Baton Rouge, La.

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 rising Mississippi River has prompted the Army Corps of Engineers and local officials to increase precautionary measures along levees from Baton Rouge to Venice, but it remains unclear if the ...

At this height, river levels are still below the minor flood stage. Levels will begin falling shortly after. The Mississippi River at Baton Rouge is currently in the moderate stage at 39.24 feet.

At this level, older parts of LSU's campus will flood, but other parts of the campus and Baton Rouge will be protected. In the River Parishes, the Mississippi River at Reserve is currently in the ...

In Greenville, Mississippi, the river is expected to crest at 52.5 feet on April 22. Power outages and business shutdowns are anticipated as water threatens ports and grain terminals.

BATON ROUGE, La. — The ordinary met the divine as the Blessed Sacrament was processed through the Baton Rouge streets Aug. 14 as part of the kickoff of the 10th-annual Fête-Dieu du Teche ...