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

A Tulane University researcher has resigned, citing censorship from university leaders. Kimberly Terrell, a researcher with ...

New research shows that typically, less than 10% of land-building alluvium reaches the Bird’s Foot Delta region, the ...

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 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 mid-April 1927, 98 years ago this week, another deluge of torrential rain tipped the Mississippi River basin into a historic flood that remains among the most destructive in U.S. history.

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.

Their proposal would alter the Submerged Lands Act of 1953, which extended state waters 9 nautical miles into the Gulf but ...