NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A barge company responsible for a Mississippi River oil spill that significantly damage shoreline habitat in south Louisiana in 2008 has agreed to pay $2.1 million in damages and buy and preserve a wildlife habitat just…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Army Corps of Engineers ignored its own operating manual when it twice opened a Mississippi River spillway in 2019, causing an environmental and economic disaster in Mississippi and Louisiana, Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann said Tuesday. He spoke on the way…
(WXXV) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will open the Bonnet Carrè Spillway by the end of the week. The Bonnet Carrè Spillway is set to open on Friday at 10 a.m. in order to relieve pressure on the…
(WXXV) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers could be forced to open the Bonnet Carrè Spillway by the end of the week. Under the 1928 Flood Control Act, the Bonnet Carrè Spillway is to be opened when the Mississippi…
WASHINGTON — The Army Corps of Engineers plans to spend more than $85 million this year on a project to deepen the main channel of the Mississippi River in Louisiana. U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana announced the funding Monday.…
By Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Families of two crew members killed in a barge collision on the Mississippi River have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the boats' owners. Matthew Brigalia and Shawn Pucheu were among three crew…
NEW ORLEANS (WXXV) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is closely monitoring flooding of the Mississippi River. The Mississippi River has risen to 15 feet at the Carrollton Gage in New Orleans, prompting the Corps of Engineers to activate…
The Midwest is experiencing some super cold weather with a winter storm passing through the region. But this buck doesn't seem to mind, leisurely standing about on top of the Mississippi River that's been frozen solid Friday morning near Davenport,…
Crews from the Mississippi Department of Transportation are continuing to monitor the condition of flooded highways throughout the Mississippi Delta region. MDOT officials anticipate a slow but steady drop in water levels. Commissioner Dick Hall says that while the Mississippi…
Tuesday night the public is invited to attend a meeting at the St. Martin Community Center on Lemoyne Boulevard, starting at 7:30 pm.
Mississippi River Swells and Threatens Louisiana Levees Flood fears rise in parts of Louisiana as tropical storm Barry continues to develop in the Gulf of Mexico. After months of record setting rain fall, the Mississippi river has been at flood…