Communities along the Mississippi River are facing a growing threat of saltwater intrusion from the Gulf. CBS News' Kati Weis ...

Researchers say drought, sea level rise, severe storms and dredging are partly to blame for the increased in frequency and ...

As the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion flounders amid politics, some scientists say that doubts about its effectiveness can ...

The break, known as Neptune Pass, has grown so large it is comparable to the 10th-largest river in North America and the ...

A New Orleans family is trying every avenue to track down a dock worker who went missing on the river more than one week ago.

The U.S. Coast Guard responded to the incident, which comes during a period of elevated river levels "contributing to ...

The Mississippi River reached its highest level of the spring season in Baton Rouge on Thursday, confirming forecasts of ...

In 2023, saltwater in the Mississippi River advanced dangerously close to New Orleans, threatening the city's water supply and sending the city into a state of emergency. The National Oceanic and ...

They are memorialised in The New Orleans Jazz Museum, housed inside the historic New Orleans branch of the US Mint,” says ...

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 Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) will celebrate its ninth annual Maritime Month May 1-31 and National Maritime Day on May ...