Flood control along the Mississippi River is a central piece of the newly approved Water Resources Development Act.

As of 4 a.m. Wednesday, the “new bridge” over the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge to Port Allen was still closed in both ...

Portions of several major interstates and two major bridges over the Mississippi River remained closed due to icy conditions ...

This year’s Informer column will feature a treasure trove of historic photos from the American Press Archives and their ...

Interstate 10 in the Baton Rouge metro area reopened to both eastbound and westbound traffic Thursday afternoon, the ...

Flood control along the Mississippi River is a central piece of a newly passed federal law — work that advocates believe is critical.

The project sets aside 20,000 acres of hardwood bottomland forests inside the Mississippi River Delta of northeastern Louisiana and western Mississippi.

Southern cities largely unfamiliar with snow and ice are getting creative in their efforts to clean up from this week's winter storm.

The NBA and multiple college basketball conferences postponed games in response to winter weather that broke snowfall records ...

Other approved flood control projects will be funded along the lower Mississippi River and its tributaries, including the Ouachita River in Louisiana. Several counties in Mississippi will also ...