Mayors meeting in Baton Rouge say drought policy and funding to address drinking water issues needed for Mississippi River ...

River barges are an efficient way to move crops — 15 barges can hold about as much grain as 1,000 semi-trucks. But low river ...

Salt water in southeast Louisiana has become a regular occurrence in recent years, as the mighty flow of the Mississippi ...

Salt water in southeast Louisiana has become a regular occurrence in recent years, as the mighty flow of the Mississippi River has ebbed under dry conditions. Communities rely on the Mississippi's ...

Brackish Water Creeping up the Mississippi River May Threaten Louisiana's Drinking Supply BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An influx of salt water in the Mississippi River, which feeds southeastern ...

For the third year in a row, Louisiana is constructing an underwater levee in the Mississippi River to slow an influx of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico BATON ROUGE, La. -- An influx of salt ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An influx of salt water in the Mississippi River, which feeds southeastern Louisiana’s drinking water supplies, is once again creeping up the waterway. For the third ...