From New Orleans to Morgan City, Louisiana is stepping up levee patrols and flood control efforts as the Mississippi River continues to rise.

With Louisiana’s militias off fighting in Virginia and Tennessee, the job of defending the Crescent City fell to two forts ...

The Mississippi ... Midwest have caused the river to swell, and those waters are making their way to Louisiana. Projections are showing the river cresting in New Orleans around April 25, lasting ...

New Orleans and the Mississippi River is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet ...

Straddling the Mississippi River in southern Louisiana, New Orleans is a relatively small city home to numerous diverse neighborhoods. Though the city's lively districts took a significant hit ...

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- The owner of the barge that spilled about 420,000 gallons of industrial fuel in the Mississippi ... communities across the river. See a map of where the spill ...

The Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, a journalism collaborative based at the University of Missouri School of Journalism in partnership with Report for America, publishes an examination of how ...

The more than 2,300-mile Mississippi River invites travelers to discover ... Sail this round-trip itinerary from New Orleans aboard one of ACL's riverboats or a traditional paddle-wheeler between ...

The more than 2,300-mile Mississippi River invites travelers to discover its multifaceted heritage, with a vast range of deeply rooted culture, music and history. A cruise is a fantastic way to ...

(CNN) -- The U.S. Coast Guard closed 98 miles of the Mississippi River from New Orleans, Louisiana, southward after a fuel barge and a tanker collided early Wednesday, spilling more than 400,000 ...