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Mississippi River mayors meet in Baton Rouge, outline goals for next president
Mayors meeting in Baton Rouge say drought policy and funding to address drinking water issues needed for Mississippi River ...
Brackish water creeping up the Mississippi River may threaten Louisiana's drinking supply
Salt water in southeast Louisiana has become a regular occurrence in recent years, as the mighty flow of the Mississippi ...
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Man mourns best friend found beaten under Mississippi River wharf: 'She was good'
Patricia Fitzgerald’s furry rainbow backpack and rose-scented deodorant sat under blue fairy lights Saturday, a splash of ...
After storms like Francine, New Orleans rushes to dry out
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Francine rapidly strengthened before making landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday, knocking out ...
New Orleans City Business5d
Saltwater intrusion on Mississippi River requires another sill to protect drinking water
Construction has begun on a saltwater sill near Myrtle Grove to help mitigate the effects of saltwater intrusion up the Mississippi River. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a construction ...
New Orleans police identify suspect in fatal 2014 shooting
On September 12, 2014, Shandon Barnes was driving near the corner of Flanders Street and General Meyer Avenue at around 4:00 ...
The Advocate3d
Mississippi River mayors meet in Baton Rouge, outline goals for next president
"The Mississippi River remains the economic and cultural ... droughts and low flow periods that have threatened drinking water in the New Orleans area and farther south with saltwater intrusion ...
Heavy rain in Mississippi a day after Francine drenched New Orleans
Hundreds of thousands of customers were without power Thursday in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, a day after Francine ...
Newsday4d
Brackish water creeping up the Mississippi River may threaten Louisiana's drinking supply
An influx of salt water in the Mississippi River, which feeds southeastern ... about 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of New Orleans. The sill is meant to slow or halt salt water, which flows ...
The Mississippi River is running low again. It’s a problem for farmers moving beans and grain
The area south of St. Louis has been hit especially hard, mirroring low-water concerns that began around this same time of ...
The Washington Post7d
After storms like Francine, New Orleans rushes to dry out
NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Francine rapidly strengthened before making landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday, knocking out power for hundreds of thousands of people, flooding a cemetery and dumping ...