NOLA.com3d
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
For the third year in a row, Louisiana is constructing an underwater levee in the Mississippi River to slow an influx of salt ...
Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to protect dolphins along the Mississippi Gulf Coast
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to protect dolphins along Mississippi's coast from harm by a spillway ...
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Blakeview: Truman Capote was born in New Orleans 100 years ago. These were his go-to spots.
Capote later recounted being lost at Mardi Gras when he was five and spending the night at the police station. After, he ...
The Advocate5d
Corps starts building barrier to block salt water in Mississippi River. What do the forecasts say?
The sill, or underwater levee, is being built for a third year in a row to head off the potential for New Orleans area ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 Washington Post8d
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 ...
The Mississippi River is running low again. It’s a problem for farmers moving beans and grain
The water level of the Mississippi River is unusually low for the third straight year, forcing barge companies to put limits on how much cargo they can carry and cutting into farm profits ...