A series of rescues were staged in the Louisiana wilderness after duck hunters defied warnings and set out during a rare coastal snowstorm, state officials said. Five rescues were made in the ...

In the Mississippi River delta in northeast Louisiana, the land is low and has few large towns. On the high bluffs of the Mississippi side of the river, larger towns, including Vicksburg and ...

Luckily some much-needed investments are in process, such as the Mississippi ... from the bottom of the river? The dirt will be used as an environmental antidote. Louisiana has long struggled ...

A Minnesota Boat Club eight-man scull plies the waters of the Mississippi ... at the headwaters, the river’s depth drops dramatically once you get close to its mouth. The deepest point, near ...

The river is the primary water source for millions of Americans. Residents sound the alarm as drought threatens water supply ...

The crew of a tugboat was quickly rescued when their vessel sank into the Mississippi River following a collision with a tanker ship in Louisiana. The U.S. Coast Guard said Monday that it is ...

Five rescues were made in the Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area at the mouth of the Mississippi River, and two were 55 miles northwest at Henderson Lake, the Louisiana Department of ...