High water levels for the Mississippi River in New Orleans spurred increased levee inspections from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, its New Orleans District announced Monday, Feb. 24. The river rose ...
Down here in Louisiana, the holidays don’t just stroll in politely; they stomp the levee like they own the place. One minute, the Mississippi’s calm and quiet, the next, bonfires ...
On Christmas Eve, thousands of people will enjoy the annual spectacle of bonfires on the levee in the St. James Parish towns ...
With contraflow on River Road crowd size will peak on the eve of Papa Noel making his way, you should expect some traffic ...
More than a million lights wind through the ancient oaks, whether you choose the two-mile driving tour at 4 Friederichs Ave. or the walking path at 7 Victory Ave. The tradition dates back to the 1980s ...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District survey crew, assisted by Plaquemine Parish air boat crews, took to the sky to inspect the New Orleans to Venice Non-Federal Levee project following ...
The Mississippi River has been on the rise, as tends to happen this time of year, but while relatively minor precautions are being put in place by the Army Corps of Engineers, an opening of the Bonnet ...
The swollen Mississippi River burst another levee Tuesday, submerging farmland and threatening a residential area whose occupants had already moved out in anticipation of a flood.The swollen ...
The MV Mississippi, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers towboat, hosted a public hearing in St. Louis about Mississippi River issues on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. ST. LOUIS — Complaints about regional flood ...
According to the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner, the man found dead on the Mississippi River Levee last week had a heart attack. Baton Rouge Police say 57-year-old Larry Grant was riding his bike to ...
At least 27 levees are in danger of succumbing to the rain-swollen river. June 18, 2008— -- As floodwaters in northern Iowa and Illinois recede, riverfront towns downstream in both Illinois and ...