These are the emerging challenges Louisiana and the nation are struggling to content with on the lower Mississippi River.

The Mississippi River is a mighty waterway. It carries hundreds of millions of tons of freight every year, is home to a ...

The remains of a Mosasaurus hoffmannii, commonly known as a giant mosasaur, have been found in the Mississippi River, resembling a gigantic aquatic dragon from the Late Cretaceous, ...

They're not all the same size, but they can carry an amount of water "roughly equivalent to the average flow of water at the mouth of the Mississippi River," according to USA Today. But an extreme ...

The Northern water snake can be found living and swimming along the banks of the Mississippi River. It uses its long body to ...

The Kidd has been missing from the riverfront for a year. Read here to find out about all of her changes and when she will ...

The structure, called the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project, is to be located on the west side of the Mississippi River about 35 miles upriver from Neptune Pass, near the small town of ...

Debris from Mississippi River flooding is washing up on barrier islands and beaches along the Mississippi Coast, forcing a popular tourist attraction to partially relocate right before the summer ...