St. Martin Parish leaders are preparing for possible flooding as Atchafalaya River levels rise, focusing on Stephensville and ...

The closure of the 405-foot-long Bayou Chene floodgate is the first time the three-year-old structure has been used due to ...

After prolonged heavy rainfall upriver, Mississippi River nears flood stage in New Orleans. Corps begins levee checks and ...

Learn more about the Mississippi River Basin's wetlands from coastal Louisiana to the headwaters in Minnesota.

An emergency declaration has been issued in St. Mary Parish as water levels in the Atchafalaya River and Mississippi River are expected to rise due to flooding from Kentucky, Ohio, and Arkansas, ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A levee bank has been built to protect a town from “unprecedented” floodwater after dozens were forced to flee to higher ground.

It was 19 years ago that Ruthie Frierson led a group of more than 100 -- called “Citizens for One New Orleans” -- which called for massive reform after the levee failures of Katrina.

I commend the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority – East Board of Commissioners for standing up to Roy Carubba, the governor-appointed board president, and the governor’s surrogate ...

the chief engineer for California's levee system; Steve Estopinal, an engineer and college textbook author; Paul Kemp, one of Louisiana's most respected coastal scientists and a member of the ...