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

Opposing views among environmental groups and coastal scientists in Louisiana have spurred intense debates over the use of ...

A prolonged flood event is beginning to unfold along the lower Mississippi River, a consequence of the widespread heavy ...

It will take days for major floodwaters to work their way south through the Mississippi. Flooding will persist through April.

BATON ROUGE, La. ( KPEL-FM) - One person was killed on Sunday afternoon, April 6, after the car they were driving went over ...

Mid-Barataria had been the centerpiece of Louisiana’s ambitious plans to restore its coast, an effort to channel Mississippi ...

The decision halts nearly all work related to the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, which has been planned and studied for ...

One of three final potential bridge locations, referred to as E-11-IV, would run through Plaquemine Point, which contains the ...

Photos from under a bridge on social media got the attention of DOTD and they are explaining what is happening.

The New Orleans Police Department is trying to identify and arrest a group of thieves who are blamed for at least six car burglaries in the same night in the Mid-City and Gentilly neighborhoods.

A group of Republican senators is renewing their push to criminalize leaks from the U.S. Supreme Court, introducing legislation aimed at imposing strict penalties on those who disclose confidential ...

Yes, by area, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures — but that includes 100-plus square miles of Lake Superior. The exact size of the county becomes a "philosophical" question, says one expert ...