Facts about the Mississippi River are highlighted. Journalist Boyce Upholt talked about his experience traveling on the river.

New research shows that typically, less than 10% of land-building alluvium reaches the Bird’s Foot Delta region, the southernmost reach of the river, where it meets the Gulf. NEW ORLEANS, La. – ...

Thomas Jefferson imagined the waterway as the heart of his “empire of liberty” as he dispatched surveyors to measure a land already occupied by Native Americans Louisiana Purchase State Park in Holly ...

LETTSWORTH — The giant steel doors below Russell Beauvais’ feet are holding back water that can determine the future of south Louisiana — and far beyond. On one side of the elaborate complex in this ...

The Army Corps of Engineers has scheduled a series of scoping meetings to gather public comments on its $25 million, 5-year study aimed at improving management of the Mississippi River from Cape ...