A Tulane University study this year found that water losses from the main Mississippi River channel from New Orleans to the Gulf have increased by 25% since 2004 due in part to bank failures.

Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers says Terrell “Ted” Ducharm left his home with only his car keys, driver’s license, and ...

US Army Corps of Engineers crews use dredges and pipes to move silt onto an underwater sill along the bottom of the Mississippi River September 22, about 20 miles downriver from New Orleans.

Ms. Cantrell, the mayor of New Orleans, also sought to ease people’s fears. “The most important thing for residents at this time is to stay informed and remain calm,” she said in a statement.

Fred Newton’s epic swim down the Mississippi River earned him a world record, but not the fame and fortune he hoped.

Discover why New Orleans is called 'The Crescent City.' Learn how its unique shape along the Mississippi River gave it this ...

Few experiences capture old New Orleans and the Mississippi River quite like a paddlewheel riverboat coming round the muddy bend with its tooting whistle horn, towering smoke stacks and water-churning ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing for the Mississippi River to reach some of its highest water levels in recent years in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. According to forecasts, the river ...

The National Weather Service issues a heat advisory for New Orleans, with temperatures feeling up to 110 degrees.

A man who escaped from a Mississippi jail last month with three others has been found dead in New Orleans, a sheriff said Tuesday, leaving just one of the four apparently still on the run.. The ...

New Orleans' Achilles heel: the Mississippi River levee system? But the New Orleans levee system has an Achilles' heel, one that may make it vulnerable to a mere Category 1 hurricane storm surge.

New Orleans has historically done well in the James Beard awards, though the city was shut out of chef or restaurant awards in 2022 and 2023. This year broke that drought with two bringing home ...