Mississippi Delta Could Vanish Soon, Scientists Warn

The Mississippi River's Bird's Foot Delta, a vital ecological and economic region, faces rapid deterioration because of ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Researchers study sediment loss in Delta region

NEW ORLEANS -- Mississippi River ships and barges carry over 500 million tons of cargo through the Southwest Pass shipping channel at the river's end to reach major ports that handle 18% of U.S.
WWNO

Mississippi River loses most of its sediment—and land building ability—before reaching the Gulf

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. – ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Gulf Research Program Awards $22 Million to Launch New ‘Mississippi River Delta Transition Initiative’ Consortium

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...
The Advocate

Guest column: Plaquemines Parish has given a lot to the country The diversion gives some back.

Disaster and rebirth is a story as old as the Mississippi River Delta itself. My family has lived that cycle for generations. After the 1915 hurricane, they spent three weeks on the levee, the only ...
WWLTV

Coast Guard secures leaking well near Mississippi Delta after week-long spill. Cleanup underway

PLAQUEMINES PARISH, La. — Response crews have contained the source of oil and natural gas spilling from an unused well near the mouth of the Mississippi River. "We were able to successfully cut the ...