The Mississippi River Delta is under siege – a multi-pronged attack of sediment erosion, rising sea levels, and flooding is putting immense strain on the wetlands between the Mississippi River and the ...

The Bird's Foot Delta, a crucial ecological and economic hub, faces an uncertain future amid rising seas and dwindling sediment.

The plan includes a record amount of spending, but it depends largely on funds related to the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. That money expires in 2031.

The project sets aside 20,000 acres of hardwood bottomland forests inside the Mississippi River Delta of northeastern ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — As the Mississippi Delta ... Professor of Geology and Geophysics Samuel Bentley. The Mississippi River Delta Transition Initiative, or MissDelta, received $22 ...

Louisiana’s ambitious plan to save and restore its coastline is stalled amid lawsuits seeking to halt the Mid-Barataria ...

Flood control along the Mississippi River is a central piece of the newly approved Water Resources Development Act.

LULING, La. — The crew of a tugboat was quickly rescued when their vessel sank into the Mississippi River following a collision with a tanker ship in Louisiana. The U.S. Coast Guard said Monday ...

Freight ships make their way north along the lower Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, on June 7, 2024. The law authorizes a large-scale study of flooding on the Upper Mississippi ...

Flood projects for cities from the headwaters to the delta Cities and towns along the river ... including the Ouachita River in Louisiana. Several counties in Mississippi will also receive funding to ...