President Trump is not the first to downplay providing federal emergency relief. During the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, ...

Vicksburg District published a Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement (RDEIS) for the Pearl River Basin Mississippi ...

University of Minnesota researchers say using nature instead of concrete is best for controlling Mississippi River flooding in Minnesota and the upper Midwest.

Vocal residents of the upper Amite River basin packed an East Feliciana Parish church June 30 to vent their frustrations ...

In 2019, an unrelenting flood swamped more than half a million acres in the Mississippi Delta's Yazoo Backwater. It took more than six months to recede. Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd reports on a pumping ...

Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority – West (SLFPA-W) Board President Scott M. Burke has been reappointed for a ...

Some residents along the Upper Mississippi River evacuated their homes this week while others scrambled to prepare for near-record flooding.

Learn about the iconic Mississippi River: its vibrant river history, crucial role among US rivers, diverse ecology, and the ...

The Mississippi River stayed high for months, and the gates never opened. Big floods along the Mississippi have become more common. Experts who study the river say there are various reasons.

In 2019, when the Mississippi River stayed high for months, the water crept up and up until Jones’ home was destroyed. The flood swamped his septic tank and forced sewage back into the house.

Anderson Jones had something to be grateful for. He finally made it home. Five years earlier, the sandbag levee protecting his family home failed, causing flood waters to submerge his home for months.