The Mississippi River was closed Friday morning (Jan. 15) in New Orleans near the Crescent City Connection, according to our news partners at WVUE Fox 8.

If you've looked toward the Mississippi River in New Orleans anytime recently, you've probably noticed that the Crescent City Connection is glittering like a bedazzled Christmas tree. Why it ...

The Crescent City Connection is open – again. After an overnight shutdown, transportation officials say the Mississippi River bridge is open – one lane in each direction. WWL Radio New Orleans ...

NEW ORLEANS — Since the start of May, there has been less space on the Crescent City Connection. The far-right lanes in both directions are closed as workers rehab the decorative lighting system ...

NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for three children last seen going into the Mississippi River near New Orleans' Crescent City Connection bridge just before sunset Saturday.

As for the exact crescent bend in the river that gave rise to the term, Campanella told Gambit he surmises that because in 1835 the city mostly hugged the bend from present-day Faubourg Marigny ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Crescent City Connection (CCC) is undergoing a literal glow-up. Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) District Engineer Scott Boyle confirmed to ...

The 'Crescent City Connection' is a pair of bridges that span over the Mississippi River. The original design came from a company over eleven hundred miles away in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County.

New video shared on social media has given New Orleans a sneak peek at what the new Crescent City Connection LED lights will look like.

The Louisiana Senate approved Thursday a reworked bill that would provide funding for the Crescent City Connection bridge over the Mississippi River in New Orleans. The state Senate voted 39-0 for ...

David Tippett, a retired U.S. Army officer, has taken over as executive director of the Crescent City Connection, which links the west and east banks of the Mississippi River at New Orleans. The ...

Police in New Orleans are investigating after a body was found in the Mississippi River near Crescent City Park on Monday, May 2. Getty Images/iStockphoto UPDATE: Family members have identified ...