Facts about the Mississippi River are highlighted. Journalist Boyce Upholt talked about his experience traveling on the river.

Southeast Louisiana is abnormally dry. The top and bottom of the Mississippi River has had high streamflows this month, but about a quarter of gauges throughout the basin show below-normal flow.

A partial opening of the Bonnet Carré Spillway "seems a certainty now," Louisiana State Climatologist Jay Grymes said in emailed comments Thursday, as recent forecasts indicated a further rise in the ...

As politicians argue over just how much land the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion could build along a rapidly sinking coast, geologist Alex Kolker regularly makes the 65-mile drive down from New ...

Jobie is a South Louisiana native with a passion for weather and environmental storytelling. A swelling of the Mississippi River’s upper basin is now making its way south, forcing the U.S. Army Corps ...

A new era emerging along the lower Mississippi River will pose serious challenges for Louisiana and the nation in the years ahead. Here are key takeaways from the newspaper’s project examining those ...

I’ve lived in the Quad Cities for 50 years and I’ve crossed the Mississippi River countless times. I’ve boated on the river, ridden and walked along the river’s bike paths, and appreciated the river’s ...