The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing for the Mississippi River to reach some of its highest water levels in recent years in New Orleans and Baton Rouge ... of the levee just checking ...

The Mississippi River reached its highest level of the spring season in Baton Rouge on Thursday ... it’s well below the height of the levee system designed to protect Southeast Louisiana ...

The river has ... pressure on the levee system in south Louisiana, but the rush of fresh water into the lake can hurt commercial shrimp and oyster fisheries. The Mississippi Sound Coalition ...

The rising Mississippi River has prompted the Army Corps of Engineers and local officials to increase precautionary measures along levees from Baton Rouge to Venice, but it remains unclear if the ...