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 ...

The structure, called the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project, is to be located on the west side of the Mississippi River about 35 miles upriver from Neptune Pass, near the small town of ...

Geologists working on surveying land in Mississippi stumbled upon an incredible find: the fossil of an ancient marine apex predator considered a "sea dragon" of the time.

The remains of a Mosasaurus hoffmannii, commonly known as a giant mosasaur, have been found in the Mississippi River, resembling a gigantic aquatic dragon from the Late Cretaceous, capable of ...

I’m here to join Viking’s Mississippi Delta Explorer river cruise from New Orleans to Memphis, the birthplace of blues and rock’n’roll. Along the way, there will be delicious Creole and ...

It was capable of growing beyond 30 feet in length and weighed around 10 tons—a mature elephant plus a sedan car.

You’d think that cruise lines would be keen to capture that brand loyalty by offering both ocean and river cruises. Yet until now, mostly only river-cruise companies have been brave enough to ...

Scientists in Australia have identified the oldest known fossil footprints of a reptile-like animal on a slab of sandstone ...

A crash between a passenger vehicle and a semi on Interstate 57 near Neoga on Saturday has left at least one person dead.