As part of a global event, local dancers are telling the story of Baton Rouge's water through dance to raise awareness about ...

The Mississippi will always have its own way; no engineering skill can persuade it to do otherwise,” Mark Twain wrote in the ...

The Corps of Engineers ran a test of the Bonnet Carre Spillway on Monday in preparation for the possibility it will have to ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing for the Mississippi River to reach some of its highest water levels in recent ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin daily levee patrols from Baton Rouge to Venice as the Mississippi River is ...

Fifth Louisiana Levee District President Reynold Minsky said he already has triggered the flood fight as Mississippi River ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has activated the second phase of its flood fight plan for the Mississippi River.

Levels will begin falling shortly after. The Mississippi River at Baton Rouge is currently in the minor stage at 35.71 feet. It is expected to reach major flood stage 40.5 feet next Friday afternoon.

Even with locally dry weather, the Mississippi River at Baton Rouge will be seeing a very drastic climb in the coming weeks. A 20-foot climb is forecast to take place over the next 2-3 weeks.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - With the Mississippi River projected to rise above 15 feet at the Carrollton Gage on Tuesday, the U.S.