NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - As the Mississippi River continues to rise, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin Phase One of ...

Cities along the Mississippi River are closing their flood gates and preparing for water to continue to rise after four days ...

Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs has declared a state of emergency in response to rising levels of the Mississippi River.

In response to the rising water levels on the Mississippi River, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District closed the gates of the Steele Bayou ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Army Corps of Engineers has initiated its Phase 1 flood fight, as the Mississippi River rises to somewhat normal late-spring levels. Weather watchers say the prognosis is ...

They needed a more advanced levee system, and for that they turned to the federal government. In 1879 Congress created the Mississippi River Commission to oversee federal funds for flood control.

Another flood the following year convinces the federal government to grant monies to build a continuous levee system. The worst flood in the Mississippi River up until this time opens more than ...