Mississippi River

The failure of a water treatment plant shouldn't have too much of an impact down the river.

The whole world knows about Bourbon Street, Tabasco, and Mardi Gras, but whether you've lived in Louisiana your entire life, moved away and come back only for holidays, or you're just here for a weekend, there are some really fun 'off the beaten path' spots and experiences that you can only have in Louisiana...

Crews have begun closing the Bonnet Carre spillway as water levels on the Mississippi River fall

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway on January 10, 2015

Flood stage is set at 35 feet in Baton Rouge. The levees protect to at least 47 feet.

The steamboat Natchez harkens back to a time when stern wheelers regularly traveled up and down the mighty Mississippi. Now, it's one of only three steamers left on the river. The Natchez took her maiden cruise 40 years ago today (April 13th). Clarke C. "Doc" Hawley was the captain.

The Coast Guard has implemented one-way traffic around the terminal near Gretna across the river from New Orleans.

Louisiana officials, along with the Army Corps of Engineers, are looking at how they can make things more stable.

Shannon and I took a road trip yesterday, starting in Lafayette, taking the Breaux Bridge Highway to Breaux Bridge, and then the Grand Point Highway to Henderson. There's always been something about the Henderson area that calms me.  Don't get me wrong; I'm  not normally a high-strung, trigger-happy kind of guy, but I am always on the go...

In a statement issued by North Lafourche Conservation, Levee and Drainage District Executive Director Dwayne Bourgeois, he reveals that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers did not consider the parish's levees when they produced the inundation map released last week. "They were unaware of the levees we have in some of the areas where they show having 1-5 or 5-10 feet of water over ground in Racel

Opening the Morganza Spillway in Point Coupee Parish to protect our Mississippi River levees could mean we'll see floodwaters 5 to 25 feet deep in seven Acadiana Parishes. Some of the biggest floodwater concerns are near the St. Francisville area.  Up to five feet of floodwaters are expected in Houma and Morgan City, according to the Army Corps of Engineers.