Judge Dismisses Suit Seeking to Protect Dolphins Along Miss. Gulf Coast September 24, 2024 GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to protect dolphins along the Mississippi Gulf...
Mississippi River Flooding is Pushing People Out of Their Homes, Data Shows June 12, 2024 By Michael Phillis, Jim Salter and Camille Fassett WEST ALTON, Mo. (AP) — Commerce along the Mississippi River has evolved over the past century at the expense of...
Gulf Coast, Mississippi River Regions Eager for Flood Funding April 19, 2022 By Michael Phillis When Hurricane Ida hit last summer, a storm surge overwhelmed a levee and gushed into Ted Falgout’s coastal Louisiana home,...
Relentless Rain, Rising Rivers Keep Flooding Southeast Communities February 27, 2020 This winter’s relentless rains across the South are still draining into rising rivers, leading to ongoing flooding in some communities....
Flooded Mississippi River Still a Threat as Hurricane Season Heats Up August 19, 2019 By Jeff Martin and Janet McConnaughey The river that drains much of the flood-soaked United States is still running far higher than normal, menacing New Orleans...
After Flooding, Davenport, Iowa, Now Mulling Mississippi River Wall July 29, 2019 By Margery A. Beck and Scott McFetridge Hundreds of communities line the Mississippi River on its 2,348-mile journey to the Gulf of Mexico, but Davenport, Iowa, stands...
Mississippi Floodgate Opened Again to Drain Delta June 25, 2019 A floodgate in Mississippi has reopened as the Mississippi River falls, allowing a months-long flood in parts of the Mississippi...
Mississippi Requests Pumps from Federal Govt. to Ease Flooding June 14, 2019 By Jeff Amy Faced with weeks more flooding in a part of Mississippi that’s been underwater since February, one of the state’s U.S....
Mississippi Floodgate Closed as Delta Flooding Continues June 10, 2019 A floodgate in Mississippi has again closed to prevent the swollen Mississippi River from spilling inland and worsening flooding in...
Plans for Opening Louisiana’s Mississippi River Morganza Spillway Reduced June 7, 2019 Plans for opening a Mississippi River spillway in Louisiana have been cut back dramatically because the river is rising more...