NPR

Reverse Course: Can massive pumps tame Mississippi River flooding?

In 2019, an unrelenting flood swamped more than half a million acres in the Mississippi Delta's Yazoo Backwater. It took more than six months to recede. Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd reports on a pumping ...
WAFB

Two barges run ashore, hitting the Mississippi River levee

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A group of barges got off course on the Mississippi River Monday morning, with the front of one of the barges coming in contact with the levee. It happened near Skip Bertman ...
The Advocate

The River’s Reckoning: Key takeaways on the Mississippi’s challenging new era

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 those ...
The Advocate

Read The River's Reckoning, our series on contending with the Mississippi's new era

Louisiana’s reliance on the Mississippi means the mighty river can take away as much as it gives – and both the state and the nation are reaching a moment of reckoning. Our series explores the river's ...