River barges are an efficient way to move crops — 15 barges can hold about as much grain as 1,000 semi-trucks. But low river ...

For the third year in a row, Louisiana is constructing an underwater levee in the Mississippi River to slow an influx of salt ...

Our normal high should be in the upper 70's this time of year, but the thermometer says otherwise today. Edison Academy is a collaborative effort between the Bettendorf Community School District ...

(Louisiana Illuminator) – Construction has begun on a saltwater sill near Myrtle Grove to help mitigate the effects of saltwater intrusion up the Mississippi ... the river allows larger ships ...

Remnants of Hurricane Francine produced significant rains across the northern Delta and Tennessee River basin, but World Weather Inc. says water levels on the lower Mississippi river will rise for ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An influx of salt water in the Mississippi River, which feeds southeastern Louisiana’s drinking water supplies, is once again creeping up the waterway. For the third ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The water level of the Mississippi River is unusually low for the third straight year, forcing barge companies to put limits on how much cargo they can carry and cutting into ...

Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. FILE - Barges float in the Mississippi River as a portion of the riverbed is exposed, Sept. 15, 2023, in St. Louis.