Managing the river's breaks, or crevasses, is of high importance, affecting issues ranging from saltwater intrusion to global ...

PLAQUEMINES PARISH, La. (WGNO) — The Army Corps of Engineers is getting ready to fight a saltwater intrusion making its way up the Mississippi River. Dry conditions in states upstream have lowered the ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Saltwater intrusion typically happens every year closer to the mouth of the Mississippi River. Some years, it can creep too far upstream when the river is low, which is what’s ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it will build an underwater sill in the Mississippi River to stop saltwater from creeping farther upriver from the Gulf of Mexico. The Corps says river levels ...

A major federal study on the future of the lower Mississippi River examining effects in Louisiana and six other states has been paused due to a lack of funding from the Trump administration, the Army ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Friday that it will build an underwater sill to keep salt water from moving up the Mississippi River, the fourth-straight year in which the structure has been ...

NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has signed an emergency declaration over an intrusion of saltwater into the Mississippi River that officials say could impact the water supply in the ...

Army Corps fights saltwater intrusion in Mississippi River once again News Sep 19, 2025 / 10:09 PM CDT The Army Corps of Engineers is getting ready to fight a saltwater intrusion making its way up the ...