Communities along the freshwater Mississippi River are facing a growing threat from an intrusion of saltwater moving the wrong way up the river from the Gulf of Mexico. It has wreaked havoc on ...

While episodes of saltwater intrusion have happened before ... the Gulf of Mexico has infiltrated the drought-stricken Mississippi River. The situation is threatening drinking water supplies ...

The threat of saltwater intrusion moving up the Mississippi River last year sent New Orleans and its neighbors scrambling for solutions to protect drinking water, but it also posed deeper ...

Communities along the freshwater Mississippi River are facing a growing threat from an intrusion of saltwater moving the wrong way up the river from the Gulf of Mexico. It has wreaked havoc on ...

Construction has begun on a saltwater sill near Myrtle Grove to help mitigate the effects of saltwater intrusion up the Mississippi River. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a construction ...

"As this flow in the Mississippi River drops, it loses its ability to keep saltwater at bay." The saltwater intrusion is threatening both municipal drinking water supplies in the New Orleans metro ...

The Mississippi River’s enormous flow rate is usually ... State officials believe the saltwater intrusion could last until January 2024, according to Edwards’ federal emergency request.

WDSU First Warning Weather will continue to keep you up to date on saltwater intrusion event on the Mississippi River.

Construction has begun on a saltwater sill near Myrtle Grove to help mitigate the effects of saltwater intrusion up the Mississippi River. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a construction ...

MYRTLE GROVE, La. (Louisiana Illuminator) – Construction has begun on a saltwater sill near Myrtle Grove to help mitigate the effects of saltwater intrusion up the Mississippi River. The U.S ...