In more normal times, the mighty river’s flow is strong ... On the list of reasons saltwater intrusion is worrisome along the ...

It's happening for a third year in a row in lower Plaquemines Parish. Officials say they now have to treat it like hurricane ...

"During the previous saltwater intrusion, we implemented mitigation ... a hydrologist with the National Weather Service's Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center in Slidell, said "we have been ...

“Port Sulphur, East Pointe a la Hache and Boothville (water treatment plants) all have their (reverse osmosis) units in place ...

NEW ORLEANS – As the Mississippi River is forecast to hit record ... Biden approved Edwards' request for help to address the saltwater intrusion. The declaration provides funding for the ongoing ...

Plaquemines Parish officials are closely monitoring the Mississippi River for saltwater intrusion. The Army Corps of Engineers posted a report saying the toe of the wedge is at River Mile 22.1 as ...

The sill will be built for a third year in a row. Low river flows and the deepening of the river for shipping help cause the problem.

Precautionary boil water advisory issued for parts of New Orleans East, Oak Island “Chloride levels rise during saltwater intrusion when the flow of freshwater from the Mississippi River ...

MYRTLE GROVE, La. (WVUE) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Thursday (Aug. 29) that construction has begun on an underwater sill in the Mississippi River to combat the progression of a ...

BELLE CHASSE, La. — Saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico has reached some drinking water intakes in Plaquemines Parish. The same problem caused a monthslong emergency late last year, but this time ...