The Advocate

Where could the new Mississippi bridge in Baton Rouge be? See the latest on location and timing

The state Department of Transportation and Development has narrowed down a field of 32 possible bridge crossings to three.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

First-ever National Mississippi River Day frames the river as 'the great connector'

One Mississippi, an environmental advocacy group, is declaring June 2 the first-ever National Mississippi River Day. Multiple river cities and a few states have formally recognized the day, including ...
KCUR 89.3 FM

Upper Mississippi River refuge celebrates 100 years of protection for fish, wildlife and habitat

Barges wrap around bottomland forest in Pool 10 of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. The 240,000-acre refuge, which includes backwaters off the main river channel, is ...
The Gazette

Mississippi River named the most endangered of 2025 by nonprofit American Rivers

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The Mississippi River is the nation’s most endangered river, a national conservation group says, because ...
The Clarion-Ledger

Mississippi River expected to flood soon: Here's how it will affect MS

Storms and subsequent flooding in Mississippi have damaged hundreds of homes, injured seven and killed one. The Mississippi River is expected to reach flood levels in the coming days, impacting ...
WWNO

New dashboard provides drought data across Mississippi River Basin

Southeast Louisiana is abnormally dry. The top and bottom of the Mississippi River has had high streamflows this month, but about a quarter of gauges throughout the basin show below-normal flow.