A geologist's vibrant maps reveal how the Mississippi River has wandered across its valley, making it look like a colorful, ...

Armed with maps and aerial photographs, and a device that calculates their exact position from satellites in space, Snead and Paulsell slowly are finding, and mapping, the 15,000 miles of pipeline ...

This satellite image of the Mississippi River was taken on Sept. 19, 2015. Image: Joshua Stevens/Landsat/U.S. Geological Survey The same region as seen on Sept. 3, 2021, five days after hurricane ...

A map of Louisiana showing where that 500-year level of risk exists indicates hotspots of moderate to extreme risk in the regions surrounding New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette and Lake Charles ...

A sweeping relief bill passed through Congress in late 2021 promised communities billions of dollars for new infrastructure — a promise that's now being realized.

The new map suggests that, on average, the Louisiana coast is sinking at a rate of about 9 millimeters, or just over a third of an inch, per year — a faster rate than previous studies have ...

People along rivers in seven states from Missouri to Louisiana may see a low-flying helicopter towing a long cylinder, starting late this month and going into July. The 30-foot-long tube, called a ...