In the Mississippi River delta in northeast Louisiana, the land is low and has few large towns. On the high bluffs of the Mississippi side of the river, larger towns, including Vicksburg and ...

Flood control along the Mississippi River is a central piece of the newly approved Water Resources Development Act.

“Federal protection for the beautiful Pearl River map turtle is long overdue ... The Pearl River map turtle is only found in creeks and rivers within the Pearl River drainage in Mississippi and ...