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 ...

ALLIANCE, La. (WVUE) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is making strides in fortifying Louisiana’s defenses against encroaching salt water, despite encountering obstacles such as tree stumps and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PLAQUEMINES PARISH, La. (WGNO) — The U.S.

NEW ORLEANS — While the water level in the Mississippi River is low saltwater intrusion becomes a problem for parishes that rely on the river for fresh water. On Monday, the U.S. Army Corps of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PLAQUEMINES PARISH, La. (WGNO) — As the ...

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, EVERYONE. FIRST AT TEN, WE CONTINUE OUR COVERAGE OF THE SALTWATER INTRUSION AND THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AS STATE LEADERS CONTINUE TO BE PROACTIVE AND PREPARE. AND NOW A PLAN ...

PLAQUEMINES PARISH, La. — Saltwater from the Gulf is getting further upriver, and both the Parish and the Army Corps of Engineers are taking more extreme measures to mitigate it. Water is still safe ...

Contractors for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers work on raising a sill in the Mississippi River near Alliance to reduce the flow of saltwater upriver in 2023. (USACE photo) Construction has begun on ...