Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. has approved his request for an Emergency Declaration due to the lower Mississippi River saltwater intrusion.

A mass inflow of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico creeping up the drought-stricken Mississippi River is threatening ...

Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Wednesday that President Joe Biden has approved the request for an Emergency Declaration due ...

Southeast Louisianans who primarily get their drinking water from the Mississippi River could be affected by intrusion from ...

President Biden approved a disaster declaration Wednesday in Louisiana in connection with saltwater intrusion into the ...

Photo caption: In this aerial photo, dredging operations to build an underwater sill are seen, with the city of New Orleans in the background, in Plaquemines Parish, La., Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023.

A low water level is seen where sills are being made in the Mississippi River to help limit salt water intrusion that is progressing upriver due to the unusually low water level in the river in ...

President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration for Louisiana, the White House announced Wednesday, as the state ...

President Joe Biden has approved his Gov. John Bel Edwards' request for an emergency declaration in response to saltwater intrusion on the lower Mississippi River.

The declaration will provide federal dollars for the multi-pronged approach to providing safe, drinkable water to the residents.

If Biden approves the request to declare an emergency, it would help Louisiana secure federal ... For the second year in a ...

Brian Kemp, in a letter sent Wednesday, requested aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to governments in 30 counties and individuals in the three counties Biden approved and added ...