They needed a more advanced levee system, and for that they turned to the federal government. In 1879 Congress created the Mississippi River Commission to oversee federal funds for flood control.

The Mississippi River is managed in large part by the ... Louisiana plans to build a $5.9 billion levee and floodwall system totaling 18.5 miles in length to protect over 26,000 structures ...

The Mississippi River is managed in large part by the Army Corps ... Louisiana plans to build a $5.9 billion levee and floodwall system totaling 18.5 miles in length to protect over 26,000 structures, ...

Another flood the following year convinces the federal government to grant monies to build a continuous levee system. The worst flood in the Mississippi River up until this time opens more than ...

At least nine people died in the storm in Kentucky alone, and officials expect the death toll to rise. In Tennessee, a levee ...

The Mississippi River is managed in large part by the ... Louisiana plans to build a $5.9 billion levee and floodwall system totaling 18.5 miles in length to protect over 26,000 structures ...

A first-of-its-kind project seeking to restore river ecosystems along 39 miles of the Lower Mississippi River has federal ...

(KMAland) -- Grain shippers and farmers are keeping an eye on the water levels in the Mississippi River. Mike Steenhoek, ...

The Mississippi River is managed in large part by the ... Louisiana plans to build a $5.9 billion levee and floodwall system totaling 18.5 miles in length to protect over 26,000 structures ...

The federal government and Corps began extensively fixing the river in place through a system of levees after the Great Mississippi Flood ... from the river to the levee — is privately owned.

The Mississippi River is managed in large part by the Army Corps ... Louisiana plans to build a $5.9 billion levee and floodwall system totaling 18.5 miles in length to protect over 26,000 structures, ...