The severe weather and winds caused officials to urge caution about Mardi Gras floats during Fat Tuesday celebrations in New Orleans.

The winter storm could impact up to 170 million people across more than 20 states from the southern Plains to the Midwest and East, AccuWeather said.

High water levels for the Mississippi River in New Orleans spurred increased levee inspections from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, its New Orleans District announced Monday.

Seasonal rises on the Mississippi have triggered additional levee checks and a prohibition on certain work near them.

NEW ORLEANS — The Mississippi River at the Carrollton gauge in New Orleans has risen above 11 feet, prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to activate Phase I flood fight procedures ...

With two teenagers in tow, a single mother in New Orleans looked for her future empty nest along the Mardi Gras parade routes. Here’s what she found.

Nearly three decades ago, passenger trains traveled across the Mississippi Gulf Coast, from New Orleans to Mobile, then disappeared. But it's finally making a comeback this