National Guard troops from West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana have begun arriving in Washington.

A stunning historic riverboat stop in Louisiana is a revitalized small town with boutique shopping on the edge of a state park, home to a gorgeous lake.

Three more Republican governors authorized the deployment of national guard troops to Washington as part of President Donald Trump's show of force meant to crack down on crime and boost immigration enforcement in the nation's capital.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joining forces from three other Republican-led states, the Mississippi and Tennessee National Guards will deploy 200 and 160 troops respectively to Washington as part of the Trump administration's ongoing federal policing and immigration overhaul in the nation's capital.

The Gulf menhaden industry almost entirely takes place off Louisiana. Only about eight inches long on average, the fish have taken on outsized importance.

Murky, sediment-rich Mississippi River water mixes with fresh saltwater in the Gulf of Mexico. Nutrient runoff from 41% of the United States flows down the Mississippi, creating a “dead zone.”

Mississippi has great deer hunting and produces giant bucks year after year. So, take a look at these trophy bucks in the Magnolia Records Program.

Meanwhile, at the southern end of the Louisiana-Mississippi line, the weather service predicts the Pearl River could reach 21 feet by afternoon - the height of a 1983 flood.