From New Orleans to Morgan City, Louisiana is stepping up levee patrols and flood control efforts as the Mississippi River continues to rise.

Zachary Mayor David McDavid, right, officially proclaims April as Flood Awareness Month for the city. Bryant Dixon, the city’s floodplain manager, emphasized the importance of flood awareness and ...

It will take days for major floodwaters to work their way south through the Mississippi. Flooding will persist through April.