Less than 15 miles from Rome, Ostia Antica was once a bustling cosmopolitan seaport at the mouth of the Tiber River, where many Mediterranean cultures mingled. For all its importance in Roman ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Amite River Basin Commission is preparing to release its master plan for projects to help mitigate flooding across the seven parishes it touches.

While mere inches at the headwaters, the river’s depth drops dramatically once you get close to its mouth. The deepest point, near Algiers Point in New Orleans, is about 200 feet.