Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. has approved his request for an Emergency Declaration due to the lower Mississippi River saltwater intrusion.

A saltwater intrusion in the Mississippi River poses a threat to Louisiana's water supply. The river has low water levels due to drought conditions allowing an intrusion.

A low water level is seen where sills are being made in the Mississippi River to help limit salt water intrusion that is progressing upriver due to the unusually low water level in the river in Plaquemines Parish,

Photo caption: In this aerial photo, dredging operations to build an underwater sill are seen, with the city of New Orleans in the background, in Plaquemines Parish, La., Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. Photo courtesy AP.

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards announced that President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. has approved his request for an Emergency Declaration due to the l. The U.S. Lower Mississippi As a result of the historic drought throughout the Mississippi River Valley,

Additionally, the declaration will allow for more equipment, resources and federal money to address the saltwater intrusion. More: Low Mississippi River limits barges just as farmers want to move their crops downriver More: Dry states taking Mississippi River water isn't a new idea.