NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened the Bonnet Carré Spillway Friday after heavy rains caused the Mississippi River to rise six inches in 24 hours, surpassing flood stage. "In the ...
Heavy rains in the Mississippi Valley are prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to open the Bonnet Carre' Spillway Friday for the first time in eleven years. Thursday morning, high water levels ...
Robert Stringer, 30, of Norco, throws a cast net Wednesday near the Bonnet Carre Spillway structure, which will be opened today. The Mississippi River is in a high water stage and is spilling through ...
In an unprecedented fifth opening in the last five years, the Army Corps of Engineers will open 20 bays of the Bonnet Carre Spillway Friday morning to reduce pressure on river levees in the New ...
NEW ORLEANS — River water is already seeping through the wooden needles of the Bonnet Carré Spillway about 30 miles west of New Orleans. Wednesday, the water level on Mississippi was approaching 17 ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Army Corps of Engineers officials in Louisiana aim to open a historic flood control structure above New Orleans ...