morganza spillway

The Morganza Spillway will not be opened on Sunday as scheduled.

Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser talks with 101.7 / 710 KEEL's Robert J Wright and Erin McCarty about the Mississippi River flooding in south Louisiana and how the state's seafood industry is being affected. Nungesser tells KEEL listeners that the opening pf the Morganza spillway to attempt to give relief to some areas will "devastate all of our seafood...

Plans to open a Mississippi River spillway in Louisiana for the third time ever have been put off for four days because the river's rising more slowly than expected.

Gary Kinsland said the flooding we're seeing has been centuries in the making.

These before and after pictures near LSU illustrate just how serious the water levels have become in the Mississippi River.

The Army Corps of Engineers is confirming that the opening of the Morganza Spillway is being delayed until June 6th

With the opening of the Morganza Spillway on Sunday, the crawfish industry is going to be feeling the effect.

The Coast Guard says part of Bayou Chene is closed until further notice because the Army Corps of Engineers is sinking a barge there as a temporary floodgate.

The Wildlife Management Area will close just hours before the gates on the Morganza Spillway are opened.

Tony Credeur has been working closely with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

As anticipation builds towards the opening of the Morganza Spillway on Sunday, authorities in St. Martin Parish are warning people not to drive, ride, or haul on top of public levees, effective immediately.

The first bay of the spillway is due to be opened this Sunday.

The Corps of Engineers has announced that they will be opening the Morganza Spillway to alleviate the swollen Mississippi River. Is it worth the drive to see it?

Residents are urged to bring questions and concerns about the opening of the Morganza Spillway to one of two public meetings scheduled for this week.

Governor John Bel Edwards has requested government assistance to aid in flooding relief.

Army Corps of Engineers officials fear the structure will be overtopped with flood water if the gates aren't opened soon.

We are a state built around a good story. Whether or not that story happens to be true depends on just how badly you want to believe it.

The Army Corps of Engineers has decided against opening the Morganza Spillway. That doesn't mean the threat of flooding or high water has diminished.

The Army Corps of Engineers is taking steps to help Louisiana deal with rising rivers. The Bonnet Carre Spillway was opened on Sunday. The Morganza Spillway could be opened by midweek.

Guardsmen will begin 24 hour levee patrols today in advance of anticipated high water and potential flooding in several parishes across the state.