The Bonnet Carre Spillway has been opened more than a dozen times since it was constructed nearly 100 years ago, but the ...

Mississippi’s productive oyster beds were decimated, as was the brown shrimp population. Dolphins and sea turtles died in record numbers. Algae blooms from the fertilizer-laden river water closed the ...

It's hard to imagine where New Orleans would be today without the spillway. But despite all the good it has done, many in South Louisiana have a complicated relationship with the long-standing ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers test opening the Bonnet Carré Spillway in Norco, La., as the Mississippi River nears flood stage, Monday, April 21, 2025. The test was for possible later opening if ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is testing the Bonnet Carre Spillway on Monday as groups in South Mississippi plead for ...

The Bonnet Carre Spillway has been opened more than a dozen times since it was constructed nearly 100 years ago, but the protection it offers New Orleans' levee system comes at a cost: The rush of ...

Bradley said he and other fishermen are harvesting up to 30 sacks a day — the best yield they’ve seen in years. But he fears ...

The Mississippi River is approaching levels that could trigger a full operation for the first time in four years.

Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann addressed a letter to Colonel Cullen Jones of the U.S. Army Corps of ...

Coastal advocates and agencies are keeping a close eye on the Mississippi River because major flooding can kill or damage ...

A partial opening of the Bonnet Carré Spillway "seems a certainty now," Louisiana State Climatologist Jay Grymes said in emailed comments Thursday, as recent forecasts indicated a further rise in ...