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 ...

It's hard to imagine where New Orleans would be today without the spillway. But despite all the good it has done, many in ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers test opening the Bonnet Carré Spillway in Norco, La., as the Mississippi River nears flood ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Now, with the spillway opening seemingly on the horizon, fisherman are trying to catch as much of their annual oyster allocation as possible.

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

But he fears the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers may open the Bonnet Carre Spillway to alleviate flooding along the Mississippi River. The spillway hasn’t been opened since 2020. “We’re just ...