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  • Pending operation of the Morganza Floodway

    NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will initiate the process of gradually opening the Morganza Floodway on June 2, 2019 to prevent overtopping of the control structure. The slow-opening process will take three days during which time USACE will limit accumulation in the floodway to one foot per day. The corps anticipates that a diverted flow of 150,000 cubic feet per second by June 5 will be required to keep the river below the structure’s elevation of 60 feet.

  • USACE to operate Morganza Control Structure

    NEW ORLEANS – Mississippi River Commission President and United States Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division Commander Maj. Gen. Richard Kaiser has approved the request to operate the Morganza Control Structure and Floodway. If forecasted conditions remain unchanged, the operation will begin on June 2, 2019.

  • TODAY: Corps to operate Bonnet Carré Spillway

    Based on changes to the current and forecasted conditions the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will operate the Bonnet Carré Spillway today as early as 1 p.m.

  • Corps to operate Bonnet Carré Spillway

    Corps to operate Bonnet Carré Spillway NEW ORLEANS – Increasing water levels as a result of heavy

  • Corps releases annual notice to all residents within Mississippi River Floodways

    Corps releases annual notice to all residents within Mississippi River FloodwaysNEW ORLEANS – The