MORGAN CITY, La. Gov. BobbyJindal said he expects the Morganza spillway to open sometime Saturday in an effort to reduce the flow rate and river levels. Jindal announced the decision to open the ...

The much-anticipated opening of the Morganza Spillway has been postponed as authorities juggle changing forecasts, a river elevation threatening to overtop the structure, and a hesitance to put any ...

Upstream floodwaters flowing toward a swollen Mississippi River will require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to open its rarely used Morganza Spillway on Sunday and funnel part of the river's flow ...

LAKE PROVIDENCE, La. (AP) -- Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is saying federal officials have been given approval to open a Louisiana spillway as early as Saturday to avert a Mississippi River disaster in ...

HOUSTON, May 13 (Reuters) - A decision by the Mississippi River Commission to open the Morganza Spillway to divert flood waters away from New Orleans is expected by Saturday, the Port of New Orleans ...

2011-05-22T09:24:14-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/8c4/20110522092454001.jpgLieutenant General Russell Honore, commander of Joint Task Force Katrina, says the ...

The final gate on the Morganza Spillway isbeing closed Thursday by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. At the height of the threat of flooding from the MississippiRiver, 17 gates were open to divert ...

It seemed, on the face of things, to make sense: The first gate of the Morganza Spillway opened on Saturday afternoon, sending 10,000 cubic feet of Mississippi River water churning south toward the ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - From frequent spillway openings a few years ago to drought conditions in 2023, the Mississippi River has been a story of dramatic contrast. Congress has ordered the U.S. Army ...

11 of the 125 floodgates have been opened and the Corps plans to open more. May 16, 2011 -- The Army Corps of Engineers opened two additional gates at the Mississippi River's Morganza Spillway today, ...