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 the ...

The U..S. Army Corps of Engineers has decided against opening the Bonnet Carré Spillway — welcome news for South Mississippi as Mississippi River water released through the spillway can degrade ...

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 ...

NORCO, La. (WGNO) — As the Mississippi River continues to rise, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducted a test opening of the Bonnet Carré Spillway. The test was designed to familiarize crews with ...

NORCO, La. — Opening the Bonnet Carre Spillway is not an easy process. Crews must lift up to 7,000 wooden beams, each 8 by 12 feet, to let water flow through the concrete structure. On Monday, the ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers does not expect to open the Bonnet Carré Spillway as the Mississippi River is no longer expected to crest at a level that would require water to be diverted into Lake ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The Army Corps of Engineers plans to open the Bonnet Carre Spillway for the first time in 11 years on Friday, because of heavy rain in the Mississippi Valley. The corps said the ...

GULF COAST, Miss. (WLOX) - Since the Bonnet Carré Spillway opening in 2019, dolphin strandings and deaths have been increasing in the Mississippi Sound. Officials with the Institute for Marine Mammal ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Mississippi River is cresting earlier and lower than previously forecasted, reducing pressure on flood control infrastructure and eliminating, for now, the need to open the ...

The eastbound and westbound lanes of the Bonnet Carre Spillway Bridge on Interstate 10 are now open, according to the DOTD. (Photo by Ted Jackson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune archive) The eastbound ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NORCO, La. (WGNO) — As the Mississippi River ...