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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U..S. Army Corps of Engineers has decided against opening the Bonnet Carré Spillway — welcome news for South Mississippi as ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - There is a very real threat of fresh water invading the Mississippi Sound. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is testing the Bonnet Carre Spillway on Monday as groups in South ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Bonnet Carre Spillway has been opened more than a dozen times since it was constructed nearly 100 years ago, but the ...

Major flooding is expected on the Mississippi River at New Orleans in late April through June, with the possibility that the Bonnet Carré Spillway will open, sending polluted river water into Lake ...

PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (WLOX) - Commercial fisherman Ryan Bradley says business is good at the Pass Christian Harbor and the oysters are fresh and bountiful this year. “They’re beautiful, they’re tasty ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss (WVUE) - Commercial fisherman Ryan Bradley said business is booming at the Pass Christian Harbor, with fresh and bountiful oysters this season. “They’re beautiful, they’re tasty,” ...