Morganza Spillway to Open When Flow Rate Meets Threshold
BusinessWeek - - 37 minutes ago
About 2500 people and 2000 structures are within the spillway and another 22500 and 11000 buildings are vulnerable to flooding when the waters rise, according to Jindal's office. When the Morganza Spillway is opened, an estimated 15000 acres of ...
Video: Thousands Fleeing in Advance of Spillway Opening
The Associated Press
The Associated Press La. spillway to open, flooding Cajun country Seattle Post Intelligencer
St. Martin Parish Residents in Affected Areas Urged To Complete Preparations
KATC Lafayette News - 54 minutes ago
Due to the anticipated opening of the Morganza Spillway on Saturday, residents of the Butte Larose-Happy Town area can expect water to begin rising within a day and a half and residents of the Stephensville-Belle River area can expect rising water ...
Butte LaRose gets ready NOLA.com
Water nears top of Morganza floodgates
Shreveport Times - 17 hours ago
Bobby Jindal on Thursday in Krotz Springs about the possibility of flooding if the Morganza Spillway is opened. / Brad Kemp/Louisiana Gannett Crops and homes along the levee have started to flood as the water starts topping over the broken levee in ...
Flooding on the Mississippi Seattle Post Intelligencer
Cajun country preps for impending flood The Daily Advertiser
Spillway to open in next 24 hours -LA governor
Reuters Africa - - 1 hour ago
The Corps said it informed Governor Bobby Jindal that it had been given authority to open the Morganza Spillway in that time frame, said Christina Stephens, spokeswoman for Louisiana's office of homeland security. (Reporting by Kristen Hays)
Flow necessary to 'trigger' Morganza opening expected by Saturday Shreveport Times
Alon Refinery Will Shut If Morganza Spillway Opens, Jindal Says San Francisco Chronicle
EPLOs supporting Mississippi River flood response effort
Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base - - 5 hours ago
Although the river is not projected to crest until May 22 in Louisiana, the US Army Corps of Engineers is contemplating a slow release of the Morganza Spillway, north of Baton Rouge, La., to alleviate massive flooding over multiple locations, ...
Morganza Spillway Most Likely Corps Option KATC Lafayette News
Thursday Roundup: Too Rural? Daily Yonder
Declare spillway opening natural disaster
Opelousas Daily World - 10 hours ago
State Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says he's afraid that if the opening of the Morganza Spillway isn't declared a natural disaster, farmers in areas where the resulting flooding ruins crops — which takes pressure off other flood control ...
Morgan City residents nervous about Morganza opening
WWL First News - - 6 hours ago
Once the Morganza spillway is opened a tremendous rush of water will start spreading out over a number of parishes as the flood heads south to the Gulf. At the end of the run lies Morgan City, where Mayor Tim Matte says many residents are worried, ...
Morgan City Outlines Flood Protection Plans KATC Lafayette News
For Louisiana town, a collective gasp as it braces for floodwaters
CNN - - 14 hours ago
The 15-foot flood prediction in Butte La Rose is based on the Corps inundation map for when the Morganza Spillway is opened. On Friday evening, the Corps said it would open the spillway once river flows reach 1.5 million cubic feet per second. ...
Floodwaters rise in the poverty-stricken Delta Watertown Daily Times
Residents in Butte La Rose Brace for Floods KATC Lafayette News
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