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Mississippi River Flood: Map Shows Where Roads Could Be Closed 'For Days'
It will take days for major floodwaters to work their way south through the Mississippi. Flooding will persist through April.
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State pauses work on Louisiana's biggest-ever coastal project. 'You just can't afford it.'
The decision halts nearly all work related to the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, which has been planned and studied for ...
Commercial Appeal4d
Flood stage: How high are the Mississippi, Wolf Rivers after heavy rains this weekend?
The Mississippi River is expected to remain in the minor flood stage through April, peaking at 37.5 feet by mid-month. After over a foot of rain fell in Memphis this past week, some rivers are in ...
Landry administration suspends all work on Louisiana’s largest coastal project
The state’s coastal chief says he wants to find a less expensive alternative to Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion ...
The Advocate7d
State pauses work on Louisiana's biggest-ever coastal project. 'You just can't afford it.'
The diversion project would funnel up to 75,000 cubic feet per second of water and sediment from the Mississippi River into the Barataria Basin to rebuild lost wetlands. It was projected to build ...