High Water on the Big Muddy

With levels continuing to rise on the lower Mississippi River, the most extensive river flooding in11 years is now developing. Although the probable opening of the Bonnet Carré Spillway would give protection for New Orleans, other river towns are beginning to feel the impact. The Corps of Engineers has heightened monitoring of levees, and there has been a breached private levee today in the area of the Morganza Spillway.