Bonnet Carre Spillway

Tell me you're from Louisiana without telling me you're from Louisiana.

A shadowy figure described in a most South Louisiana way has the internet searching for sea cows in the bayou this morning.

Crews have begun closing the Bonnet Carre spillway as water levels on the Mississippi River fall

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway on January 10, 2015

The Army Corps of Engineers is taking steps to help Louisiana deal with rising rivers. The Bonnet Carre Spillway was opened on Sunday. The Morganza Spillway could be opened by midweek.

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal spoke with the press about measures being taken to protect Baton Rouge and New Orleans from Mississippi River flooding and stated, "If your property flooded in 1973, you can pretty well count on it flooding again this year."

The Bonnet Carré Spillway will be open on Monday, May 9, 2011 in order to keep the volume of Mississippi River flowing at New Orleans from exceeding 1.25 million cubic feet per second (cfs). All public access areas within the spillway, including public boat launches, Lower Guide Levee Road, and the St. Charles Parish Recreation Area near U.S. Highway 61 are also closed. Check the following site fo