The Morganza Spillway's opening has been postponed for the third time this month, this time indefinitely. The Army Corps of Engineers' Thursday afternoon announcement spells good news for an already ...

Unless forecasted conditions change, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to open the Morganza Spillway on Sunday (June 2), the agency said on Memorial Day. It would be only the third time the ...

Morganza Spillway farmers who’ve been left in limbo for the last month are moving back onto their fields and farms despite the risk the floodgates might still be opened, purposely flooding their ...

MORGAN CITY, La. Gov. BobbyJindal said he expects the Morganza spillway to open sometime Saturday in an effort to reduce the flow rate and river levels. Jindal announced the decision to open the ...

Above: Workers intentionally sink a barge in Bayou Chene, Louisiana in May 2011, in order to block backwater flooding triggered by the opening of the Morganza Spillway. Image credit: USACE. After the ...

SOME PEOPLE ARE NERVOUS WHAT WILL HAPPEN ONCE THE SPILLWAY IS OPENED. AS BARREN BOWIE IS ENJOYING THE DAY FISHING, THE OPENING OF THE MORGANZA SPILLWAY IS FRESH ON HIS MIND. >> I’D BE NERVOUS THAT ...

MORGANZA, La. (WAFB) - More than 350 acres where cattle graze are in the direct path of the Morganza Spillway floodwaters. It’s why Ricky Rivet Farms spent their morning moving nearly 200 cows and ...

The much-anticipated opening of the Morganza Spillway has been postponed as authorities juggle changing forecasts, a river elevation threatening to overtop the structure, and a hesitance to put any ...

NEW ORLEANS — Plans to open a Mississippi River spillway in Louisiana for the third time ever have been put off for four days because the river's rising more slowly than expected. The Army Corps of ...

CENTER WITH MORE. MARGARET: WE KNOW THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IS HIGH. IT’S AT 16.61 FEET. NOW, THE OPENING OF THE MORGANZA SPILLWAY IS GOING TO BE LATE THE CREST HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK. 62 FEET ON JUNE 9.