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Warning of river should be heeded On Monday, US Army Corps of Engineers crews closed the Bonnet Carre Spillway outside of New Orleans and most of the
Morganza spillway near St. Francisville has been closed as well. Both moves signal the Great Flood of 2011 is quickly slipping from our
... read moreCorps: Worst of river flooding in Louisiana over Buildings outside of levee protection, left, take on floodwater in Morgan City, La., Thursday, May 12, 2011, during a tour of areas that may be affected by flooding if the
Morganza Spillway north of Baton Rouge is opened. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
... read moreOnly One Gate Left Open on Morganza Spillway Thursday afternoon officials with the US Army Corps of Engineers closed the second to last gate on the
Morganza Spillway. They made the decision to close the gate because the heavy flow that was coming from the Mississippi River decreased.
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