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Council discusses Spillway Road repair, master sewerage plan
The St. Charles Parish Council unanimously approved to move forward with Spillway Road repair in its meeting last month. […]
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Puppy found abandoned in Spillway finds home in Norco
He was lost as could be a few short weeks ago, but one-year-old pup Andouille LeRoux Abshire has a new, loving home. […]
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Study suggests diversions could lessen pressure on spillway
A Tulane University study suggests environmental challenges created by the recent frequent opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway could potentially be eased by the addition of upper river diversions. […]
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Bonnet Carre Spillway projects to open as soon as this week
While nothing is yet official, the Bonnet Carre Spillway projects to be opened for the third time in two years, perhaps by the end of this week. […]
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Rising river prompts Corps to step up levee monitoring
Although it doesn’t look like the forecast will call for opening the Bonnet Carre’ Spillway, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun daily patrolling of levees along the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge to Venice. […]
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Historic openings left Spillway Road heavily damaged
When the Bonnet Carre’ Spillway in Norco made history last year by opening twice for an extended time, the St. Charles Parish government was left with a problem. […]
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Mississippi officials file lawsuit for more input in Bonnet Carre’ Spillway openings
Comparing environmental and economic impact from the Bonnet Carre’ Spillway openings to the 2010 BP oil spill, Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Mississippi River Commission (MRC) alleging millions of dollars in damages to coastal Mississippi. […]
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Corps reopening the Bonnet Carre’ Spillway
Making history with a second opening in the same year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will reopen the Bonnet Carre’ Spillway as early as 1 p.m. today (May 10) in Norco. […]
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Slave cemeteries remain unmarked, underwater in the spillway
When Professor Michael Blakey examined the bones of human skeletons from two historic slave cemeteries in the Bonnet Carre’ Spillway, he recognized them as people who endured hard labor, poor health and diet. […]