News
Deadline extended for Spillway cemetery plan
The Army Corps of Engineers has extended the deadline for comments on its long-term management plan of two cemeteries that are located in the Bonnet Carre Spillway. […]
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Lifestyles
Sci-fi movie films at Spillway
Filming for alien-invasion movie “The Host” shut down Spillway Road, which connects Norco and Montz, for two days this week.
Government
Historic Spillway cemeteries contain bodies of Civil War veterans, Corps officials say
Human remains that were disturbed in two African American cemeteries in the Bonnet Carre Spillway will be laid to rest later this year and the area will be renovated.
Government
Spillway could serve us even better
St. Charles Parish played a big part in keeping the land along the rising Mississippi River dry this year.
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News
Bonnet, Carre saved from spillway flooding, but looking for home
A Des Allemands woman is hoping for a new life for two kittens she found when the Bonnet Carre Spillway was flooded in May.
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Government
River destroys Spillway Road
The opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway has left Spillway Road in bad shape and with more damage than the road suffered in 2008, according to Renee Simpson, St. Charles Parish spokeswoman. […]
Government
Biologists search spillway for ‘relic of dinosaur age’
Biologists with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have spent the last two weeks scouring the receding water of the Bonnet Carre Spillway for an endangered species of fish that is considered to be a relic of the dinosaur era.
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Fishing / Hunting
Gator attacks Destrehan man fishing in spillway
A Destrehan man was attacked by a 4-foot alligator in the Bonnet Carre Spillway on Sunday, but he only suffered minor injuries.
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Government
All spillway bays should be closed by next week
The Army Corps of Engineers has closed about 100 of the 330 bays that were opened in the Bonnet Carre Spillway last month.
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