A partial opening of the Bonnet Carré Spillway "seems a certainty now," Louisiana State Climatologist Jay Grymes said in emailed comments Thursday, as recent forecasts indicated a further rise in the ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - There is a very real threat of fresh water invading the Mississippi Sound. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is testing the Bonnet Carre Spillway on Monday as groups in South ...

NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge's ruling that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must consult with federal fisheries experts before opening a spillway that protects New Orleans from Mississippi River ...

Major flooding is expected on the Mississippi River at New Orleans in late April through June, with the possibility that the Bonnet Carré Spillway will open, sending polluted river water into Lake ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLOX) - On Wednesday, Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann addressed a letter to Colonel Cullen Jones of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, in ...

PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (WLOX) - Commercial fisherman Ryan Bradley says business is good at the Pass Christian Harbor and the oysters are fresh and bountiful this year. “They’re beautiful, they’re tasty ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers does not expect to open the Bonnet Carré Spillway as the Mississippi River is no longer expected to crest at a level that would require water to be diverted into Lake ...