The Bonnet Carre Spillway has been opened more than a dozen times since it was constructed nearly 100 years ago, but the protection it offers New Orleans’ levee system comes at a cost: The rush of ...

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 ...

Bonnet Carre Spillway was reopened Wednesday morning after it closed due to dense fog causing low visibility on the bridge, according to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. The ...

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There are major traffic delays after the westbound lanes of the Bonnet Carré Spillway were closed Monday due to an accident. The accident happened at Mile Marker 218. The bridge reopened around 2:30 p ...

NEW ORLEANS — All lanes of the Bonnet Carre Spillway have been reopened after a temporary closure Tuesday due to fog. The fog prompted traffic issues across southeast Louisiana along heavy commuter ...

The U..S. Army Corps of Engineers has decided against opening the Bonnet Carré Spillway — welcome news for South Mississippi as Mississippi River water released through the spillway can degrade ...

The Mississippi River’s connection to Louisiana is existential. The river built the land on which many of us reside. As long ...

NEW ORLEANS — The Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) says the Mississippi River is cresting lower than forecast, meaning it won’t reach the level required to open the Bonnet Carré Spillway. "The forecast ...

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - The Mississippi Sound Coalition is calling on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to limit the release of flood waters through the Bonnet Carré Spillway. This comes as ...

A lawsuit filed by Mississippi Gulf Coast local governments, representatives of its tourism industry and Mississippi fishers against the Army Corps of Engineers to protect bottlenose dolphins from ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Mississippi River is cresting earlier and lower than previously forecasted, reducing pressure on flood control infrastructure and eliminating, for now, the need to open the ...