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 ...

ROADS, ON THIS WET DAY. WE ARE ALREADY SEEING ONE MAJOR PROBLEM FOR DRIVERS RIGHT HERE ON THE SPILLWAY. SO IF YOU’RE COMING IN FROM LAPLACE TRAVELING TOWARD KENNER ALONG I-10 EAST, THERE’S AN ACCIDENT ...

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 ...

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 ...

D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WLOX) - Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser addressed the D’Iberville Business Club during a ...

THANKS. SO THANKS SO MUCH, RAVEN. WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THOSE FALL LIKE FEELS. WELL WE’RE NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO IS BEING STUCK IN TRAFFIC AND SOME GOOD NEWS THOUGH I-10 WESTBOUND ON THE BONNET ...

NEW ORLEANS — A vehicle fire is causing major delays on the Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge Wednesday night near mile marker 217. All eastbound I-10 lanes were temporarily shut down. As of the latest ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NORCO, La. (WGNO) — As the Mississippi River ...

NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conducting a test opening of the Bonnet Carré Spillway in Norco as the Mississippi River approaches levels that could trigger a full operation for the ...

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 ...

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 ...