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• Trooper injured responding to deadly crash on Bonnet Carre Spillway

  June 5, 2016 1:27 PM

  ST. CHARLES PARISH - One person is dead following a crash on the Bonnet Carre Spillway early Sunday morning. A trooper responding to the crash was also injured in a separate accident. State Police say Louis R. Hernandez, from Meridian, MS, stopped his car on the right shoulder so... more »

• Livingston Parish train traffic to triple in wake of spillway fire

  February 15, 2016 2:52 PM

  GONZALES - Emergency officials in Livingston Parish say they’re expecting an overall increase in train traffic through the parish due to a fire on the Bonnet Carré Spillway. Trains are being rerouted through Livingston Parish into Baton Rouge from New Orleans as the railroad trestle that caught fire will... more »

• Corps of Engineers begins closing bays at Bonnet Carre Spillway

  January 25, 2016 12:22 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Members of the U. S. Corps of Engineers started closing bays along the Bonnet Carre Spillway Monday as water levels in the Mississippi River began to slowly return to normal. The Corps opened 210 bays of the Spillway on Jan. 10 to divert water from the... more »

• Coast Guard issues Western Rivers high water closures, restrictions

  January 11, 2016 1:10 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard announced a number of river closures, restrictions and other advisories Monday as a part of ongoing response efforts to Midwest flooding. A press release from the 8th District details all closures and restrictions throughout this period of high water and flooding with the... more »

• More bays expected to open at the Bonnet Carre Spillway

  January 11, 2016 10:03 AM

  NEW ORLEANS- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is expected to open more bays at the Bonnet Carre Spillway on Monday. Engineers opened 20 bays over the weekend to help deal with the Mississipi River's high water level. The almost 80-year-old structure has only been opened 11 times. Two of... more »

• Bonnet Carre Spillway could be opened by Saturday Play Video

  January 5, 2016 5:38 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Representatives with the Army Corps of Engineers said they're prepared to recommend the Bonnet Carre Spillway be opened fully by the end of the week. The recommendation could be made as early as Wednesday, according to Colonel Rick Hansen of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.... more »