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• Landowner frustrated over Comite Diversion Canal land acquisition process Play Video

  March 5, 2020 5:57 PM

  UPDATE During the last week of April, John and Teresa Cop received a check for $1.18 million. The parties involved reached an agreement in April for all five acres of land. ZACHARY - State leaders have repeatedly said that the plan is to complete the Comite Diversion Canal project... more »

• Memphis dumping its wastewater into the Mississippi River

  March 9, 2018 7:16 PM

  MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A series of very unfortunate events prompted the city of Memphis, Tennessee, to pump wastewater into a fast-moving, southern-flowing Mississippi River. High water caused a pump failure at a city treatment plant, officials said Friday. A backup pump is running but it won't be able to... 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 »

• Edwards heads upriver for flood briefings

  January 13, 2016 11:30 AM

  VIDALIA, La. - For his second day on the job, Gov. John Bel Edwards headed to briefings on flood fighting efforts along the Mississippi River. State emergency managers briefed the new governor on current operations along the Mississippi River as well as future concerns and plans for flooding along... more »

• Sandbags, Guard members head out to prepare for flooding

  January 6, 2016 4:34 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The Louisiana National Guard mobilized dozens of members and began moving equipment around to flood-prone areas of the state as river levels continue to rise. Guard officials said 70 people have been mobilized so far, and more are expected to be activated in the coming days.... more »

• High water warning issued for lower Mississippi River

  December 31, 2015 1:01 PM

  MEMPHIS - The Coast Guard issued a high water safety warning Thursday for the Lower Mississippi River after heavy rains and flooding further up the river system. Capt. Timothy Wendy, commander of that stretch of that river for the USCG, issued the warning due to rising water levels as... more »