This week on the Coastal News Roundup: The Mighty Mississippi was particularly mighty this week. The Army Corps of Engineers opened the Bonnet CarretSpillway to ease some of the pressure as the river rises. Also this week, new research reveals that thousands of Coast Guard members were harmed by the chemicals used to clean up the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster.
WWNO's Tegan Wendland talked with NOLA.com | The Times Picayune coastal reporter, Tristan Baurick.
More info on the Bayou Teche Wooden Boat Festival here.
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