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For some, the channel — referred to as Neptune Pass by federal and state officials — presents an opportunity for research and coastal restoration as Louisiana’s protective wetlands continue to slip away. But as more water branches off from the river’s main stem, a slower Mississippi River could pose navigational challenges for the oceangoing vessels that traverse the ship channel.
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As climate change continues to produce more intense storms and rising seas, some of Louisiana’s congressional delegation wants to make protecting the nation’s shorelines a top priority for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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Advocates say the plant would pollute the environment and the air in St. James.
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Susan Larson talks with Eric Jay Dolin, whose new book is “A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes.” We’ll also hear from…
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The Army Corps of Engineers will open the Bonnet Carre Spillway at 10 a.m. Friday morning to ease pressure on Mississippi River levees in the New Orleans…
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A few sections of levee along the Mississippi River are at risk of being overtopped in Southeast Louisiana. The reason: storm surge from the Gulf of…
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Local officials hope a major levee project along the central Louisiana coast is one step closer to receiving federal funding.Morganza to the Gulf is a…
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The Army Corps of Engineers has delayed the opening of the Morganza Flood Control Structure for a second time.The Corps was originally set to begin…
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When Hurricane Katrina hit, the levees failed in the Lower Ninth Ward, flooding thousands. Residents blamed the Army Corps of Engineers. Now, the Corps is…
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The Army Corps of Engineers expects to open the Bonnet Carre Spillway Friday afternoon. Located upriver from New Orleans, the Bonnet Carre Spillway acts…