The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the Mississippi River has to rise to 1.25 million cubic feet per second for the Bonnet Carré Spillway to open.

An update by the Army Corps of Engineers offering some good news on the river levels. In an update Tuesday afternoon, the operational trigger points for the Bonnet Carre Spillway are no longer in the ...

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is opening applications for a program for those impacted by the 2019 opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway. The application period starts Friday, May 2 at ...

Many wetlands are disappearing, but Louisiana’s “accidental” Wax Lake Delta is growing—and informing coastal restoration ...

This week, we've learned lower predicted Mississippi River levels won't trigger the opening of the Bonnet Carré Spillway.