The Corps of Engineers is expected to close all bays (gates) of the Bonnet Carré Spillway within the next seven to 10 days.
On Feb. 27, the Corps decided to open the Bonnet Carré Spillway to ensure safe passage of the Mississippi through the greater New Orleans area. Operation of the structure, located about 33 river miles above New Orleans, is relieving pressure on main line levees, maintaining river stages, and regulating the flow downriver from the spillway.
The Corps of Engineers’ Mississippi...