Opening of Morganza Spillway Pushed Back for Third Time; No New Date Set
By Emma Kennedy, The Advocate, Baton Rouge
The Morganza Spillway's opening has been postponed for the third time this month, this time indefinitely. The Army Corps of Engineers' Thursday afternoon announcement spells good news for an already saturated region, but south Louisiana isn't out of the thick of flooding season yet. Corps of Engineers spokesman Ricky Boyett said Thursday that high water levels will continue through the forecast period — 28 days — but they will not exceed the level that area levees and the Morganza Spillway can handle.