Morganza Spillway Likely to be Opened for Third Time in History

By Jay Grimes, WAFB-TV 9, Baton Rouge

MORGANZA - With a forecast for additional rises along the Lower Mississippi River during the next two weeks, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is now anticipating the opening of the Morganza Spillway to accommodate the excess water. This will be only the third time the Corps has operated the spillway for flood management purposes. The last opening was in May of 2011.