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Explaining the New Orleans levee system and how it protects the city from catastrophic flooding
The system was born out of the devastation left behind by Hurricane Besty, and then destroyed and redone following Hurricane Katrina.
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Amite River Basin proposal a costly plan of old and new ideas to control flooding
The Amite River Basin Commission is proposing to preserve this 4,265-acre region of lowland swamp in South Baton Rouge for ...
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Mississippi River loses most of its sediment—and land building ability—before reaching the Gulf
New research shows that typically, less than 10% of land-building alluvium reaches the Bird’s Foot Delta region, the ...
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Tracking the sediment carried by the muddy Mississippi
New research shows that typically, less than 10% of land-building alluvium reaches the Bird’s Foot Delta region, the ...
Mid-South Memories for June 3: What was happening 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago?
From DeSoto County Civic Center construction to "money machines" at Memphis supermarkets, here's a look back at what was ...
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The River’s Reckoning: Key takeaways on the Mississippi’s challenging new era
A new era emerging along the lower Mississippi River will pose serious challenges ... s modern shape took form with the construction of the vast levee system and control structures that hold ...
Will deadly 1949 flood be repeated in Fort Worth? This project aims to prevent it | Opinion
In May 1949, 11 inches of rain fell on Fort Worth in nine hours, turning the Trinity River into a 14-block-wide body of water ...
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Hyde-Smith announces $32 million for Yazoo Backwater Area Pumps
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith reports that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is directing $136.5 million in FY2025 ...
A look at New Orleans storm surge defenses 20 years after Hurricane Katrina
During Katrina, the intersection of the Intracoastal Waterway and the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet acted like a giant “V” to funnel storm surge into New Orleans East and St. Bernard Parish.