The Bonnet Carre Spillway has been opened more than a dozen times since it was constructed nearly 100 years ago, but the protection it offers New Orleans' levee system comes at a cost: The rush of ...

A partial opening of the Bonnet Carré Spillway "seems a certainty now," Louisiana State Climatologist Jay Grymes said in emailed comments Thursday, as recent forecasts indicated a further rise in ...

Lt. Gov. Hosemann’s letter comes following the spillway’s first test in five years on Monday, April 21, as the rising Mississippi River reached floodgates. By Tuesday, April 29, USACE expects ...