However, he believes that could all change if the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opens the Bonnet Carré Spillway to alleviate Mississippi River flooding. The spillway hasn’t opened since 2020.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is testing the Bonnet Carre Spillway on Monday as groups in South Mississippi plead for alternative measures. Right now, the projected rising levels on the ...

Cornellians for Israel launched a petition against the selection of Kehlani as this year’s Slope Day headliner, stating that the use of “her platform to publicly call for the ‘intifada ...

This year's Slope Day has been marred with controversy, so much so that its Pro-Palestine R&B singer Kehlani will no longer perform at the concert. "Unfortunately, although it was not the ...

NORCO, La. (WGNO) — As the Mississippi River continues to rise, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducted a test opening of the Bonnet Carré Spillway. The test was designed to familiarize ...

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 ...

A spillway opening is triggered when the river flow reaches 1.25 million cubic feet per second, which tends to translate to around 17 feet on the Carrollton gauge. Current projections show the ...

The toll became especially clear in 2019 when the the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened the Bonnet Carré Spillway, a flood control structure in New Orleans. The opening sent tons of freshwater ...

Cornell University is facing backlash after booking Kehlani to perform at the school's Slope Day concert on May 7. The 29-year-old Oakland singer has been outspoken in her support for Palestine ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans Police Department is trying to find out who burglarized a maintenance shop at City Park and stole some lawn equipment. The case is the latest one to roll on ...