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Lake County Schools issued warnings to parents about the TikTok Challenge Wednesday. The district advised students and parents they could face severe consequences - including expulsion or criminal ...

But when the needles are pulled and an entire bay is opened, fresh water from the river rushes through the spillway and into Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Borgne, and, sometimes, as far as the ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The rising Mississippi River has reached the floodgates at the Bonnet Carre Spillway, prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin a test of the structure on Monday ...

One student is in custody after they were found with a piece of cardboard that resembled a gun, sending two schools into lockdown Monday morning, Lewisville police say. In a statement released to ...

While opening the Bonnet Carre alleviates pressure on the levee system, the rush of fresh water to the lake can also imperil commercial shrimp and oyster fisheries. The spillway was last opened in ...

The US Army Corps of Engineers tests the Bonnet Carre Spillway by opening the pins that hold back the water. This, as the Mississippi River levels rise. Trump blames Ukraine for initiating war ...

Additionally the USACE Little Rock District are releasing water from Beaver Lake. "Four spillway gates at Beaver Dam were opened to one foot at 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. These gates will release ...

Built nearly 100 years ago, the Bonnet Carré Spillway is a critical flood control structure that helps keep the Mississippi River below flood stage by diverting excess water into Lake Pontchartrain.

“The amount of water that came into this Mississippi Sound through Lake Pontchartrain from the Bonnet Carré Spillway devastated the oysters and the dolphins. We found them on the beach,” he said.

The Bonnet Carré Spillway is designed to divert excess river water into Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana to prevent flooding. The Mississippi Sound Coalition is concerned about the possible ...