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The Morganza Spillway will not be opened on Sunday as scheduled.

Plans to open a Mississippi River spillway in Louisiana for the third time ever have been put off for four days because the river's rising more slowly than expected.

These before and after pictures near LSU illustrate just how serious the water levels have become in the Mississippi River.

Plans to open a Mississippi River spillway in Louisiana for the third time ever have been put off for four days because the river's rising more slowly than expected.

With the opening of the Morganza Spillway on Sunday, the crawfish industry is going to be feeling the effect.

The first bay of the spillway is due to be opened this Sunday.

Governor John Bel Edwards has requested government assistance to aid in flooding relief.

An estimated 25,000 acres of farmland is expected to be destroyed if the decision is made to open the Morganza Spillway in Pointe Coupee Parish.

Army Corps of Engineers officials fear the structure will be overtopped with flood water if the gates aren't opened soon.

We are a state built around a good story. Whether or not that story happens to be true depends on just how badly you want to believe it.

The Army Corps of Engineers has decided against opening the Morganza Spillway. That doesn't mean the threat of flooding or high water has diminished.

The Army Corps of Engineers is taking steps to help Louisiana deal with rising rivers. The Bonnet Carre Spillway was opened on Sunday. The Morganza Spillway could be opened by midweek.

Guardsmen will begin 24 hour levee patrols today in advance of anticipated high water and potential flooding in several parishes across the state.

Opening the Spillway will divert approximately 140,000 cubic feet of water per second. There is a downside however.

As residents along the Mississippi River continued to cope with flooding on Thursday, the river, already at record levels, was set to crest in Vicksburg, Miss. on Thursday morning. The river was at 57.2 feet in Vicksburg on Wednesday morning, a level well above the previous record of 56.2 feet set on May 4, 1927, according to the National Weather Service. The river was expected to reach 57.5 feet

St. Martin Parish Officials will be ordering a mandatory evacuation of the Butte Larose, Happy Town, and Sherburne Wildlife Management area which includes Highway 3177, Herman Dupuis Road and La. 975. Beginning on Saturday, May 21st, 2011, at 8:00 a...

With the Spillway being opened, it's not just people that are having to run for higher ground, it's the animals as well. So, this picture recently surfaced of what is being called the "Morganza Snake". But, is it real, or is this a fake...

As announced recently, The Army Corps of Engineers have decided to open the Morganza Spillway to help alleviate some of the pressure on the levees downstream around Baton Rouge and New Orleans. They have also decide to provide a live video stream via

Governor Jindal announced during a press conference that the Morganza Spillway will be opened within the next 24 hours.