re: Mixed Reports

I dont think its going to be as bad as feared. What has the officials baffled is why has none of the water mad it down the Morganza spillway and into the basin. Just met with people that flew over it this morning and they say the water is much deeper now than in 1973 at its peak. At first they couldnt figure out why. Then it hit them. In 1973 most of the wooded area was virgin old growth timber wide open and easy to walk through. Since 1973 the hurricanes and especially loggers have destroyed the woods with piles of brush, down trees and piles of soil. It appears they are acting like a big sieve and restricting the water flow drastically. Just south of Hwy 10 in the spillway some corn in full tassle (8-12ft tall) is totally submerged.