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Posted on 3/20/19 at 2:10 pm to SATNIGHTS
Posted on 3/20/19 at 2:49 pm to TDsngumbo
I will be taking it in about 15 minutes. Pray for me.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 3:07 pm to SATNIGHTS
Fox 8
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Officials with the Army Corps of Engineers say it is one of the longest flood fights in it’s history and it’s not over yet. There are concerns about snow melt and a possible new levee break on the lower Mississippi River near the mouth.
A spokesman for the Army Corps of Engineers says they have been in a flood fight for 144 days and they say the snow melt isn’t here yet.
“The water is 35 days from making its way to New Orleans. The water coming down now will be ahead of the snow melt." said Heath Jones with the Army Corps.
That means the the Bonnet Carre Spillway will likely remain open for another month. The Corps says at this point they don’t anticipate opening the Morganza Spillway, but there have been meetings with officials in the Atchafalaya Basin just in case.
Corps officials are also concerned about a possible break in the levee near Mardi Gras Pass in lower Plaquemines Parish which they are now investigating. It does not pose a threat to lives or property.
The Corps says they won’t do anything to close it, but report it to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority.
Corps officials say if the break proves to be major they might have to take more serious action to preserve the integrity of the main channel. At this point they don’t believe that will be the case.
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Officials with the Army Corps of Engineers say it is one of the longest flood fights in it’s history and it’s not over yet. There are concerns about snow melt and a possible new levee break on the lower Mississippi River near the mouth.
A spokesman for the Army Corps of Engineers says they have been in a flood fight for 144 days and they say the snow melt isn’t here yet.
“The water is 35 days from making its way to New Orleans. The water coming down now will be ahead of the snow melt." said Heath Jones with the Army Corps.
That means the the Bonnet Carre Spillway will likely remain open for another month. The Corps says at this point they don’t anticipate opening the Morganza Spillway, but there have been meetings with officials in the Atchafalaya Basin just in case.
Corps officials are also concerned about a possible break in the levee near Mardi Gras Pass in lower Plaquemines Parish which they are now investigating. It does not pose a threat to lives or property.
The Corps says they won’t do anything to close it, but report it to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority.
Corps officials say if the break proves to be major they might have to take more serious action to preserve the integrity of the main channel. At this point they don’t believe that will be the case.
This post was edited on 3/20/19 at 6:57 pm
Posted on 3/20/19 at 8:23 pm to MrLSU
Posted on 3/20/19 at 8:29 pm to MrLSU
The river got tired of waiting on the politicians and decided to do its own marsh restoration project
Posted on 3/20/19 at 8:59 pm to Jim Rockford
I mean how the hell do you not know if you have another breach in the levee near Mardi Gras pass?
Posted on 3/20/19 at 9:07 pm to Capt ST
Come to think of it, didn't they take down the levee on that stretch years ago?
Posted on 3/20/19 at 9:37 pm to Jim Rockford
Posted on 3/20/19 at 9:54 pm to MrLSU
I can’t imagine navigating that river at night with it’s present stage. Daytime seems challenging enough.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 9:56 pm to MrLSU
quote:Mardi Gras Pass IS a break in the levee. Why would they expect it not to widen/deepen?
Corps officials are also concerned about a possible break in the levee near Mardi Gras Pass in lower Plaquemines Parish which they are now investigating. It does not pose a threat to lives or property.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 10:20 pm to jimbeam
quote:
Mardi Gras Pass IS a break in the levee. Why would they expect it not to widen/deepen?
Well this appears to be a sister pass that has developed. Can we call it the Jazz Fest Pass?
Posted on 3/20/19 at 10:22 pm to MrLSU
I’ll allow it.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 10:23 pm to MrLSU
quote:
Can we call it the Jazz Fest Pass
We should call it Essence pass to avoid any controversy.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 11:24 pm to NewIberiaHaircut
I heard it's a bigger pass anyway
Posted on 3/21/19 at 6:36 am to MrLSU
Well the ferry crossing at Plaquemine was interesting. The boat traffic seemed much higher than usual. We had to pause crossing the river due to a different barge than above crossing in our path. When we got to the St. Gabriel side we sat waiting for the other ferry to leave for maybe 10-15 minutes. Water was almost even with the roadway exiting the ferry in St. Gabriel.
Posted on 3/22/19 at 3:25 am to SATNIGHTS
Not out of the woods yet as far as record breaking flooding according to this article
LINK
LINK
quote:
The flood threat was discussed in a conference call Thursday, as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its 2019 spring outlook.
quote:
Flooding in Southern states this spring will be "potentially historic," NOAA said in an advisory.
Posted on 3/22/19 at 3:34 am to MrLSU
quote:That tow didn’t avoid hitting the ferry, it hit the ferry.
Barge just avoids crashing into ferry barge
Fortunately it sideswiped the docked ferry but there’s bound to be damage on the ferry, the ferry landing, and the barges that impacted it.
Posted on 3/22/19 at 3:37 am to soccerfüt
Look there is an easy solution to all this. Hire Texaco to drill into a salt mine. Why are you making things so complicated?
Posted on 3/22/19 at 3:40 am to redstick13
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