Body of missing truck driver recovered from Mississippi River
Autopsy results are pending after the body of a missing truck driver was recovered from the Mississippi River. The Pointe ...
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The Mississippi River is rising. Could a spillway opening be needed this year?
It was built as part of construction of the vast levee system along the river following the great flood of 1927, which severely inundated Louisiana communities. It has been opened 15 times since ...
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Missing person found near Mississippi River levee in Pointe Coupee Parish
A body was found near the Mississippi River levee in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, on Thursday, and the recovery was ...
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Trump orders and atmospheric rivers: how prepared are California's levees?
As Pinter put it, “That risk never goes away.” California saw the consequences of that risk in 2023, when a levee along the Pajaro River that was decades overdue for maintenance failed during ...
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As Ohio River crests in Louisville, see how it compares to past record floods
The infrastructure is about 70 years old, with 26 miles of concrete flood walls and earthen levees and a network of 16 pump stations. The pumps send water accumulating inside the city out to the Ohio ...
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High levels on Mississippi River trigger levee inspections in New Orleans
High water levels for the Mississippi River in New Orleans spurred increased levee inspections from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, its New Orleans District announced Monday, Feb. 24. The river ...
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High levels on Mississippi River trigger levee inspections in New Orleans
High water levels for the Mississippi River in New Orleans spurred increased levee inspections from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, its New Orleans District announced Monday. The river rose above 11 ...