A $22 million loan will enable Greater Water Authority to add a new spillway and other updates at North Fork Reservoir to mitigate the risk of major flooding. And separately, more than $8 million in ...

The Bonnet Carre Spillway has been opened more than a dozen times since it was constructed nearly 100 years ago, but the protection it offers New Orleans' levee system comes at a cost: The rush of ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers does not expect to open the Bonnet Carré Spillway as the Mississippi River is no longer expected to crest at a level that would require water to be diverted ...

LAPLACE, La. — Morning commuters coming across the Bonnet Carre Spillway had to take an alternative route due to two accidents on both sides of the Spillway. At about 7:20 a.m., there was an ...

The U..S. Army Corps of Engineers has decided against opening the Bonnet Carré Spillway — welcome news for South Mississippi as Mississippi River water released through the spillway can degrade ...

The left lane is blocked on I-10 West on the Bonnet Carre Spillway Bridge at mile marker 217 due to an accident. A separate crash has blocked the right lane at mile marker 212. Congestion has ...

A brand-new retaining pond was built with a spillway pointed at homes. Neighbors tell 5 On Your Side that's one of several concerns they have with water runoff from a new development.