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A river runs through it: Here are 9 Baton Rouge-area restaurants along the mighty Mississippi
The Mississippi will always have its own way; no engineering skill can persuade it to do otherwise,” Mark Twain wrote in the ...
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Mississippi River forecast to crest in New Orleans, Baton Rouge this weekend
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing for the Mississippi River to reach some of its highest water levels in recent ...
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Rising Mississippi River triggers increased precautions in New Orleans, Baton Rouge
The Corps of Engineers ran a test of the Bonnet Carre Spillway on Monday in preparation for the possibility it will have to ...
Army Corps activates Phase II flood fight as Mississippi River rises
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin daily levee patrols from Baton Rouge to Venice as the Mississippi River is ...
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Rising Mississippi River triggers increased precautions in New Orleans, Baton Rouge
The rising Mississippi River has prompted the Army Corps of Engineers and local officials to increase precautionary measures along levees from Baton Rouge to Venice, but it remains unclear if the ...
Army Corps activates Phase II of flood fight as Mississippi River rises
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - With the Mississippi River projected to rise above 15 feet at the Carrollton Gage on Tuesday, the U.S.
Corps of Engineers activates second phase of high-water plan for Mississippi River
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has activated the second phase of its flood fight plan for the Mississippi River.
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Corps of Engineers activates second phase of high-water plan for Mississippi River
The second phase will include patrolling levees from Baton Rouge to Venice daily. USACE officials said the National Weather Service predicts the Mississippi River will crest at 16.5 feet on April ...