It's hard to imagine where New Orleans would be today without the spillway. But despite all the good it has done, many in South Louisiana have a complicated relationship with the long-standing ...

In a nation as dynamic as the United States, history is more than just tales from the past; it's a mirror reflecting our ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The rising Mississippi River has reached the ... The Bonnet Carre Spillway was constructed following the Great Flood of 1927 and spans a mile and a half.

The Army Corps of Engineers tested the Bonnet Carre Spillway as Mississippi River levels rise near critical thresholds ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ran a test opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway Monday morning following weeks of rising Mississippi ... 96 years ago after the 1927 flood.

The Mississippi River is approaching levels that could trigger a full operation for the first time in four years.

As the Great Flood of 1927 crested, floodwaters inundated Humphrey in Arkansas and Jefferson Counties. A now iconic ...

Originally known as “Louis,” the river landing community in Izard County officially changed its name to Guion on April 24, ...

including “High Water Everywhere” – a two-part masterpiece about the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927. In his lyrics, Patton details the inequalities that Black people faced during the ...