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Highway 90 Road Work Next Week

By Bernadette Lee February 10, 2012

More work will be required on highway 90 over the Atchafalaya River, but the work doesn't begin until next week.

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Army Corps Of Engineers To Spend Millions On River And Port Work

By Brandon Comeaux February 9, 2012

More money for river and port work here in Acadiana. The Army Corps of Engineers is spending $22 million on about a dozen rivers and ports.

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St. Mary Parish Wants Corps To Build Permanent Floodgate Built At Bayou Chene

By Ken Romero August 25, 2011

A barge was placed there this spring to hold back high Atchafalaya River waters. The structure is credited with preventing flooding in parts of Terrebonne, Lafourche, Assumption and St. Mary parishes.

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Body Found In Atchafalaya River
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St. Martin Parish Authorities Investigating Dead Body Found In Atchafalaya River

By Brandon Comeaux August 24, 2011

A body found floating in the Atchafalaya River.

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Morganza Spillway
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Only One Bay Open at Morganza

By Nathan Pike June 9, 2011

The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers has announced it has now closed all but one of the flood gates on the Morganza Spillway.

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Five More Gates Close On Morganza Spillway

By Brandon Comeaux May 26, 2011

The Army Corps of Engineers closed five gates on the Morganza Spillway this week, leaving only 12 of the 125 gates open.

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Flooding Updates – St. Martin Parish And Other Parts Of La.

By Brandon Comeaux May 19, 2011

The Atchafalya River in St. Martin Parish is expected to rise nearly a foot a day until it crests at an estimated 27 feet on Tuesday.

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Morganza Spillway
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Update On Flooding Across The State

By Brandon Comeaux May 18, 2011

The Army Corps of Engineers says 16 of 125 bays are now open on the Morganza spillway upriver from Baton Rouge, sending water from the Mississippi River into the Atchafalaya River at a rate of 108,000 cubic feet per second.

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St. Martin Parish
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St. Martin Parish Mandatory Evacuation Saturday

By Brandon Comeaux May 18, 2011

St. Martin Parish has ordered a mandatory evacuation for Butte LaRose on Saturday as the swollen Atchafalaya River's water levels continue to rise.

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Melville Ferry
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Melville Ferry Being Shut Down

By Brandon Comeaux December 31, 2010

Much to the dismay of local residents, the state is shutting down the Melville Ferry across the Atchafalaya River.

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