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The Mouth Of The Mississippi River Is Moving North

Louisiana officials, along with the Army Corps of Engineers, are looking at how they can make things more stable.

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Mississippi River Remains Closed, Quiet

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Coast Guard said vessels along the Mississippi River were weathering Tropical Storm Isaac early Thursday and there were no reports of loose barges.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Tippets said the river remained closed to shipping

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Nature Takes A Crack At Rebuilding Marsh On Mississippi River

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A small breach on the marsh-covered east bank of the Mississippi River south of New Orleans is giving rise to calls to let the river run wild.

The debate centers on a 77-foot-wide channel the river carved through a levee road in the unused Bohemia spillway in Plaquemines Parish, about 45 miles south of New Orleans

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Shrimp Out At The Beginning Of The Season
Shrimp Out At The Beginning Of The Season, (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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Louisiana Shrimp Season Dates Have Been Set

The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Commission has set Monday for some parts of the state.

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Police Badge (Flickr User davidsonscott15)
(photo by Flickr User davidsonscott15)
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Baton Rouge Police Chase Ends In Shooting

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Baton Rouge police say officers shot and killed a man who refused to drop a gun after a chase across the Mississippi River into West Baton Rouge Parish. Sgt. Donald Stone says  the chase began when a driver ignored a traffic stop

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Crescent City Connection Bridge ( Wiki Media )
Crescent City Connection Bridge ( Wiki Media )
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New Orleans Bridge Jumper Identified

Authorities have released the name of a man who jumped Monday from the Crescent City Connection Bridge that joins the east and west banks of New Orleans.  The Orleans Corner's Office says Heath Schubert died from blunt-force trauma to his head and chest when he hit the bridge and drowned in the Mississippi River

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Morganza Spillway
(Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
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Morganza Spillway Closed

The Morganza spillway is now fully closed.

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Passenger Overboard

A man had to be rescued last night after he fell off the "Norwegian Spirit" cruise ship as it traveled along the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish downstream from New Orleans. 

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Bonnet Carre Spillway
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More Of Bonnet Carre Spillway To Close

The final open bays of the Bonnet Carre Spillway that dumps Mississippi River water into Lake Pontchartrain were closed this morning by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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Audubon Bridge ( photo courtesy of Kathy Romero )
Audubon Bridge ( photo courtesy of Kathy Romero )
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Audubon Bridge Replaces Ferry

The recently completed Audubon Bridge has replaced the Mississippi ferry crossing from New Roads to St. Francisville.

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Mississippi River Sediment Hinders Shipping

Louisiana  Congressman and State leaders are seeking federal funding for dredging  operations on the Mississippi River.

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Morganza Spillway
(Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
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Five More Gates Close On Morganza Spillway

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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