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The Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge, which has been closed since May because of flooding from the opening of the Morganza Spillway gates, is open again.

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The Morganza spillway is now fully closed.

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says new forecasts from the National Weather Service indicate that flooding occuring now on the Missouri River will not result in flooding on the lower Mississippi
River.

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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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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the Morganza Spillway--opened to relieve stress on Mississippi River levees--could be completely closed within a week. 

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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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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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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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Congressman Charles Boustany has sent a letter to the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture requesting a major disaster declaration for Louisiana.

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Rising water on the Mississippi River and the flooding of the spillways will create ideal breeding conditions for mosquitoes.

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The opening of the Morganza Spillway could mean good news for crawfishermen who harvest in the Atchafalaya Basin.

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The Army Corps of Engineers opened up 28 bays of the 350 bays of the Bonnet Carre Spillway yesterday, and more bays are set to be opened today.

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