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East Baton Rouge: Soil, surface water and sediments at two petrochemical waste disposal sites contaminated by chlorinated hydrocarbons, PAHs, heavy metals and oils. Groundwater was contaminated by a significant non-aqueous phase liquid layer, from which nearly one million gallons of organic compounds were recovered. [32] 09/08/1983
A shipwreck has emerged along the banks of the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as water levels plummet — threatening to reach record lows in some areas. The ship, which ...
The Corps had estimated that it would take opening 31 of the Spillway’s 125 bays to control the flow of the river through Baton Rouge in response to a forecast crest of 45 feet (14 m) anticipated on Tuesday, May 17, 2011, which must remain below 1,500,000 cu ft/s (42,000 m 3 /s) of water per second through Baton Rouge to ensure the integrity ...
In June 2012, residents of Bayou Corne began to notice unusual phenomena; the ground was prone to shaking and bubbles began to arise from the water. [11] The US Geological Survey noted an increase in seismic activity, [12] but could not point to an exact source or cause.
knockknockmuseum.org, 1900 Dalrymple Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Tour the Louisiana Art & Science Museum Fine art meets creativity and discovery in downtown’s Louisiana Art & Science Museum.
This time, about one-third of the boat is now visible above the shoreline near downtown Baton Rouge. Low water levels in the Mississippi River have been approaching a historic low for the last week.
Baton Rouge (/ ˌ b æ t ən ˈ r uː ʒ / ⓘ BAT-ən ROOZH; French: Bâton-Rouge, pronounced [bɑtɔ̃ ʁuʒ]; Louisiana Creole: Batonrouj) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It had a population of 227,470 at the 2020 United States census, making it Louisiana's second-most populous city. [4]
Atchafalaya Basin. The wetlands of Louisiana are water-saturated coastal and swamp regions of southern Louisiana, often called "Bayou".. The Louisiana coastal zone stretches from the border of Texas to the Mississippi line [1] and comprises two wetland-dominated ecosystems, the Deltaic Plain of the Mississippi River (unit 1, 2, and 3) and the closely linked Chenier Plain (unit 4). [2]