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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — For months, residents in the southeast corner of Louisiana have relied on bottled water for drinking and cooking, with the water from the faucet coming out salty.
The Mississippi River is facing a crisis of saltwater making its way up the waterway from the Gulf of Mexico. Drinking water in some parts of Louisiana is facing a risk from the salt water ...
It’s being caused by low water levels The Mississippi River’s flow has declined due to drought that is impacting the river and… 5 things to know about the saltwater intrusion threatening ...
Testing found the flood waters were not unusual. The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in March 2006 declared all parts of New Orleans safe; no soil was contaminated and the air quality was pure. Water and sewage services were gradually restored.
On April 5, 2006, months after independent investigators had demonstrated that the levee failures were not due to natural forces beyond intended design strength, Lt. Gen. Carl Strock testified before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Energy and Water that "the corps neglected to consider the possibility that floodwalls atop the 17th Street Canal ...
Example of land loss in coastal Louisiana between 1932 and 2011; detail of Port Fourchon area. Coastal erosion in Louisiana is the process of steady depletion of wetlands along the state's coastline in marshes, swamps, and barrier islands, particularly affecting the alluvial basin surrounding the mouth of the Mississippi River.
A long-lasting drought in Louisiana is impacting the drinking water from the Mississippi River, posing a risk for the state’s residents. What to Know About the Saltwater Threat to Louisiana’s ...
The Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project (Southeast Louisiana Project, or SELA) is a flood control project by the US Army Corps of Engineers to protect the New Orleans district from flooding due to potential storms, hurricanes, or water surges. It was established in 1996.