As of Sunday 15th afternoon, 4 floodgates have been opened at the Morganza Spillway. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will do this as needed, to keep the Mississippi River from rising any further, as it moves past Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
The Atchafalaya River, which the water from the Morganza Spillway is dumping into, has reached the Krotz Springs area and is threatening homes/businesses. There are some residents that refuse to leave, that were in their homes the last time flood waters came, in 1973. They believe that their homes will not be affected and they will not need help from a recently constructed levee.
The recently constructed levee that was built for these people was made from two different syles. Areas made from HESCO baskets, are in place, but some areas made from The (RIBS) Rapid Installation Barrier System have already failed with no water contact! In places it has lowered from 6 foot to 3 foot tall.
One last note, in pictures that I have seen of the 1973 Morganza Spillway gates, there are only 3 gates open. Is this all that was open at any one time? These people that are not leaving, saying that they are safe, may have to end up being rescued by sheriff boats. There are already 4 floodgates open and reason to believe that more will be opened as the river crest is still upstream. Please visit one of my ads :-)
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