levee damage News

More protection will be added to the Leon Theriot Floodgate in Lafourche Parish, La., as repairs begin this weekend following an accident that closed the gate for several days. The Daily Comet reported the lock in Galliano was damaged when …

The Mississippi River flooding of 2011 caused $2.8 billion in damage and tested the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ system of levees, reservoirs and floodways like never before, exposing vulnerabilities that need attention, a report released Monday said. The report …